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There’s a moment in American history that still doesn’t quite make sense on paper.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln won the Republican nomination for president over three men who were better known, better connected, and, by almost every measure available at the time, were more qualified for the job than he was. William Seward had been a sitting senator and governor. Salmon Chase was a nationally respected statesman. Edward Bates had a reputation as one of the sharpest legal minds in the country.
Lincoln beat all three. And then he gave them seats in his cabinet.
