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I saw a discussion of this on AH.com a long time ago, but I'm curious as to people's thoughts (and I feel that ended up obsessing too much over arithmetic).
Let's assume Douglas wins New York. The election now goes to the House between Lincoln, Breckenridge, and Douglas, and the Senate between Lane and Hamlin.
There isn't really a route to the House electing a President without shenanigans, but on paper the Senate should elect Lane VP, assuming he goes for it.
Which is a big question - would the Breckenridge team, basically already running on secession even try, and could they get enough Northern Democrats on board if they did? Or would we just see the slaveholders pull out but with an even more paralysed US government to face?
Let's assume Douglas wins New York. The election now goes to the House between Lincoln, Breckenridge, and Douglas, and the Senate between Lane and Hamlin.
There isn't really a route to the House electing a President without shenanigans, but on paper the Senate should elect Lane VP, assuming he goes for it.
Which is a big question - would the Breckenridge team, basically already running on secession even try, and could they get enough Northern Democrats on board if they did? Or would we just see the slaveholders pull out but with an even more paralysed US government to face?