[T Ruth]

A three way split of the liberal vote like that might let a fourth, conservative candidate get elected without all the compromises conservatives are usually called on to make.

Election of 1860: 4-way race won by Abraham Lincoln with less than a majority. Of course the ensuing decade was "interesting times."

[gondramB]

>>A three way split of the liberal vote like that might let a fourth, conservative candidate get elected without all the compromises conservatives are usually called on to make.

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Election of 1860: 4-way race won by Abraham Lincoln with less than a majority. Of course the ensuing decade was “interesting times.”<<

What an interesting precedent. Thank you for that.