“We call for a unity ticket that unites the Republican Party . If that unity ticket is unable to get 1,237 delegates prior to the convention, we recognize that it took Abraham Lincoln three ballots at the Republican convention in 1860 to become the party ’s nominee and if it is good enough for Lincoln, that process should be good enough for all the candidates without threats of riots,” the statement said.
1860. The country was on the brink of civil war. Perhaps they want a repeat?
Unity ticket my a$$.
The republican party and the country would be torn apart by their so-called “unity ticket.”
I, for one, would never vote for another republican again, not even for dog catcher.
Like you said, Lincoln’s election led to a bloody civil war.
Maybe another one is coming down the pike. Bring it.
Erick Erickson....who once in a blue moon fills in for Rush Limbaugh....both GOPe.
Just look at the map and you will see the divide in the country, politically.
Note, too, that Breckinridge took Maryland, which demonstrates the politics of the State were more in line with the deep South than even Virginia or Tennessee.
1860 was a four way race and the winner got 39.6% of the vote in a weird ballot mix where Lincoln was off some southern ballots and the southern sympathizing candidates were off some northern ballots
Average freeper doesn’t know that
This is not that by any stretch