How did the Democratic Party manage to capture the presidency in the election of 1856 even though it had lost so many of its northern supporters?

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Anne Smith

15 October, 04:38

How did the Democratic Party manage to capture the presidency in the election of 1856 even though it had lost so many of its northern supporters?

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Iris Buckley · Answer 1

By electing James Buchanan as the candidate for the Democratic Party instead of the widely unpopular Franklin Pierce.

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The incumbent Democratic President Franklin Pierce had lost much support due to the ongoing civil war in Kansas. Buchanan was the right candidate, by his service as the Ambassador to the United Kingdom and his ability to avoid social issues such as the debates over the Kansas-Nebraska Act.