Immigration. Race. Demographic change. Political demagogy. That year’s presidential race had it all. What can it tell us about 2020? By Steve Inskeep Mr. Inskeep is a co-host of “Morning ...

The Presidential Election. Share full article. Sept. 24, 1856. ... the following morning it will be necessary for the Inspectors of election throughout the United States to aid the ...

A badly divided Democratic Party would go on to lose the presidential election of 1860 to Republican Abraham Lincoln. The parallels between the 1856 election and the current election cycle are there.