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In 1858, former US representative Abraham Lincoln (then little-known outside of Illinois) ran for a US Senate seat against the Democratic incumbent, Stephen A. Douglas. They held 7 scheduled debates, one in each of the districts in which neither had already campaigned. These were held between August 21 and October 15, 1858. The response by the public was arguably meaningless, since (at that time) the Illinois legislature elected the state's senators. (This was changed by the 17th amendment in 1913.)
Lincoln, the Republican candidate, lost the election but his arguments were well-received by the audiences. He collected the transcribed texts into a book, which also became popular, leading to his nomination for President in 1860.
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∙ 9y agoThe Lincoln, Douglas debate is important because it is one of the first of its kind in history. Before this debate happened, the voter was never really informed of how candidates felt about the office of the Presidency of the United States.
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∙ 15y agoVery important. The Lincoln-Douglas debatesin 1858 focused on slavery and it'sexpansion to western territories/ states.
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∙ 12y agoThey were a series of seven debates from summer to fall of 1858
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