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Former US Union General George B. McClellan was the Democratic nominee for the office of US president in the elections of 1864. He sought to end the harsh strategy of injuring the lives and property of Southern civilians. He sought a negotiated end to the rebellion, however, he was pledged to keep the Union intact. He believed the strategies of US Grant and US President Lincoln were too harsh and would make reconstruction a more difficult project.
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Is it possible for a candidate who does not receive the majority of the popular vote to become President?
George Bush?
In the presidential election of 1864 the democrats nominated?
Republican Party candidate incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 212 electoral votes and George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.
Which president was the federalists candidate to succeed George Washington?
John Adams ran as a Federalist and won to become the next president after Washington.
Why did rival candidates become president and vicwe president?
candidate with most votes, president runner up candidate, vice president
How long can it take for a candidate to become president?
Most candidates never become president.
How does a candidate become a president?
lots of money
How Did John Adams Become Vice President What Made The People Want Him As A President And A Vice President?
In 1825 the candidate with the greatest number of electoral votes would become president and the candidate with the next - highest number would become vice president.
When did Obama become a candidate for American president?
2009
A presidential candidate loses a popular election but wins a majority of votes in the electoral college does he become president?
False!!!!Per the US Constitution, the Electoral College actually is the body that elects the President. There have been some elections in the past where the popular vote was won by a candidate, but the Electoral College elected another candidate.
There have been no elections in which the candidate with the most votes has not become president?
no=so far dere hasn't been any elections n tat da candidate hasn't become president=
What civil war generals failed to become presidents?
ANSWER John Cabell Breckenridge (then Major General of CSA Army) failed to become President in the election of Nov. 6, 1860. George Brinton McClellan, former Major General in Chief of US Army, failed to become President in the election of Nov. 6, 1864.
When did Mcclellan become head of the army of the potomac?
George B. McClellan became the head of the Army of the Potomac on November 1, 1861. He was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, following the Union's setbacks in the early stages of the conflict. McClellan led the army until March 1862, when he was replaced by General John Pope.
