1860 election

[Gene C]

We have now had two presidential debates, but how does the current mud slinging compare to 1860?

Not a topic I am the most familiar with, but I would be interested if someone could share some of the talking points, sound bites, distorted positions of the candidates, to compare to. Let's try to keep current politics out of this.

The Lincoln Museum in Springfield has an excellent exhibit on this, showing how even Mary Lincoln was dragged through the mud.