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Journeyman

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9. Consider the example of Abraham Lincoln . . .
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 02:22 PM
Jul 2016

In the late 1850s, Abraham Lincoln bought controlling interest in a German-language newspaper, the Illinois Staats-Anzeiger, but kept his involvement a closely held secret. He used the newspaper to cull support from the large German population across the mid-West (the West, at that time), as the Editor wrote numerous editorials and biographical sketches extolling Mr Lincoln's character and intent, articles which were then picked up by other German-language newspapers across the country. Mr Lincoln handily carried the German vote in 1860 (which was considerable, as many had immigrated to the US after the failed Continental revolutions of 1848*), assuring himself of the Presidency, at which time he quietly divested himself of the newspaper.

Not totally analogous, but indicative of a potential return from Tim Kaine's more intimate involvement with a demographic Donald Trump has done his best to alienate.



http://age-of-the-sage.org/history/1848/revolution_of_1848.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1848

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