AHC/WI: President Salmon P. Chase in 1860

How can Salmon Chase win the Republican nomination in 1860 over Seward, Bates, and Lincoln, and then go on to win the presidency? What might his presidency look like? It is my understanding that he was actually more radical than Seward, while his rhetoric portrayed him as more moderate than he actually was (as opposed to Seward, who's rhetoric portrayed the opposite. How might he handle the inevitable secession crisis, and, assuming the Confederacy is defeated, reconstruction?
 
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