Know-Nothing presidency

As the title suggests can someone provide me with a semi realistic way for the know nothings to win the presedency. I can only think if either there was RIDICULOUS anti-imagrent fervour or if both parties have there entire leadership struck by lightning at 1856. So is there any way of doing it
 
1852: No clue

1856: Have Fremont emphasize even more of his abolitionist credentials, and have the Democrats have their ballot go on much further, to the point they split into two factions, this should allow Fillmore or whoever would run, to get a majority in the electoral vote, and plurality in the popular vote. Or have it sent to the House( I can't remember but I think in those days the outgoing house voted for President).
 
1852: No clue

1856: Have Fremont emphasize even more of his abolitionist credentials, and have the Democrats have their ballot go on much further, to the point they split into two factions, this should allow Fillmore or whoever would run, to get a majority in the electoral vote, and plurality in the popular vote. Or have it sent to the House( I can't remember but I think in those days the outgoing house voted for President).

See my issue here is how do the democrats split because to me if its a north south thing then Fremont still solidly takes the north whoever the southern democrat is solidly takes the south, the northern democrat is a failure because he cant beat even a abolitionist Fremont in the north proper and Fillmore is still a crazy ex president. on the other hand if it's internal party divisions that means chaos in the border states POSSIBLY giving Fillmore a SLIGHT chance in Kentucky Tennessee Maryland and what not but no ones going to win a majority its going to get thrown to the house who will want a democrat but cant decide on which then massive partisan deadlock and either a constitutional crisis or backroom dealings
 
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