President Charles Sumner?

Is Sumner likely to end up in the mix for the Republican nomination in 1860 if he manages to defend himself from Preston Brooks?

Also, is there likely to be a significant difference in Foreign Policy for the Lincoln administration if he ends up as Secretary of State instead of Seward?
 

Wolfpaw

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Sumner wouldn't win; he's far too radical for the GOP, not to mention the electorate at large.

Perhaps the most significant foreign policy divergence from Lincoln's is that he will cast the ACW as a war on slavery from the outset instead of waiting until 1863. This will make the UK and France much more uncomfortable about any Confederate sympathies they may have.

As a side note, Giuseppe Garibaldi might be made head of the Union forces, the main reason he declined the position IOTL is because Lincoln refused to make it a war on slavery from the get-go.

That being said, I'm not sure how well Northern troops will deal with a foreign (and Papist) general in charge of them.
 
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