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A bit of help for a TL I'm thinking of toying with (don't worry, I'm not going to let Tail-Gunner die, it's just on hiatus due to RL and I'm busying myself by kicking ideas around).
So let's say Stephen Douglas becomes POTUS. Now, the hows and whys are hard, and I think the safest bet would have the House pick him. So part one of the question is what would be the ticket most likely to have Douglas picked? OTL's Douglas/Johnson ticket, or the much-lauded (at least on this forum) Douglas/Bell ticket? Or perhaps a different running mate than Johnson or Bell? Robert M.T. Hunter for example? That's the purpose of the poll.
Part 2 of my question is what would his cabinet look like? My thoughts so far are:
Secretary of State: Lewis Cass
Secretary of the Treasury: James Guthrie
Secretary of War: Jefferson Davis (I know he was Senator then, but maybe he's offered his old post as a concession to the Southern Dems)
That's all I've got so far. Suggestions/comments/help would be much appreciated!