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I'm piecing together bits of a timeline mostly about the Oregon Terriorty and a significantly altered Oregon Treaty, but one of the butterflies this is seeming to create is a real possibility the James Buchanan might not be in any position to run in 1856. Assuming his nomination off the table I suppose its still not very likely to be Pierce, and at that point I start to flail...

What are your thoughts on the outcome and high level impact of Buchanan not being a factor in the election of 56? Are we seriously looking and at Fremont? And if we are what happens?
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