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I'm reading a book about the creation of the Republican Party, and I am amazed as to the divisions within the Democrats long before the split of 1860. It seems as though the major point of this division was at the nomination of 1844. So let's say that Senator Walker of Mississippi is unsucessfull at getting the convention to readopt the 2/3 rule. Therefore Van Buren wins the nomination. Van Buren goes on to narrowly defeat Clay in the general election. From this point what changes and how is America and American politics different?
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