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Why party conventions still matter: An interview with historian Julian Zelizer
Sep 1st 2012, 13:00

The most important political party conventions in U.S. history, arguably, occurred in 1860, when the Democratic Party split into two over slavery and Republicans selected Abraham Lincoln on the third ballot. In the months that followed, the country headed toward secession and war.

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