Romney Wins the Land of Lincoln
US Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann celebrate at his Illinois primary night party March 20, 2012 in Schaumburg, Illinois. (DON EMMERT / AFP / Getty Images)
This is spooky: a map of the counties won by Mitt Romney & Rick Santorum in the Illinois primary of 2012 almost exactly tracks the map of the counties won by Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the elections of 1858 and 1860.
When Rick Santorum in his rambling concession speech called 2012 the most important election since 1860, I wonder if he realized that—by the counties at least—he's on the wrong side?
About the Author
David Frum
David Frum is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of eight books, including most recently the e-book WHY ROMNEY LOST and his first novel Patriots, published in April 2012.
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