Peter Baker

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@jmeacham Gen. Winfield Scott vowed not to let Lincoln's foes interfere in the count, declaring that anyone who tried would be "lashed to the muzzle of a twelve-pounder and fired out a window of the Capitol." (2) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 1, 2022

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

In his new book, "There Will Be Light," @jmeacham reminds us of another time the Electoral College vote count was in peril. In 1861, some feared that insurrectionists would attempt to disrupt the count in Congress to keep Lincoln from taking office. ... (1) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 1, 2022

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@jmeacham No one did but it eventually came down to a vice president presiding over the count, in this case John Breckinridge -- who was actually one of Lincoln's defeated rivals. But as @jmeacham writes, "Breckinridge did his duty," and declared "Abraham Lincoln duly elected." (3) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 1, 2022