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The democratic party split into two factions, North and South. <span>They split their votes between Douglas and Breckinridge. This made it easier for the Republican candidiate, Abraham Lincoln, to win the race.</span>
To stop the spread of communism in that particular region at that time.
There were several steps that were taken by the Austrian Hapsburgs toward becoming absolute monarchs, but the biggest involved simply waiting and making sure the lineage was lined up.