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Just out of curiousity, do you think Abraham Lincoln was qualified to run for President in 1860? His elected office experience at the time was 8 years of being a state representive from sangamon county Illinois with a population of around 10,000 people. He did have some national experience serving in the US House of Representitives from the 7th district in Illinois for just one term of 2 years. 7th district in Illinois at that time had about 25,000 people. He held those positions in the 1830s and 1840s, and held no elected office in government for over 10 years prior to the election of 1860.
Absolutely. In terms of state legislature he had around the same amount of time in office as Obama. Some Republicans have mentioned Obama's time in the state legislature as not enough experience. I could say the same thing about Lincoln, and he turned out to be our greatest President. Therefore, it would just be a pointless debate between both sides, so I'm not going to comment on that. As for the rest of the things you mentioned (and even the state legislature situation), I truly don't think it's something that one can even compare. Lincoln was Commander in Chief over 150 years ago. The United States looked completely different then in terms of size and other issues. The political campaigns and issues faced then were often vastly different than the ones facing us right now, and voters, themselves, were far different than today. I really can't see a comparison. I understand, to be clear, the point you're trying to make, but I don't think in today's political climate it's relevant to any of the candidates.