In the election of 1852 Winfield Scott
a. easily defeated military hero Franklin Pierce.
b. rallied a unified Whig Party to victory.
c. lost only because of a North-South split in the party.
d. lost against Democrat Franklin Pierce.
ANSWER: d
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