Why did the Whig Party's candidate fail overwhelmingly in the 1852 presidential campaign?

a. The Compromise of 1850 strengthened the political differences between Whigs and Democrats.
b. The Whigs did not succeed in rallying public interest in a major political issue.
c. The Whigs alienated immigrants by actively seeeking the nativist vote.
d. The Whig platform did not address the economic problems facing the nation.
e. The Whig nominee lost southern support by allying himself with the antislavery wing of the party.


B

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