Republicans characterized Frémont's performance in 1856 as "victorious defeat" because:
A) he carried most of the states of the North.
B) he won a majority of the popular, but not the electoral, vote.
C) he built the Republican Party into a national party.
D) the Democrats fractured as a result of his candidacy.
Answer: A
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