Almost President: Stephen Douglas, Thomas Dewey, and Other Failed Candidates That Wouldve Altered History Most by Winning

Published: June 7, 2022, 6:50 a.m.

Dozens of American leaders captured their party\u2019s nomination for the presidency but never reached the Oval Office. How would history have changed if they had won? If Abraham Lincoln had lost to Stephen Douglas, a pro-slavery Democrat, in 1860, then...