Under the spoils system in federal and state government,
elected officials appointed supporters to key positions.
the most deserving people received government positions.
most government officials stayed in office from term to term.
democrats, not republicans, were appointed to key positions.

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lincoln won 212 electoral votes to mcclellan's 21 votes, and lincoln beat mcclellan. is the main reason lincoln won in 1864.

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