user: You are a structured reasoning expert tasked with solving problems step by step. 
You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the answer. The reasoning process and answer should be enclosed within <think> </think> and <answer> </answer> tags, respectively, i.e., <think> reasoning process here </think> <answer> answer here </answer>. 
Given a question and the associated knowledge graph triplets (entity, relation, entity), you are asked to answer the question with these triplets and your own knowledge. 
You can break down the original question into several sub-questions and explore the given knowledge graph to solve them step-by-step. If there are multiple possible answers, choose one as the final answer. 
After thinking, when you finally reach a conclusion, clearly state the answer within <answer> </answer> tags, i.e., <answer> answer here </answer>. 
Question: what party was lincoln affiliated with? 
Knowledge Triplets: Abraham Lincoln in His Own Words: An Intimate View of Our Greatest President, common.topic.notable_for, g.12568y7_8
Political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois, book.written_work.author, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05byl_8
Abraham Lincoln, base.politicalconventions.presidential_nominee.nominated_at, 1864 Republican National Convention
Political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois, book.written_work.subjects, Politics and government
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09xlg3t
American Civil War, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, Abraham Lincoln
In 1860, defeating Seward, Lincoln was chosen as the presidential nominee of the antislavery Republican party., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.party, m.03gjfyn
United States Secret Service, organization.organization.founders, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, In the political arena, he had to mediate carefully between the conservative and radical parties of the North.
William Dean Howells, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, abraham lincoln campaign biography by william dean howells
Douglas won the election, but the anti-slavery debates made Lincoln known throughout the country., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.next_sentence, In 1860, defeating Seward, Lincoln was chosen as the presidential nominee of the antislavery Republican party.
President Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05bkrct
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05bypg2
1864 Republican National Convention, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, Abraham Lincoln
m.05bv39r, common.webpage.topic, “In the Presence of Lincoln”
Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.097g6g
m.05c6rv0, common.webpage.topic, President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, general george brinton mcclellan appointed by abraham lincoln
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, John Wilkes Booth
abraham lincoln campaign biography by william dean howells, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.subject, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1860, government.election_campaign.election, United States presidential election, 1860
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, United States Department of Agriculture
Henry Clay, organization.organization.founders, Whig Party
But the McClellan camp did not reckon with Lincoln's strategy of multiple coordinated offensives against the numerically inferior South., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.next_sentence, Victories at Shenandoah, Mobile Bay, and Atlanta, turned the war in the North's favor.
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.0gzt
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.064lz0p
m.03qbnjp, common.webpage.topic, Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, book.author.works_written, Message Of The President Of The United States, And Accompanying Documents To The Two Houses Of Congress
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1864, government.election_campaign.party, Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1864, common.topic.notable_for, g.125bwrdxx
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, abraham lincoln not opposed by james buchanan
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, Lincoln was the Republican party candidate in the state senatorial elections of 1858.
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, abraham lincoln front man was edwin mcmasters stanton
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, ferdinand von zeppelin met abraham lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05cbj51
Abraham Lincoln, government.us_president.vice_president, Andrew Johnson
robert dale owen supported abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, military.military_person.participated_in_conflicts, Black Hawk War
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.government_positions_held, m.04j60k7
allan pinkerton invited to conference by abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.relation, invited to conference by
james gordon bennett lobbied by abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.relation, lobbied by
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05bylxs
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.1257kk21l
horace greeley supported abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.relation, supported
Gettysburg Address, time.event.people_involved, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, United States Secret Service
But the McClellan camp did not reckon with Lincoln's strategy of multiple coordinated offensives against the numerically inferior South., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, influence.influence_node.influenced_by, Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1864, government.election_campaign.election, United States presidential election, 1864
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05bym5z
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, robert dale owen supported abraham lincoln
abraham lincoln front man was edwin mcmasters stanton, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.sentence, He sometimes used Stanton, his war secretary, as a cover for his own decisions.
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, horace greeley supported abraham lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09yxd62
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09yjvyn
The Speeches of Abraham Lincoln, including inaugurals and proclamations; with biographical introductions and prefatory notes, common.topic.notable_for, g.125bwrwzk
Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.010hjb
Even though he chose not to run for the state legislature in 1841 Lincoln remained active in politics., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois, common.topic.notable_types, Book
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, Douglas won the election, but the anti-slavery debates made Lincoln known throughout the country.
abraham lincoln worked with joseph henry, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, Joseph Henry
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.059wd25
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, Freedmen's Bureau
allan pinkerton invited to conference by abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, Military Division of the Mississippi
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, Illinois Republican Party
Buchanan's failure to stand gave him the presidency., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.contains_connections, abraham lincoln not opposed by james buchanan
Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration, common.topic.webpage, m.05bs_0k
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09x1__w
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09yk90_
Abraham Lincoln, people.person.ethnicity, Americans
Freedmen's Bureau, organization.organization.founders, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, abraham lincoln selected and dismissed ulysses simpson grant
abraham lincoln front man was edwin mcmasters stanton, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, Edwin M. Stanton
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, In 1846 he was elected to Congress and served a single term.
m.05cbj51, common.webpage.topic, Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.03qbnjp
In 1860, defeating Seward, Lincoln was chosen as the presidential nominee of the antislavery Republican party., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.dates, m.0c10h4m
abraham lincoln not opposed by james buchanan, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.subject, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05cbk8n
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, Union Pacific Railroad
Horace Greeley, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, horace greeley supported abraham lincoln
Howells wrote his campaign biography., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.contains_connections, abraham lincoln campaign biography by william dean howells
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.1258nrqq3
Abraham Lincoln, government.political_appointer.appointees, m.04kq1s9
Robert Todd Lincoln, common.topic.notable_types, Politician
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.059wd7p
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, allan pinkerton invited to conference by abraham lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.12lqd58ph
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1864, common.topic.notable_types, Election campaign
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.0b47x2h
Abraham Lincoln 1861 presidential inauguration, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, Abraham Lincoln
Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865, book.book.editions, Building local states : China during the republican and post-Mao eras
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.03mc2k5
Horace Greeley, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, abraham lincoln supported by horace greeley
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.1255djrry
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05bym3l
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09wwcb3
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, ulysses simpson grant appointed general by abraham lincoln
In his second inaugural speech, he promised the restoration of the Union without malice., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.previous_sentence, Lincoln won the election with 212 electoral votes to 21.
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05bym53
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09xgftb
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05byp5m
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, jefferson davis fought abraham lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, Republican Party
m.05bz1_k, common.webpage.topic, Lincoln The Frontiersman
james gordon bennett lobbied by abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.sentence, Lincoln lobbied Bennett for his support and eventually won him over to the Unionist cause.
Republican Party, organization.organization.founders, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09x34v2
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.125gv1605
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, abraham lincoln assassinated by john wilkes booth
ferdinand von zeppelin met abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.relation, met
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.1255y1d5w
abraham lincoln supported by horace greeley, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, Horace Greeley
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05bym7k
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, Even though he chose not to run for the state legislature in 1841 Lincoln remained active in politics.
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, National Academy of Sciences
m.059wd25, common.webpage.topic, Abraham Lincoln
Worked with Joseph Henry., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.contains_connections, abraham lincoln worked with joseph henry
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1860, common.topic.notable_types, Election campaign
Greeley supported his campaign., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.contains_connections, abraham lincoln supported by horace greeley
horace greeley supported abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.subject, Horace Greeley
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05byn30
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.1q678jkks
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09wbnn0
Abraham Lincoln, book.author.works_written, A letter ... in reply to an invitation to address a meeting in honor of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson
abraham lincoln worked with joseph henry, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.relation, worked with
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, But the McClellan camp did not reckon with Lincoln's strategy of multiple coordinated offensives against the numerically inferior South.
m.05bynmf, common.webpage.topic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, In 1860, defeating Seward, Lincoln was chosen as the presidential nominee of the antislavery Republican party.
m.03gjfyn, government.political_party_tenure.politician, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05cbh_w
abraham lincoln campaign biography by william dean howells, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.sentence, Howells wrote his campaign biography.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1860, government.election_campaign.party, Republican Party
President Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.1258g5rqp
horace greeley supported abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, Abraham Lincoln
Others see him as a shrewd politician, who although genuinely wanting the best for his people, was guided by expediency., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, fictional_universe.fictional_character.occupation, President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, abraham lincoln campaign biography by william dean howells
m.0cvjygq, common.webpage.topic, 3153 Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09xv3jm
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, organization.organization.place_founded, New York City
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, Illinois Republican Party
Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration, common.topic.notable_for, g.125dx7nnr
Abraham Lincoln 1861 presidential inauguration, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, Roger Brooke Taney
abraham lincoln supported by horace greeley, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.subject, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.125926dc4
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, abraham lincoln opposed by jefferson davis
Illinois Republican Party, organization.organization.founders, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.government_positions_held, m.0446bdb
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.election_campaigns, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1860
abraham lincoln worked with joseph henry, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.subject, Abraham Lincoln
“In the Presence of Lincoln”, common.topic.article, m.05czb60
Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05bymky
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.election_campaigns, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1864
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, international harvester patent lawyer involved was abraham lincoln
robert dale owen supported abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.relation, supported
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.0b48gl_
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.125ckk6bp
robert dale owen supported abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.subject, Robert Dale Owen
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.0b476gg
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.0b_r35c
Abraham Lincoln, government.political_appointer.appointees, m.04kq1sf
National Academy of Sciences, organization.organization.founders, Abraham Lincoln
He challenged his opponent, the incumbent state senator, Stephen A. Douglas, to a series of debates on slavery., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.next_sentence, Douglas won the election, but the anti-slavery debates made Lincoln known throughout the country.
In the political arena, he had to mediate carefully between the conservative and radical parties of the North., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.next_sentence, He sometimes used Stanton, his war secretary, as a cover for his own decisions.
Lincoln was the Republican party candidate in the state senatorial elections of 1858., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.dates, m.0c10h37
James Buchanan, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, abraham lincoln not opposed by james buchanan
Lincoln on Race and Slavery, common.topic.image, lincoln.jpg
Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.0x2qt
Political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois, common.topic.notable_for, g.12573h9fh
The political thought of Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_types, Book
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.1255l0vn9
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, james gordon bennett lobbied by abraham lincoln
Union Pacific Railroad, organization.organization.founders, Abraham Lincoln
m.03ld2ph, government.political_party_tenure.politician, Abraham Lincoln
abraham lincoln supported by horace greeley, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.relation, supported by
abraham lincoln opposed by jefferson davis, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.subject, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, abraham lincoln supported by horace greeley
Abraham Lincoln: The Hoosier Youth, common.topic.article, m.0hnc12v
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05bypc0
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05bynb7
President Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.12578znnw
abraham lincoln not opposed by james buchanan, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, James Buchanan
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, common.topic.webpage, m.05bt08f
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, abraham lincoln worked with joseph henry
Message Of The President Of The United States, And Accompanying Documents To The Two Houses Of Congress, book.written_work.author, Abraham Lincoln
He was appointed to the Post Office and Post Roads Committee and the War Department Expenditures Committee., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05byl00
In 1860, defeating Seward, Lincoln was chosen as the presidential nominee of the antislavery Republican party., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.previous_sentence, Douglas won the election, but the anti-slavery debates made Lincoln known throughout the country.
Lincoln was the Republican party candidate in the state senatorial elections of 1858., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
abraham lincoln not opposed by james buchanan, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.sentence, Buchanan's failure to stand gave him the presidency.
abraham lincoln supported by horace greeley, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.sentence, Greeley supported his campaign.
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, john wilkes booth assassinated abraham lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09x1ypm
United States of America, organization.organization.geographic_scope, National Union Party
Lincoln–Douglas debate, common.topic.notable_for, g.1255jhl49
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, james buchanan was succeeded by abraham lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.0dbsfw4
Lincoln The Frontiersman, common.topic.article, m.05bz21y
m.03gjfyh, government.political_party_tenure.politician, Abraham Lincoln
Union Army Balloon Corps, organization.organization.founders, Abraham Lincoln
Whig Party, organization.organization.founders, Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.party, m.03ld2ph
m.05bkrkp, common.webpage.topic, President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.party, m.0lr112v
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05cbk7s
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.059wdb6
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, Others see him as a shrewd politician, who although genuinely wanting the best for his people, was guided by expediency.
m.05bt08f, common.webpage.topic, Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05byp7j
m.03gjfyn, government.political_party_tenure.party, National Union Party
United States of America, organization.organization.geographic_scope, Whig Party
1864 Republican National Convention, base.politicalconventions.political_convention.presidential_nominee, Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05bkrkp
Robert Todd Lincoln, people.person.profession, Politician
Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.1255t_jjl
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, Abraham Lincoln
Greeley supported his campaign., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, government.political_party_tenure.politician, m.03gjfyn
1860 Republican National Convention, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, Abraham Lincoln
When the Civil War began, Lincoln gave himself a number of extraordinary powers without consulting Congress., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.previous_sentence, Four more Southern states seceded.
Abraham Lincoln 1865 presidential inauguration, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, Andrew Johnson
abraham lincoln worked with joseph henry, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.sentence, Worked with Joseph Henry.
Abraham Lincoln 1865 presidential inauguration, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, people.person.profession, Politician
Abraham Lincoln, base.politicalconventions.presidential_nominee.nominated_at, 1860 Republican National Convention
Lincoln's last speech in Springfield in the campaign of 1858, common.topic.notable_for, g.125bmbdwg
Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.08pnmx
m.03ld2ph, government.political_party_tenure.party, Whig Party
Douglas won the election, but the anti-slavery debates made Lincoln known throughout the country., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, government.political_appointer.appointees, m.04kq1s5
Lincoln's inaugurals, the Emancipation proclamation, etc, common.topic.notable_for, g.1257j9gpg
President Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05c6rv0
Robert Todd Lincoln, military.military_person.participated_in_conflicts, American Civil War
Abraham Lincoln, government.political_appointer.appointees, m.05kq8nh
Abraham Lincoln 1861 presidential inauguration, base.culturalevent.event.entity_involved, Hannibal Hamlin
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.government_positions_held, m.0bqspr2
Lincoln on Race and Slavery, common.topic.article, m.063t0rd
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05bynmf
When the Civil War began, Lincoln gave himself a number of extraordinary powers without consulting Congress., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
“In the Presence of Lincoln”, common.topic.webpage, m.05bv39r
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.0b48tq3
Abraham Lincoln, people.person.nationality, United States of America
The political thought of Abraham Lincoln, book.book.editions, The political thought of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln guided the Thirteenth Amendment through the legislative process, and slavery was legally ended., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1860, government.election_campaign.candidate, Abraham Lincoln
Even though he chose not to run for the state legislature in 1841 Lincoln remained active in politics., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.dates, m.0c10h0c
In 1846 he was elected to Congress and served a single term., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05bylm8
Douglas won the election, but the anti-slavery debates made Lincoln known throughout the country., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.previous_sentence, He challenged his opponent, the incumbent state senator, Stephen A. Douglas, to a series of debates on slavery.
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.party, m.03gjfyh
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05bym5k
Republican Party, organization.organization.geographic_scope, United States of America
Lincoln–Douglas debate, common.topic.article, m.029kpr
james gordon bennett lobbied by abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, Abraham Lincoln
Victories at Shenandoah, Mobile Bay, and Atlanta, turned the war in the North's favor., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.previous_sentence, But the McClellan camp did not reckon with Lincoln's strategy of multiple coordinated offensives against the numerically inferior South.
1860 Republican National Convention, base.politicalconventions.political_convention.presidential_nominee, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, He challenged his opponent, the incumbent state senator, Stephen A. Douglas, to a series of debates on slavery.
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.125640q9z
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, He was appointed to the Post Office and Post Roads Committee and the War Department Expenditures Committee.
Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.125h6qtt9
United States Department of Agriculture, organization.organization.founders, Abraham Lincoln
m.0lr112v, government.political_party_tenure.politician, Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.05c6rfr
m.03ld2ph, government.political_party_tenure.party, Whig Party
The political thought of Abraham Lincoln, book.written_work.author, Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_to, abraham lincoln opposed by jefferson davis
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09ytw9f
Abraham Lincoln, government.us_president.vice_president, Hannibal Hamlin
Lincoln Chafee, people.person.profession, Politician
The political thought of Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.125g47dbx
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1860, common.topic.notable_for, g.125bt8_5j
abraham lincoln front man was edwin mcmasters stanton, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.subject, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln: The Hoosier Youth, common.topic.notable_for, g.1yl5t0qd0
Lincoln guided the Thirteenth Amendment through the legislative process, and slavery was legally ended., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.previous_sentence, Union forces achieved victory in April, 1865.
Victories at Shenandoah, Mobile Bay, and Atlanta, turned the war in the North's favor., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.next_sentence, Lincoln won the election with 212 electoral votes to 21.
Lincoln's autobiography, common.topic.notable_for, g.1256pgd9h
4 Speeches by Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.12559bl_k
In the political arena, he had to mediate carefully between the conservative and radical parties of the North., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, government.politician.party, m.03ld2ph
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign, 1864, government.election_campaign.candidate, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.has_sentences, Greeley supported his campaign.
Abraham Lincoln, book.author.works_written, The political thought of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.03qbq6w
Lincoln on Race and Slavery, common.topic.notable_for, g.1257jmfns
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, common.topic.notable_for, g.125fkm7gf
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.0vxfq62
allan pinkerton invited to conference by abraham lincoln, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.subject, Allan Pinkerton
abraham lincoln opposed by jefferson davis, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.relation, opposed by
Abraham Lincoln in New York, common.topic.article, m.05cz9pf
He sometimes used Stanton, his war secretary, as a cover for his own decisions., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.contains_connections, abraham lincoln front man was edwin mcmasters stanton
He challenged his opponent, the incumbent state senator, Stephen A. Douglas, to a series of debates on slavery., base.kwebbase.kwsentence.kwtopic, Abraham Lincoln
Military Division of the Mississippi, organization.organization.founders, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.09x0xvf
abraham lincoln opposed by jefferson davis, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln, book.author.works_written, Political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois
Republican Party, organization.organization.founders, Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.article, m.0j29jl0
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.webpage, m.05bym6c
Allan Pinkerton, base.kwebbase.kwtopic.connections_from, allan pinkerton invited to conference by abraham lincoln
Whig Party, organization.organization.geographic_scope, United States of America
Abraham Lincoln, organization.organization_founder.organizations_founded, Union Army Balloon Corps
abraham lincoln campaign biography by william dean howells, base.kwebbase.kwconnection.other, William Dean Howells
m.03gjfyn, government.political_party.politicians_in_this_party, National Union Party
“In the Presence of Lincoln”, common.topic.notable_for, g.12585pjvj
Abraham Lincoln, common.topic.notable_for, g.1257xhzc7

Answer: Illinois Republican Party
National Union Party
Whig Party
Republican Party