Contest Quotes
Lincoln presciently wrote this statement in 1858, for he would be assassinated on April 14, 1865, eight months prior to the final ratification of the 13th Amendment.
Often a candidate will win even though there is a prevailing view that he/she is not well qualified and not worthy of the job. However he/she is not as bad as the other candidate. To win, all a candidate needs is to not be perceived as badly as his/her competitor.