Suppose Abraham Lincoln were a candidate for President of the U.S. today. In addition, suppose he had raised enough money so that his candidacy is taken seriously, and suppose he had discarded his absurdly racist notions, and kept his eloquence, his sharp intellect, and empathy for ordinary folk. Imagine that in all other respects, he is the same man we know from history books.
Would he have any chance of winning a presidential election in the current era?
Would he have any chance of winning a presidential election in the current era?