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Why Did Three Whig Candidates Run Against Martin Van Buren

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Why did three Whig candidates run against Martin Van Buren in the presidential election of 1836?


A) They hoped to show that Van Buren needed to be a more lenient president than Jackson had been.
B) Daniel Webster insisted on running even though he lacked support outside of the South.
C) Each candidate had a solid regional base,but none had the support of all regions.
D) They assumed that Van Buren was so unpopular that any of the three could win.

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