The Whig Party Became Hopelessly Divided in 1852 Because

The Whig party became hopelessly divided in 1852 because

A) its southern and northern wings could not reach consensus on a platform.
B) its presidential nominee, Winfield Scott, was rejected by both northern and southern Whigs for being too sympathetic to slavery and too northern to be trusted.
C) its presidential nominee, William H. Seward, refused to endorse the Compromise of 1850.
D) its southern presidential nominee, John C. Calhoun, was flatly rejected by most northern Whigs.
E) its western wing was in revolt over the lack of funding for internal improvements.