Along with their opposing views on the fate of the nation, Lincoln and Douglas were different people. Lincoln was a tall and homely whereas Douglas was a short stout dominating man with a deep voice compared to Lincoln

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speeches. In response to this, Lincoln challenged Douglas to a series of face to face debates. Douglas hesitated to this request. Sharing a podium with a lesser candidate would not benefit his campaign at all. Accepting this would only help Lincoln. Douglas eventually agreed, even though it was not the smartest thing to do politically. Seven three-hour debates were scheduled to take place in Illinois between August and October of 1858; the first being August 21 in Ottawa. These debates drew large crowds, usually between six and ten thousand people (Jillian uchicago.edu).

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