b) had made fewer enemies than front-runner William Seward.
Explanation:
- Before the election for the President of the United States in 1860, he was considered a major favorite for the Republican Party candidate.
- Several factors, including attitudes toward his throaty opposition to slavery, his support for immigrants and Catholics worked against him, and Abraham Lincoln secured the presidential nomination.
- Although he was badly defeated, he campaigned for Lincoln, who was elected, and appointed him Secretary of State.
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