Does Harris' statement on Lincoln's Supreme Court nomination misses key details? Yes it did miss few details. What kind of claims did Harris make? Harris recited a story about why Lincoln Waited to fill a vacancy on the supreme court. 

""Abraham Lincoln was up for reelection, and it was 27 days before the election, and a seat became open on the United States Supreme Court. Abraham Lincoln's party was in charge, not only in the White House, but the Senate," Harris said. "But Honest Abe said, it's not the right thing to do. The American people deserve to make the decision about who will be the next president of the United States, and then that person can select who will serve for a lifetime on the highest court of our land." Did Lincoln delay filling a seat on the Supreme court? Yes Presidential historian Michael Beschloss tweeted on the night of the debate that Harris was right.

"Harris is correct that when Roger Taney died in October 1864, Abraham Lincoln deferred a Supreme Court appointment until after election so that next President, with a new mandate, could do it, Beschloss said. Why did he likely delay it? The Lincoln administration considered options before the chronically ill chief justice's death, but the Civil War and a historic election factored into the timing of naming a successor, according to "Abraham Lincoln's Appointments to the Supreme Court: A Master Politician at his Craft" by Michael A. Kahn. An excerpt is posted to the website for the President Lincoln's Cottage museum.

Lincoln was also willing to consider "expressions of public opinion from the country" about the future nominee, according to historian Michael Burlingame, as reported in The Washington Post.

But of Harris' claim that Lincoln delayed the nomination to give Americans a say in the decision, Burlingame told PolitiFact, "I've never seen anything like that quote in all my 36 years of Lincoln research."

Candidates vying for Taney's position included ambitious climbers on both sides of the political aisle. Rather than alienate potential supporters, Lincoln used the Supreme Court vacancy as political leverage during his campaign, Kahn wrote. Influential politicians, such as former Treasury secretary, presidential candidate and rival Salmon P. Chase campaigned for Lincoln.

Though he won reelection, Lincoln  did not put forth a nomination to replace Taney until lawmakers returned to Washington. Were some of these details missed by Harris? Yes Lincoln delayed filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court that arose 27 days before the election of 1864. However, he did so not to defer to voters — as Harris stated — but because the Senate was not in session. He submitted a nomination a day after Congress reconvened.
Fact check: Harris' statement on Lincoln's Supreme Court nomination misses key details
Does Harris' statement on Lincoln's Supreme Court nomination misses key details? Yes it did miss few details. What kind of claims did Harris make? Harris recited a story about why Lincoln Waited to fill a vacancy on the supreme court. 

""Abraham Lincoln was up for reelection, and it was 27 days before the election, and a seat became open on the United States Supreme Court. Abraham Lincoln's party was in charge, not only in the White House, but the Senate," Harris said. "But Honest Abe said, it's not the right thing to do. The American people deserve to make the decision about who will be the next president of the United States, and then that person can select who will serve for a lifetime on the highest court of our land." Did Lincoln delay filling a seat on the Supreme court? Yes Presidential historian Michael Beschloss tweeted on the night of the debate that Harris was right.

"Harris is correct that when Roger Taney died in October 1864, Abraham Lincoln deferred a Supreme Court appointment until after election so that next President, with a new mandate, could do it, Beschloss said. Why did he likely delay it? The Lincoln administration considered options before the chronically ill chief justice's death, but the Civil War and a historic election factored into the timing of naming a successor, according to "Abraham Lincoln's Appointments to the Supreme Court: A Master Politician at his Craft" by Michael A. Kahn. An excerpt is posted to the website for the President Lincoln's Cottage museum.

Lincoln was also willing to consider "expressions of public opinion from the country" about the future nominee, according to historian Michael Burlingame, as reported in The Washington Post.

But of Harris' claim that Lincoln delayed the nomination to give Americans a say in the decision, Burlingame told PolitiFact, "I've never seen anything like that quote in all my 36 years of Lincoln research."

Candidates vying for Taney's position included ambitious climbers on both sides of the political aisle. Rather than alienate potential supporters, Lincoln used the Supreme Court vacancy as political leverage during his campaign, Kahn wrote. Influential politicians, such as former Treasury secretary, presidential candidate and rival Salmon P. Chase campaigned for Lincoln.

Though he won reelection, Lincoln  did not put forth a nomination to replace Taney until lawmakers returned to Washington. Were some of these details missed by Harris? Yes Lincoln delayed filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court that arose 27 days before the election of 1864. However, he did so not to defer to voters — as Harris stated — but because the Senate was not in session. He submitted a nomination a day after Congress reconvened.

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Fact check: Harris' statement on Lincoln's Supreme Court nomination misses key details
Does Harris' statement on Lincoln's Supreme Court nomination misses key details? Yes it did miss few details. What kind of claims did Harris make? Harris recited a story about why Lincoln Waited to fill a vacancy on the supreme court. 

""Abraham Lincoln was up for reelection, and it was 27 days before the election, and a seat became open on the United States Supreme Court. Abraham Lincoln's party was in charge, not only in the White House, but the Senate," Harris said. "But Honest Abe said, it's not the right thing to do. The American people deserve to make the decision about who will be the next president of the United States, and then that person can select who will serve for a lifetime on the highest court of our land." Did Lincoln delay filling a seat on the Supreme court? Yes Presidential historian Michael Beschloss tweeted on the night of the debate that Harris was right.

"Harris is correct that when Roger Taney died in October 1864, Abraham Lincoln deferred a Supreme Court appointment until after election so that next President, with a new mandate, could do it, Beschloss said. Why did he likely delay it? The Lincoln administration considered options before the chronically ill chief justice's death, but the Civil War and a historic election factored into the timing of naming a successor, according to "Abraham Lincoln's Appointments to the Supreme Court: A Master Politician at his Craft" by Michael A. Kahn. An excerpt is posted to the website for the President Lincoln's Cottage museum.

Lincoln was also willing to consider "expressions of public opinion from the country" about the future nominee, according to historian Michael Burlingame, as reported in The Washington Post.

But of Harris' claim that Lincoln delayed the nomination to give Americans a say in the decision, Burlingame told PolitiFact, "I've never seen anything like that quote in all my 36 years of Lincoln research."

Candidates vying for Taney's position included ambitious climbers on both sides of the political aisle. Rather than alienate potential supporters, Lincoln used the Supreme Court vacancy as political leverage during his campaign, Kahn wrote. Influential politicians, such as former Treasury secretary, presidential candidate and rival Salmon P. Chase campaigned for Lincoln.

Though he won reelection, Lincoln  did not put forth a nomination to replace Taney until lawmakers returned to Washington. Were some of these details missed by Harris? Yes Lincoln delayed filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court that arose 27 days before the election of 1864. However, he did so not to defer to voters — as Harris stated — but because the Senate was not in session. He submitted a nomination a day after Congress reconvened.

Write a claim that would have veracity supported based on the evidence above.
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Fact check: Harris' statement on Lincoln's Supreme Court nomination misses key details
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