Prior to the Republican convention, the Lincoln campaign began cultivating a nationwide youth organization, the Wide Awakes, which it used to generate popular support throughout the country to spearhead voter registration drives, thinking that new voters and young voters tended to embrace new parties.
pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kənvˈɛnʃən, ðə lˈɪŋkən kæmpˈeɪn bɪɡˈæn kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ nˈeɪʃənwˌaɪd jˈuːθ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən, ðə wˈaɪd ɐwˈeɪks, wˌɪtʃ ɪt jˈuːzd tə dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪt pˈɑːpjʊlɚ səpˈoːɹt θɹuːˈaʊt ðə kˈʌntɹi tə spˈɪɹhɛd vˈoʊɾɚ ɹˌɛdʒɪstɹˈeɪʃən dɹˈaɪvz, θˈɪŋkɪŋ ðæt nˈuː vˈoʊɾɚz ænd jˈʌŋ vˈoʊɾɚz tˈɛndᵻd tʊ ɛmbɹˈeɪs nˈuː pˈɑːɹɾiz.