All 3 Uses
canvass
in
Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth
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- 1840 and 1844—placed on Harrison and Clay electoral tickets "and spent much time and labor in both those canvasses";†
Subsection 2 *canvasses = examines an issue, gets opinions by asking specific questions; and/or asks people for political support individually
- 1848—campaign workers for Zachary Taylor, speaking in Maryland and Massachusetts, and "canvassing quite fully his own district in Illinois, which was followed by a majority in the district of over 1500 for General Taylor";†
Subsection 2canvassing = examining an issue, getting opinions by asking specific questions; and/or asking people for political support individually
- 1852—placed on WinfieldScott's electoral ticket, "but owing to the hopelessness of the cause in Illinois he did less than in previous presidential canvasses";†
Subsection 2canvasses = examines an issue, gets opinions by asking specific questions; and/or asks people for political support individually
Definitions:
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(1)
(canvass as in: canvass the crowd) examine an issue, get opinions by asking specific questions; and/or ask people for political support individually
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)