A Cinder-fella story

Once upon a time there was a tall, lanky one-term lawmaker from Illinois who was seeking his party's nomination to run for President of the United States. Unfortunately, there was a popular - and - better known Senator from New York who was the presumptive candidate of the party. Many thought the man from Illinois was too inexperienced to be president of the United States at such a troubled time. The United States was divided and most pundits felt the man wouldn't be as prepared to lead the country as the more experienced New York Senator.

Lucky for us, Abraham Lincoln ended up getting the nomination.