Which reason best explains why Stephen Douglas won over three times the number of votes as Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election in Missouri?
A.
Missouri was in favor of both universal male suffrage and increased poll taxes.
B.
Missouri was in favor of restricting male suffrage but wished to increase poll taxes.
C.
Missouri opposed the abolition of slavery but wished to secede from the Union.
D.
Missouri opposed both the abolition of slavery and secession from the Union.