Question%0D%0AWhat did Abraham Lincoln gain from the Lincoln-Douglas debates in spite of losing the 1858 U.S. Senate election to Stephen A. Douglas?%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AHe gained support from southerners for his stand on the Dred Scott decision.%0D%0AHe gained support from southerners for his stand on the Dred Scott decision.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe gained the respect of northerners who supported popular sovereignty.%0D%0AHe gained the respect of northerners who supported popular sovereignty.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe gained the respect of southern whites for his moral stand on slavery.%0D%0AHe gained the respect of southern whites for his moral stand on slavery.%0D%0A%0D%0AHe gained growing respect and a political following that would help him later.

He gained growing respect and a political following that would help him later.