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The American Presidential Election of 1828
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The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2024) is now available! https://amzn.to/4jTGlPt • The 11th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. In 1828, after basically 5 years of his supporters campaigning, Andrew Jackson gets his revenge on the ol' John Quincy Adams and the Second Party System begins. • Feeling extra dorky? • http://www.countingthevotes.com/1828 • All images and music found in the public domain. • Transcript: • The 11th Presidential election in American history took place from Friday, October 31, to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. Uh-oh, we gotta re-match! 4 years prior, after a 4-way split with no majority candidate, John Quincy Adams was handed the election by the House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson, who finished second in the House vote, thought the election was shady, accusing Henry Clay of a corrupt bargain to get Adams elected President so that Clay could be his Secretary of State. • Just a few months after Jackson’s defeat, the Tennessee legislature already re-nominated him for President, setting the stage for a re-match. There was no nominating caucus even held. Jackson’s supporters, who called themselves “Democrats,” were rabid- they treated Jackson like a rock star. For the next three years, Jackson’s support grew and grew. His supporters, also called Jacksonians, won more seats in Congress in the 1826 elections. • Meanwhile, the Jacksonians criticized John Quincy Adams for seemingly everything. Their criticism peaked after Adams signed into law the Tariff of 1828, which increased tariff rates above 60 percent. Critics called it the Tariff of Abominations, as it ended up hurting the economy of several Southern states. Needless to say, a distinct shift developed- Southerners began to largely support Jackson while support for Adams was mostly only in Northern states. • President Adams was re-nominated by the endorsement of multiple state legislatures and partisan rallies. There was no caucus for his nomination either. Supporters of Adams called themselves National Republicans. Secretary of the Treasury Richard Rush officially ran as Adams’ running mate. Wait, what the heck? Wasn’t John Calhoun his Vice President? Well, yes, but Calhoun had decided to run for re-election as Jackson’s running mate, interestingly enough. • Both campaigns were incredibly nasty. Mudslinging was frequent, and Andrew Jackson was certainly an easy target. I mean, the man was involved in the slave trade, participated in the massacre of Indians, and had murdered multiple men in duels. However, things got particularly nasty when supporters of Adams started talking trash about Jackson’s wife, Rachel. They even said Jackson’s mom was a prostitute. People also said vicious things about Adams, saying he had surrendered an American girl to the Russian Czar when he was the Minister to Russia and that he had used public funds to buy gambling devices, which turned out to be just a chess set and a pool table. • By 1828, pretty much all white men could vote, and nearly every state chose its electors through popular vote. Jackson’s supporters organized a remarkable grassroot campaign that took advantage of this and brought out many first time voters. Jackson and supporter Martin Van Buren took this campaign and created the modern Democratic Party. A fitting title, as true democracy was actually becoming more of a reality.
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