AHC: John Quincy Adams wins reelection in 1828

How can President Adams win two whole terms in office, from 1825 to 1833? Is it possible, or is Jackson simply too popular to beat in a one on one election?
 
How can President Adams win two whole terms in office, from 1825 to 1833? Is it possible, or is Jackson simply too popular to beat in a one on one election?

Could you try spamming the election with candidates again, to force it into the House of Representatives? If this happens could you have J. Q. Adams win in the House again?
 
Could you try spamming the election with candidates again, to force it into the House of Representatives? If this happens could you have J. Q. Adams win in the House again?

Potentially. Jackson did not have as much popularity in Congress as he did in the nation as a whole. That's how he lost to Adams the first time. The question is, who "spams," and how do you get them to do it?
 
Maybe you could get Clay to try and challenge Jackson again.....course, that has a bad chance of backfiring.

Would William Harrison stand a chance?
 
Have JQA appoint someone other than Henry Clay as his Secretary of State. This does two things:
  1. It preserves Clay as an independent political force rather than an administration figure, and makes it much more likely that Clay would run in 1828.
  2. It removes the "Corrupt Bargain" talk: Clay had had a major role in swinging the House vote to JQA (Clay had a lot of congressional support, but had come in fourth in the electoral college and thus was not eligible for consideration), and his later appointment as Secretary of State was viewed by many (especially Jackson supporters) as a corrupt quid pro quo.
 
Yeah, the best shot is to overload the polls with candidates. Adams was still popular enough in Congress to potentially win, especially if it's a closer election (taking votes from Jackson with more candidates).
 
Right, so thus far, we have...

I). Try to flood the election with candidates, throwing it to the House again.

II). Somehow make sure President Adams does not appoint Henry Clay as Secretary of State.

I could see this working, though it might just make Jackson more aggressive the next time around.
 
Right, so thus far, we have...

I). Try to flood the election with candidates, throwing it to the House again.

II). Somehow make sure President Adams does not appoint Henry Clay as Secretary of State.

I could see this working, though it might just make Jackson more aggressive the next time around.

The next time around Jackson almost assuredly wins, still though, meets the OPs requirements.
 
To be be able to get legislation passed John Quincy Adams would need more of his supporters in congress.
 
Well, on the subject of flooding the election with candidates, could old John C. Calhoun be made to run against Jackson? That would take South Carolina, and divide the OTL Southern Democratic voters.
 
Well, on the subject of flooding the election with candidates, could old John C. Calhoun be made to run against Jackson? That would take South Carolina, and divide the OTL Southern Democratic voters.
you would need to get Calhoun more support throughout the country. He didn't have enough to become President, hence why he went for VP. And you would also need him to support a Nationalist doctrine.
 
Perhaps Jackson could get drawn into a duel and get shot? He certainly wasn't indesposed to meeting other men on the field of honor in OTL, and often for little or no reason. Maybe he becomes convinced someone looked at him wrong, while walking down the street, challenges the other man, and loses.

Would there be any candidate who would be willing/capable of filling Jackson's shoes in the case of his untimely death?
 
Perhaps Jackson could get drawn into a duel and get shot? He certainly wasn't indesposed to meeting other men on the field of honor in OTL, and often for little or no reason. Maybe he becomes convinced someone looked at him wrong, while walking down the street, challenges the other man, and loses.

Would there be any candidate who would be willing/capable of filling Jackson's shoes in the case of his untimely death?
I think a Jackson vs Clay or a Jackson vs Calhoun duel is not too implausible.
 
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