An old school Jeffersonian, John Tyler was a small government, slaveholding Virginian, unlike many of his peers he was not a Democrat, on the firm basis of his dislike of Andrew Jackson's extensive use of Presidential Power. He joined the Adam's Men, who would soon turn to the Whigs, and as Vice-President he was meant as a magnet for the Southern vote, nothing else. Instead as President he vetoed damn near everything the Whigs sent him.
As a man hated by Whig and Democrat alike, he had plans to form his own party, the issue of Texas being a key point to rile up people to his cause.
It was a long shot goal to say the least. But how could it have been accomplished? Could his third party, if not survive, at least make trouble for the Whigs and Democrats alike? How well could Tyler have done in the 1844 election, in both the Presidency and House?
As a man hated by Whig and Democrat alike, he had plans to form his own party, the issue of Texas being a key point to rile up people to his cause.
It was a long shot goal to say the least. But how could it have been accomplished? Could his third party, if not survive, at least make trouble for the Whigs and Democrats alike? How well could Tyler have done in the 1844 election, in both the Presidency and House?