samcster94
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At any point after 1820 but before 1848, Henry Clay must be President. What is the easiest way to do this ???
At any point after 1820 but before 1848, Henry Clay must be President. What is the easiest way to do this ???
Or simply have Jackson do better in 1824Back Jackson, not J.Q. Adams, when the
House chose the President in 1825. That way
he would have got in Andrew's good graces,
instead of being @ loggerheads with him, &
with that powerful ally would indeed have
become President(probably being elected in
1832, when Jackson's two terms would have
been up ITTL).
Jackson's antipathy to Clay antedated 1824--after the Florida campaign, Clay warned Congress that "It was in the provinces that were laid the seeds of the ambitious projects that overturned the liberties of Rome." Of course, there was hardly anything Jackson hated more than being portrayed as a lawless frontier general. Even without a "corrupt bargain" there would have been no love lost between Jackson and Clay, especially given that there were real ideological differences between the men on issues like the Bank and internal improvements.
Have Crawford's stroke in 1823 be significantly worse so he either dies or is clearly out of the running, making it a three-way race from the get go.The 1844 election was extremely close, and really you are not going to get any more minimalist PODs than that.
There were other opportunities, and Clay is one of those presidential election runner-ups, that if you re-ran USA history numerous times, would be President in more timelines than not (in timelines where the same people as IOTL become prominent). The next big one is actually 1824, you just have to have him place third and the House of Representatives will probably elect him. Its difficult to see where he could get the 4 additional electors needed because six states still chose their electors by state legislature, and the franchise was limited even where voters were involved, but just getting Clay more support and Crawford less support in the New York state legislature alone should be enough.
Back Jackson, not J.Q. Adams, when the
House chose the President in 1825. That way
he would have got in Andrew's good graces,
instead of being @ loggerheads with him, &
with that powerful ally would indeed have
become President(probably being elected in
1832, when Jackson's two terms would have
been up ITTL).
The 1844 election was extremely close, and really you are not going to get any more minimalist PODs than that.
There were other opportunities, and Clay is one of those presidential election runner-ups, that if you re-ran USA history numerous times, would be President in more timelines than not (in timelines where the same people as IOTL become prominent). The next big one is actually 1824, you just have to have him place third and the House of Representatives will probably elect him. Its difficult to see where he could get the 4 additional electors needed because six states still chose their electors by state legislature, and the franchise was limited even where voters were involved, but just getting Clay more support and Crawford less support in the New York state legislature alone should be enough.
What would've happened if Henry Clay did become president in 1844?