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Here is my proposal:

William Harris Crawford has that stroke of his in September, and it causes him to kick the bucket.

All of the electoral votes from Virginia and Georgia go to Jackson, along with two of the ones from New York and one of the ones from Delaware. The rest go to Adams.

With these new electoral votes from the dead Crawford, Jackson makes a narrow victory with 52% of the votes. There is no issue over Jackson not having a majority. There is no corrupt bargain. Jackson is simply president, four years before he would be elected in OTL.

So... What happens now?
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