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This is part of a series of threads I've created regarding a future TL I'll be posting on this site. I was curious what the board's thoughts were on this: could the US Democratic Party evolve along similar lines (i.e. becoming the party of Van Buren, Polk, etc.) without an Andrew Jackson presidency?

Here is a brief series of events I plan to incorporate into my TL based on this scenario:

1821 - Andrew Jackson retires from politics after a brief stint as Military Governor of Florida.

1824 - Jackson supports John C. Calhoun's campaign for US President, abandoning his support for John Quincy Adams. Adams goes on to win a clear majority of electoral votes and becomes the nation's 6th president.

1828 - Factions supporting Calhoun organize a rematch presidential campaign. Senator Martin Van Buren helps organize a party apparatus that becomes known as the "Democrats," named after the philosophy of Jeffersonian democracy. Adams wins reelection under the National Republican banner.

1832 - Van Buren, leader of the opposition, is elected the 6th US President, defeating Henry Clay, John Floyd, and William Wirt.

1836 - Van Buren is reelected to a second term, defeating four candidates of the Whig Party.

1840 - William Henry Harrison becomes the first Whig to be elected President, defeating incumbent Democratic VP William Rives.

1844 - 1840 Democratic VP nominee James K. Polk is elected President, defeating Henry Clay.

1848 - Zachary Taylor is elected President, defeating Lewis Cass (D-MI) and Levi Woodbury (Free Soil-MA).

1852 onward: Relatively similar to OTL with minor differences, including a different mascot for the Democratic Party.

Is this scenario plausible, even if less than likely, or does it rely too much on convergent history?
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