Retrospective US Presidential Election: 1816

Vote in the 1816 Retrospective US Presidential Election!

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Nerdlinger

I plan to run through every US presidential election, two per week. The 28 elections from 1789-1896 will be run simultaneously with the 28 elections from 1900-2008. Be sure to vote in each election!

For 1789-1800, I will include in the poll everyone who received at least 5% of the electoral vote. From 1804-2008, I will include everyone who received at least 0.05% of the popular vote. Results for each election will be posted on the dedicated Retrospective US Presidential Election Results Thread (here) and compared to the actual results. The thread for general project discussion is here.

Here's the link to the 1928 election.
 

mrsandman

King all the way, a strong federalist and prominent abolitionist who had political experience and skill. What more could you ask for?
 

Wolfpaw

Banned
Since both have extensive experience both at Home and Abroad, I'll support the one that vehemently opposes slavery rather than directly profiting from it
 

Nerdlinger

King and Monroe were neck-and-neck for a brief while, but now King seems to have pulled ahead by a fairly wide margin. I decided to go with King. At this point, the distinction between each party's platforms is rather blurry. King's opposition to slavery puts him over the top for me.
 

Nerdlinger

mowque said:
Anti-slavery and a catchy name. All it takes to win on AH.com. (not saying that is bad).
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At the time, though, perhaps the idea of a "President King" may have been (superficially) viewed in a negative light, given the recent issues with Britain. The Feds were waning anyway, but maybe they lost even more votes because of their candidate's surname.
 
Aelita

Aelita

My vote really came down to abolitionism, and I expect that will be the case until after slavery is abolished.
 
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