Who do you think would've been the VP had Adams not run or loss to them, and would they become the second President? Do they win reelection in 1800 avoiding the 12th amendment or would they lose?
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I thought, at the time of the vote, there wasn't a choice for any sort of running late. It was most votes get Pres, second most gets vice Pres.
Sure, but Washington can probably have enough pull to get the VP of his choice if he wants to for whatever reason
This was correct.I thought, at the time of the vote, there wasn't a choice for any sort of running late. It was most votes get Pres, second most gets vice Pres.
Washington was not a "politician" as in modern days of running for office. He did not campaign for the office of president, though no doubt he knew he would be elected. He had no wish to choose a running mate, or sway votes to someone other than Adams, whom he admired and respected and thought very highly of.Sure, but Washington can probably have enough pull to get the VP of his choice if he wants to for whatever reason
LafayetteWho do you think would've been his choice and would they become the second President? Do they win reelection in 1800 avoiding the 12th amendment or would they lose?
It should be noted that Washington was unanimously elected, having received the maximum 69 electoral votes. John Adams came in a distant second with 34, and John Jay came in third with 9 votes. Washington was an honorable man who believed in the new Constitution that he helped oversee its creation in 1787 as president of the Constitutional Convention. He would have never tried to manipulate, or work a different result, especially since the votes were so lopsided.This was correct.
Washington was not a "politician" as in modern days of running for office. He did not campaign for the office of president, though no doubt he knew he would be elected. He had no wish to choose a running mate, or sway votes to someone other than Adams, whom he admired and respected and thought very highly of.
...than Adams, whom he admired and respected and thought very highly of.
Washington owed his appointment to Commander of the Continental Army to Adams' aggressive lobbying in the Continental Congress in 1775. Much to the chagrin of his fellow New Englanders who wanted one of their own to be commnander in what up to that time was mainly a war fought in Massachusetts. Adams was also his biggest supporter in the Congress when the war outcome looked bleak. Yes they may have quarreled, but both men admired each other very much. Later, Adams was very loyal Vice President.While I certainly understood Washington respected Adams, to know he quite admired him and thought the best of him is oddly pleasing to know. I didn't know they were THAT encased in one another's goodwill, so to speak.