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Let's say that Henry Clay decided not to run in 1824 and instead threw his support behind John Quincy Adams at the beginning of the campaign, they had similar platforms. If we assume that Adams received all of Clay's electoral votes, he'd have a total of 121 electoral votes (this isn't taking into a count that they'd be able to swing by working together). This puts John Quincy Adams in the lead, but he doesn't have enough to win (he'd need at least 131). The election still goes into the House of Representatives and Adams would still win, but in this timeline Jackson can't accuse him of making a corrupt bargain. Jackson would still be mad and might make another presidential bid, but he'd lose a lot of political ammunition. Does that seem plausible?
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