WI: Jackson Loses 1828

This may be a touch ASB, but here we go.

If Jackson had lost the 1828 election due to voter fraud commited by the JQA camp, and not leaving his senate seat (which allowed him to start a smear campaign against JQA), would TN, and maybe some other states have seceded, creating the ACW 33 years early?
 
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probably not, Jackson won large margins and Adams' Presidency had been tainted by the whole 1824 thing so he didn't accomplish too much. Jackson was a huge nationalist so I doubt he starts an ACW type thing over votes besides Adams just didn't have supporters or infrastructure to pull it off.
 
probably not, Jackson won large margins and Adams' Presidency had been tainted by the whole 1824 thing
However, the 1824 thing was only a major stain on Adam's administration in 1828 because Jackson resigned from his Senate seat to launch a four-year smear campaign. If he did not leave his seat in 1825, he would not have had the time to run a smear campaign against JQA and keep doing his senatorial duties.
Jackson was a huge nationalist so I doubt he starts an ACW type thing over votes besides Adams just didn't have supporters or infrastructure to pull it off.
You are right about Jackson. However, the TN legislature might have felt like the federal government had gone into a dictatorship, and with the numbers Jackson earned in the southern states (Every southern state, except Maryland and Delaware gave him the vote.), Jackson could have been offered the presidency of the Republic of Tennessee, or a larger, pan-southern republic without him being taken into the secession decision first. He would not take the RofT job, but he could be swayed to take the PSR position.
 
He didn't have to leave his Senate seat to launch a smear campaign. I don't know why he left the seat but he would have been in Washington watching the dirty business with his own two eyes. Whats better than, "I watched the Corrupt Bargain for the last 4 years and have opposed it with every fiber of my being." said Andrew Jackson. Just as good of an argument IMHO however not being a Jackson expert I would like to know why he left the seat in 1825.

As for this PSR, I think Jackson would say no and oppose it. Every part of him indicates that believes in the US and was a strong Nationalist. He opposed nullification, supported Indian removal etc. Everything Jackson did was to strengthen the power of the PResidency and the power of the people in the US, I don't think leading a breakaway rump republic is going to help that.
 
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