What if Henry Clay had been slightly less influential in the 1825 contingent election and Andrew Jackson had won, what would a 1825-1829 Jackson presidency look like and would he be reelected in 1828?
What if Henry Clay had been slightly less influential in the 1825 contingent election and Andrew Jackson had won, what would a 1825-1829 Jackson presidency look like and would he be reelected in 1828?
I was referring to the vote in the House of Representatives. Because Clay's views were closer to Adams he did all that he could to make sure that Adams won the presidency despite losing both the popular vote and the electoral college vote.Except that Clay did not have the votes to deliver the election to Jackson. Both together would win only ten HoR delegations - three short of a majority.
If Clay sides with Jackson, one of two things happens. Either the Crawford delegations - DE,GA,NC and VA - break the impasse by switching their votes to another candidate, or else the House remains deadlocked through March 4 and Calhoun becomes POTUS.
I was referring to the vote in the House of Representatives.
Because Clay's views were closer to Adams he did all that he could to make sure that Adams won the presidency despite losing both the popular vote and the electoral college vote.
I am not saying he elects Jackson but fail to elect Adams. It sounds like he was never going to choose Jackson.So was I.
No doubt, but as I noted his only alternative was to deadlock the House - and he might not even achieve that.
He had not enough state delegations to elect Jackson even had he wanted to.