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The Secretary of War in 1824 considered his chances for the Presidency to be dim in 1824. Despite a following in his native South Carolina, and Pennsylvania for some reason, he decided not to blow his chances fighting against such a crowed and popular field, and instead snagged the Vice-Presidential nomination for both Adams and Jackson. While this enabled him to become Vice-President before it was clear either Adams or Jackson won, and continue an already fruitful political career, he was never able to get the Presidency he so coveted.

What if instead, he decided to run in 1824 as a Presidential candidate? Calhoun runs in the hopes of either winning a contingent election, or in building up a stronger national profile for a future run? How would the already crowded field go with a fifth man throwing his hat in the ring?
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