WI/PC: James Madison stays a Federalist?

James Madison was an author of the Federalist Papers, the Father of the Constitution, and Writer of the Bill of Rights. He was for a strong central government at first - what could be done to make him not turn coat? What would happen?
 
Well you would need Thomas Jefferson to have less sway and influence on him.

Also, an interesting butterfly could be the Olive Branch Proposal that Adams proposed Jefferson-giving Jefferson as vice president equal powers to himself. Jefferson was thinking about accepting it, but having Madison constantly in his ear telling him to turn it down made him refuse it.
 
Well you would need Thomas Jefferson to have less sway and influence on him.

Also, an interesting butterfly could be the Olive Branch Proposal that Adams proposed Jefferson-giving Jefferson as vice president equal powers to himself. Jefferson was thinking about accepting it, but having Madison constantly in his ear telling him to turn it down made him refuse it.

Could you perhaps screw something up with the whole Sally Hemings debacle and have Madison become disenchanted with Jefferson? I see two main problems with this - one, would anyone care? Back in the racist and sexist times of yore, I'm not sure if anyone would be offended - I mean, kings had mistresses and the such. I know Jefferson isn't a king, but, you know.

Also, the affair only started circa 1790; Madison and Jefferson co-founded the D-Rs in '92. Is this too late of a POD, or do we need to skip the Jefferson-Hemings controversy entirely?
 

Anaxagoras

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Jefferson didn't want to accept Washington's offer to be Secretary of State and was inclined to return to his post in Paris as Minister to France. It took some persuading on Washington's part to get him to join the administration. Just have Jefferson stick to his guns and return to France, and then he won't be around to pull Madison away from the orbit of Hamilton.
 
Jefferson didn't want to accept Washington's offer to be Secretary of State and was inclined to return to his post in Paris as Minister to France. It took some persuading on Washington's part to get him to join the administration. Just have Jefferson stick to his guns and return to France, and then he won't be around to pull Madison away from the orbit of Hamilton.

Hm? That's a good idea. Thank you.
 
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