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RE: Is this the first presidential election that has been stolen
(11-10-2020 07:51 PM)AppfanInCAAland Wrote: Some would say 1824 was stolen for Adam's over Jackson, but that was before every state chose its electors by popular vote so I would not count that one. Though a corrupt bargain occurred to resolve it.
A compromise benefiting both side settled 1876, avoiding what was likely an attempt to steal it.
It is generally accepted that 1960 was fishy if not outright stolen.
Election fraud has been a feature of America elections since universal male suffrage was a thing in the mid-19th century and the rise of the big city political machines. While it often impacts lower ballot races, it is rare that presidential races are close enough to be impacted, as it is hard to do at a wide enough scale.
If I recall correctly, Adams was in favor of a national bank and Jackson was opposed.
After a bit of digging I found this: A Corrupt Bargain
There were 5 candidates, all form the Democratic-Republican Party
Quote:With the caucus system defunct, the presidential election of 1824 featured five candidates, all of whom ran as Democratic-Republicans (the Federalists having ceased to be a national political force). The crowded field included John Quincy Adams, the son of the second president, John Adams. Candidate Adams had broken with the Federalists in the early 1800s and served on various diplomatic missions, including the mission to secure peace with Great Britain in 1814. He represented New England. A second candidate, John C. Calhoun from South Carolina, had served as secretary of war and represented the slaveholding South. He dropped out of the presidential race to run for vice president. A third candidate, Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, hailed from Kentucky and represented the western states. He favored an active federal government committed to internal improvements, such as roads and canals, to bolster national economic development and settlement of the West. William H. Crawford, a slaveholder from Georgia, suffered a stroke in 1823 that left him largely incapacitated, but he ran nonetheless and had the backing of the New York machine headed by Van Buren. Andrew Jackson, the famed “hero of New Orleans,” rounded out the field. Jackson had very little formal education, but he was popular for his military victories in the War of 1812 and in wars against the Creek and the Seminole. He had been elected to the Senate in 1823, and his popularity soared as pro-Jackson newspapers sang the praises of the courage and daring of the Tennessee slaveholder.
Also key to note was that Universal Manhood Suffrage had passed which allowed all white men to vote. This came into play because, now, 18 of the 24 states gave their electoral votes to the winner of the state's popular vote.
The popular vote results in those 18 states were:
Jackson - 152,901 votes
Adams - 114,023
Clay - 47,217
Crawford - 46,979
Electoral Votes Needed to Win: 131
Jackson - 99
Adams - 84
Crawford - 41
Clay - 37
Quote:Because Jackson did not receive a majority vote from the Electoral College, the election was decided following the terms of the Twelfth Amendment, which stipulated that when a candidate did not receive a majority of electoral votes, the election went to the House of Representatives, where each state would provide one vote. House Speaker Clay did not want to see his rival, Jackson, become president and therefore worked within the House to secure the presidency for Adams, convincing many to cast their vote for the New Englander. Clay’s efforts paid off; despite not having won the popular vote, John Quincy Adams was certified by the House as the next president. Once in office, he elevated Henry Clay to the post of secretary of state.
Quote:Jackson and his supporters cried foul. To them, the election of Adams reeked of anti-democratic corruption. So too did the appointment of Clay as secretary of state. John C. Calhoun labeled the whole affair a “corrupt bargain”. Everywhere, Jackson supporters vowed revenge against the anti-majoritarian result of 1824.
Adams and Sec of State pushed for the national bank and high tariffs. Because the North had expanded manufacturing and the Southern states imported items, the bulk of the tariffs fell on them.
In 1828 Jackson won both the popular and electoral votes.
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Is this the first presidential election that has been stolen
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It's a well known fact only democrats cheat.
