While you stew in anxiety, why not read about six elections with parallels to today's contest?
Historical Elections I’ll Be Thinking About On Election Day 2024
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1828: John Quincy Adams vs. Andrew Jackson, II
President John Quincy Adams faced an angry Democratic Party ready for a rematch. Was there anything he could have done to stop them?
1824: John Quincy Adams vs. William H. Crawford vs. Henry Clay vs. Andrew Jackson
To Jackson supporters, this election represented everything that was wrong with the corrupt government. Could there have been another outcome?
1820: James Monroe vs. Dewitt Clinton vs. William H. Crawford vs. Henry Clay
The Era of Good Feelings masked deep divisions in the US. Could this have been the Union's breaking point?
The Whig Party, Pt. II: Log Cabins & Hard Cider
The Whigs' foundational principles united their factions, but they still needed a presidential candidate they could all agree on. Here's how they (eventually) found that candidate.
The Whig Party, Pt. I: The Era of Bad Feelings
The National Republicans needed a fresh start in order to unite opposition forces against President Andrew Jackson. As the Whig Party, they learned to appeal to voters with broad ideological principles.
The Toledo War, Part III: Michigan Statehood
The fighting between Michiganders and Ohioans throughout the summer of 1835 left Ohio with the upper hand. But the fate of the Toledo Strip was yet to be decided, and Michigan still moved forward with statehood.
The Toledo War, Part II: Pains & Penalties
Ohio and Michigan's dispute over the Toledo Strip remained unresolved. When the federal government failed to take action, both state's governors took matters into their own hands.
The Toledo War, Part I: Bad Maps
Michigan and Ohio hate each other. The root of the conflict was a dispute over the Toledo Strip on their shared border. What made Toledo worth fighting a war over?
SECOND PARTY SYSTEM RECAP!
With Henry Clay’s death and General Winfield Scott’s huge loss to Franklin Pierce, the Whig party came to an end in the 1850s. Before we introduce the Grand New Party, I’d like to pause and review the “Second Party System,” or the era of the Democrats and the Whigs.
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