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 @Patriot-#1776ConstitutionComments4mos ago

It had been for decades – Democrats and Whigs, before that, Federalists and Jeffersonian Republicans

He was not expected to win.

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  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia commented…4mos4MO

We also just had a large amount of parties at the time that remained relevant. The chances of splitting the vote were sorta much higher, so I’d say that him winning wasn’t as much of an independent run as it was a minority party win. Though, it remained impressive all the same.

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