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**wCYvMKAc** · 06-27-2007, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by Lorizael

But he wasn't George's running mate...

At the time, did other candidates realistically expect to be able to beat Washington? Or did they believe themselves to be fighting for second place - the vice presidency. This is an honest question; I'm curious. The latter, I'm quite sure, was the case during the relevant election, in 1789. The next election in 1792, I think was still the case - Jefferson was consciously running against Adams, not Washington, though J's relations with W were starting to grow strained. Adams, if not W's running mate legally, was clearly in the Federalist faction with Hamilton that tended to rally around W on controversial issues, such as Hamilton's financial plan, and the Jay treaty (though Im foggy on the date of the latter).

06-27-2007, 05:30 PM	#16
wCYvMKAc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 452 Senior Member	Originally posted by Lorizael But he wasn't George's running mate... At the time, did other candidates realistically expect to be able to beat Washington? Or did they believe themselves to be fighting for second place - the vice presidency. This is an honest question; I'm curious. The latter, I'm quite sure, was the case during the relevant election, in 1789. The next election in 1792, I think was still the case - Jefferson was consciously running against Adams, not Washington, though J's relations with W were starting to grow strained. Adams, if not W's running mate legally, was clearly in the Federalist faction with Hamilton that tended to rally around W on controversial issues, such as Hamilton's financial plan, and the Jay treaty (though Im foggy on the date of the latter).
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