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Topic	Most consequential election in American history?
xp1337 02/23/21 12:47:09 PM #31:	Wasn't explicitly mentioned yet but my reason for thinking it's Adams/Jefferson for #2 and arguably #1 is that it was the first time we had a change in parties. Washington wasn't part of a party but Adams was his VP so you had continuity in that sense and Washington himself stepping down was massive itself but Jefferson defeated an incumbent president from the opposite party and while Adams did some stuff like last minute appointments it was still a peaceful transition of power between parties. It was probably one of the most fragile and potentially dangerous times for democracy in the US and it held. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? <cite>xp1337 posted [p:950984027] in Most conse... [t:79311333]...</cite> <quote>Wasn't explicitly mentioned yet but my reason for thinking it's Adams/Jefferson for #2 and arguably #1 is that it was the first time we had a change in parties. Washington wasn't part of a party but Adams was his VP so you had continuity in that sense and Washington himself stepping down was massive itself but Jefferson defeated an incumbent president from the opposite party and while Adams did some stuff like last minute appointments it was still a peaceful transition of power between parties. It was probably one of the most fragile and potentially dangerous times for democracy in the US and it held. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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