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| Topic | B8 ELECTS - The Election of 1808 - Madison (R) vs Pinckney (F) vs Clinton (R) |
| Suprak the Stud 05/25/20 12:37:40 AM #10: | Wow. This is rough. I suppose, with the information provided, I'll go with Pinckney. He doesn't seem strong on any particular stances but this: Jefferson did not want to be dragged into the Napoleonic Wars more than he already had been and at Madison's urging simply banned all foreign trade to prevent ships from being seized and American sailors from being impressed as soldiers in these European wars. And the fact that Clinton is essentially running on the platform of "this guy is not anti-federalist enough I will be even more anti-federalist" makes it the least bad option. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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