• callouscomic@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    This was already seen well before he was even done being president. By 1800 it’s obvious the 2 party dysfunction was well in motion.

    I think that podcast American Elections: Wicked Game tells some of that story pretty well of the early political fighting and party divisions.

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      And both the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans were awful.