1832 U.S. Presidential Election

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

And so it would be John Quincy Adams, like DeWitt Clinton before him, would fail to be nominated by his own party for re-election. It would seem that only Jefferson would be able to win election three times--let alone consecutively--and that all others would be relegated to two. Nevertheless, the Nationals put forward as strong a candidate as they possibly could. Henry Clay, a Senator, Speaker of the House, Secretary of State, and Vice President had an immense career in public service and had been a leader on the national stage since 1812. At last nominated for President, Clay would, in theory, bring the full power of the West and the Upper South in with the party's strength in the larger Eastern states. With his surplus of experience, it was expected that he would not only be elected easily, but would then lead easily. With the Nationals looking to turn the page on the Nullification controversy, Clay was the obvious choice.

The Republicans did not have such a happy exchange of power. While Nullification would unify the Nationals--even as it was seen as a bad thing by both parties and it would be a black mark on Adams' "third" term--it would rip the Republicans, already disadvantage electorally, in two. While Calhon, already a face well known to the nation, had made his mark as South Carolina's greatest defender during the Nullification Crisis, such had only endeared him to the Southern delegates of the Republicans' first convention. With the amount of controversy generated by Northern delegates with Calhoun's nomination, a number of "Union Republicans" would hold a separate convention in Boston, Massachusetts to nominate runner-up economist Henry Lee. They would keep the Republican nominee for Vice President, Silas Wright, though in order to shore up support in the North and to attempt to establish legitimacy.

The very first party to begin the practice of conventions instead of caucuses would ironically be the minor party going into the election. The Anti-Masonic Party, while agreeing with the Nationals on the vast majority of their platform, would be composed of a specific group of people that differed specifically on the issue of the Free Masons. Wary of the potential effect that secret societies could have on democracy, the Anti-Masonic Party nominated Secretary of State of National Party member Richard Rush for President.

Three days, folks.

[Goldwater]

Lee/Wright.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Proud to cast the first vote for Clay/Webster!

[TDAS04]

Clay/Webster

[Senator Spiral]

Lee/Wright.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I'd love to see Rush/Wirt, just for what kind of absurd scenario could make that ticket win.

[H. Ross Peron]

Clay/Webster

[Supersonic]

Clay/Webster for the win.

[TNF]

Definitely Henry Clay.

[Dr. Cynic]

Clay!

Silas Wright is someone the Republicans SHOULD look to in the future though. Nominating the odious Calhoun was the worst move they could've made.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Bump.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Might be hard to put up 1836 since my internet's being awful.

[OAM]

Have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?

More seriously though, I know that feeling.  My internet in this building is pretty crappy.  The landlord's tech support guy actually gave me permission to tinker with it as I see fit if I'm able to keep it working, because him coming out here all the time is a pain.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

The 1832 United States Presidential Election
While a unified opposition might have unseated the Nationals from their decade in power, such was not in the cards. Any hope for the Republicans to beat Clay was lost with the nomination of John C. Calhoun by a convention dominated by Southern delegates. Northern Republicans, opponents of nullification, held a dissident "Union Republican" convention in Boston, Massachusetts and nominated convention runner-up economist Henry lee for President. While Clay would be shut out of New England thanks to the Anti-Masonic party taking the National vote and reducing him to third place, he made up for it with a treasure chest of electoral votes from the middle of the country.

Vice President Henry Clay (National-Kentucky)/Senator Daniel Webster (National-Massachusetts) 178 electoral votes, 44.1% of the popular vote
Mr. Henry Lee (Republican-Massachusetts)/Governor Silas Wright (Republican-New York) 85 electoral votes, 29.4% of the popular vote
Senator John C. Calhoun (Republican-South Carolina)/Governor Silas Wright (Republican-New York) 18 electoral votes, 17.6% of the popular vote
Secretary of State Richard Rush (Anti-Masonic-Pennsylvania)/Former Attorney General William Wirt (Anti-Masonic-Maryland) 7 electoral votes, 8.8% of the popular vote