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Andrew Jackson's party used "The Democracy of Numbers Against Aristocracy of the Few" in 1828. Four years later Jackson ran again using "Poor Against the Rich" as his campaign slogan.
They may not have stood the test of time, but these are certainly the funniest presidential campaign slogans ever created.
People admired Jackson’s fighting spirit, much as many today respond to the pugnacious side of Trump. A campaign slogan went, “John Quincy Adams who can write, Andrew Jackson who can fight.” ...
Andrew Jackson blamed his wife's death on the critics who hit their marriage during the 1828 campaign.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week joined the ranks of prominent Democrats who have shown that attacking President Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan isn't as easy as it looks. Speaking ...
Thomas DiBacco writes that the campaign barbs this presidential year are genteel next to the 1828 election between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams.
It's a common pledge of candor for a roster of presidential hopefuls. As linguist Geoff Nunberg explains, the promise to "tell it like it is" has its roots in black speech from the '40s and '50s.
My InsiderThe story begins 189 years ago, during the presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson, a Democrat. Jackson a brash, combative populist, whose campaign slogan was "let the people rule." He ...
Andrew Jackson’s triumph over John Quincy Adams in 1828 bore striking similarities to Donald Trump’s win over Hillary Clinton last year and the president’s team has seized upon the parallels.
Trump’s Trail of Fears The president, channeling his hero Andrew Jackson, continues to champion a particularly virulent form of reactionary white majoritarianism.
They may not have been the most successful bids for election—and some definitely didn't stand the test of time—but these are certainly the funniest presidential campaign slogans ever created ...