In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson ... Though the contest was played out largely in the print media, the unsparing personal attacks on the character and temperament of the nominees resembled ...

Talk Radio Show in Print, where we’ve invited two special ... They can’t top our presidential election of 1800. After two centuries, we can laugh about it now, but back then our campaigns ...

An earlier contest has much to say to the present. The presidential election of 1800 was a crisis of the first order, featuring extreme polarization, wild accusations, and name-calling—the ...

With the aid of his clandestine patron Thomas Jefferson, Scottish "scandalmonger" James Callender launched a print campaign against President John Adams that would make the election of 1800 one ...

However, the most divisive delay in a presidential election occurred during the 1800 race, when Thomas Jefferson challenged incumbent John Adams. It was the longest election in U.S. history ...

Author and historian Lindsay Chervinsky explained the voting process leading into the election of 1800. Author and historian Lindsay Chervinsky explained the voting process leading into the ...

It’s actually kind of surprising there has only been one tied election so far, in 1800, between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. That tie was the result of a failure of coordination by ...

Though the contest was played out largely in the print media, the unsparing personal ... Also like today, the election of 1800 seemed to last forever. “Electioneering is already begun ...