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It was America's first contested election, and unlike today the issues that were discussed in public

were about great questions of public policy and statesmanship, like, this guy Jefferson Jefferson did he use a swivel chair or

stationary chair like the rest of us and there was no foreign interference in

elections no disputes about counting votes no The The 1796 presidential election is really the first one. It's the first contested one.

George Washington is president. He is elected in 1788, 1792. He's reelected. There's's no competition so you get to that possibility of a

third term and there's this talk and of course George Washington is telling

people he wants to retire he's tired of the bad press he's

getting start of the injury that this term that he's serving in government

might do to his reputation and time to get back to Monfernan. But he doesn't immediately

in the early part of the year of 176 let anyone know. Partisans are spoiling for a fight. There's definitely two sides.

Administration or anti-administration. Some would call them what Democrats or Republicans who are in opposition. They're centered

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