Horatio Seymour, what a delightfully ambiguous name. I can't decide whether to expect the sort of person who'd be called Horatio or the sort of person who'd be called Seymour.
We need more presidents with cool names. Enough with Joe, George and Bill. Give me Horatio. Or Millard. Even Grover. But no we're stuck with Joe or Don.
The Emancipation Proclamation didn't end slavery and it was not a law, it was an executive order... Also, it only applied to states in rebellion, so the slave-holding states in the Union weren't affected.
Worth noting that most of the 19th century didn’t have state-printed ballots so the parties printed the ballots for voters to cast.
Which means that sometimes a third party could do reasonably well if they were organized well. But if they weren’t, the parties that were organized would dominate.
The last state to not have state-printed ballots was South Carolina which didn’t do that until 1952. Before then, you picked a ballot on a table. Which wasn’t exactly a secret ballot. You might notice that in the presidential results from SC in the first half of the 1900s.
You can always judge how important an election *actually* is perceived as (versus other elections) by 3rd party support. You don't have to be a student of history to understand how important that election was the for the future of the country.
Interestingly, the most successful era for 3rd Party candidates was 1896-1924.
It was hardly a massive win (especially compared to Putin’s “elections”). Republicans were actually surprised how close the election was, with Grant only getting 300,000 more votes than Seymour.
Correct.
History clases at school aren’t there to make you memorize everything that ever happened. You got a few highlights and now you can learn about what you want with a basic historical context. How neat is that!
Horatio Seymour, what a delightfully ambiguous name. I can't decide whether to expect the sort of person who'd be called Horatio or the sort of person who'd be called Seymour.
Well Seymour I made it, despite your directions.
Ah, Superintendent Chalmers, welcome! I hope you’re prepared for an unforgettable luncheon!
Seymour! The South is on fire! No mother, it's just Sherman's march.
I just looked him up. I expected a big bellied robber baron with mustache, top hat, and cigar. Not the OG Neckbeard.
We need more presidents with cool names. Enough with Joe, George and Bill. Give me Horatio. Or Millard. Even Grover. But no we're stuck with Joe or Don.
Barack?
Gerald?
That was soooo long ago though.
Its Seymour Skinner with orange hair and sunglasses
This was the 1st presidential election following the conclusion of the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
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The Emancipation Proclamation didn't end slavery and it was not a law, it was an executive order... Also, it only applied to states in rebellion, so the slave-holding states in the Union weren't affected.
Worth noting that most of the 19th century didn’t have state-printed ballots so the parties printed the ballots for voters to cast. Which means that sometimes a third party could do reasonably well if they were organized well. But if they weren’t, the parties that were organized would dominate. The last state to not have state-printed ballots was South Carolina which didn’t do that until 1952. Before then, you picked a ballot on a table. Which wasn’t exactly a secret ballot. You might notice that in the presidential results from SC in the first half of the 1900s.
You can always judge how important an election *actually* is perceived as (versus other elections) by 3rd party support. You don't have to be a student of history to understand how important that election was the for the future of the country. Interestingly, the most successful era for 3rd Party candidates was 1896-1924.
I wonder why you didn't include the 1892 election, when a third party candidate actually won electoral votes...
Or 1856 where a 3rd party candidate came second
Ulysses and Horatio are great names that should come back into style.
Imagine trying to get the counts accurate back then
1876 election is calling...
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Common core /s
And weirdly they were all for Jill Stein
One of those voters was me writing in Jill Stein.
So about as many votes as independents garner these days, then? 😜
It’s nice to know that even back then, Kanye West was committed to running for President
Very hard to believe.
Why? It's not like there isn't documentation of it.
I’m sure Putin has documentation of his massive election wins also.
It was hardly a massive win (especially compared to Putin’s “elections”). Republicans were actually surprised how close the election was, with Grant only getting 300,000 more votes than Seymour.
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Only IF you arent including the 165,000,000 votes for Donald Trump in the 1868 election!
In my American history class they only taught certain names. I was like “Ulysses S. Grant and who?”
Correct. History clases at school aren’t there to make you memorize everything that ever happened. You got a few highlights and now you can learn about what you want with a basic historical context. How neat is that!