Title: 18th and 19th Century Presidential Eras Post by: PoliSciFi on March 25, 2013, 09:38:03 AM This is my first time posting here. Frankly, I don't know why I haven't before. Well, here 'goes.
cope1989 had a very nice post in this forum at index.php?topic=136656.0 about modern eras. Simply for organizational purposes, I am trying to hammer out Presidential eras from Adams through Obama. I particularly am interested in organizing them by campaigning styles. Every aspect of this is open for criticism, most especially: naming the eras, criteria of the eras, which Presidents are encapsulated by the eras, and how many eras there should be. One other thing, due to the near-complete lack of campaigning by Washington, I have not included his elections. Let's go, eh?
Ready? GO! Title: Re: 18th and 19th Century Presidential Eras Post by: PoliSciFi on March 25, 2013, 09:38:48 AM Well...I guess I changed my post after I titled it, huh?
Title: Re: 18th and 19th Century Presidential Eras Post by: Mehmentum on March 25, 2013, 11:49:04 AM Welcome to the forum! I would say that the Republican era should start with either the 1856 election or the 1860 election. (the first time a Republican ran on the national ticket and the first Republican president respectively.) Meanwhile, the New Deal Era hould definitely end with Carter. The next era would start with Reagan and continue on to... well its to soon to say where it will end. It may have ended with 2008, but only time will tell.
Title: Re: 18th and 19th Century Presidential Eras Post by: Oldiesfreak1854 on March 25, 2013, 04:11:47 PM Here's my theory:
Washington era (1789-1800): Washington and John Adams-- Federalists win 3 of 3 presidential elections due to Washington's popularity and status as a war hero; even despite not running in 1796, Federalists still manage to pull out a narrow win Jeffersonian era (1800-1828): Jefferson through John Quincy Adams-- Democratic-Republicans win 7 of 7 presidential elections after the defeat of John Adams in a nasty campaign Jacksonian era (1828-1860): Democrats win 6 of 8 presidential elections, starting with the defeat of an Adams in one of the dirtiest presidential campaigns to date (like Jeffersonian era) Republican era (1860-1932): Lincoln through Hoover-- Republicans win New Deal Democrat era (1932-1980): Roosevelt through Carter-- Democrats win 8 of 12 presidential elections due to the Great Depression and attacking Republicans as the "party of the rich" (which they still use with success) Reagan era (1980-1992): Reagan and George H. W. Bush-- Republicans win 3 of 3 presidential elections due to Carter's unpopularity and incompetence in 1980 Clinton era (1992-present): Clinton through Obama-- Democrats win 4 of 6 presidential elections due to social issues alienating moderates with the GOP Title: Re: 18th and 19th Century Presidential Eras Post by: Mehmentum on March 25, 2013, 05:07:56 PM I'd think the Reagan era would stretch all the way to George W Bush. As it stands, 3 presidential elections seem to be pretty short for an 'era'.
Title: Re: 18th and 19th Century Presidential Eras Post by: FEMA Camp Administrator on March 25, 2013, 06:27:43 PM I tend to stick with the "36 year rule" regarding these things.
1789-1824: You had Federalists vs. (Democratic) Republicans, with the Republicans eventually surpassing initial Federalist strength. 1824-1860: The "Jacksonian" era. Basically the debate over things such as internal improvements, education, the Bank, and the growing slavery crisis. Dominant parties were the National Republicans (later Whigs) and the Democrats. Republicans born during this. 1860-1896: The first era of Republican strength. Marked by Lincoln's election, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age political alginment. 1896-1932: The "Progressive" Era, and the second era of Republican strength. As opposed to the previous era, the main political alginment is urban Republicans vs. agrarian Democrats. (compare 1896 and 1916, both being perfect examples) Ended with the Great Depression. 1932-1968: The New Deal Era. Marked by the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the first era of true Democratic strength since the "Jacksonian" era. Ended thanks to increased divisions in the "liberal consensus" over Vietnam, civil rights, etc. 1968-2008 (?): The Nixon/Reagan era of politics. Here is where the "36 year system" breaks down as, logically, it would be in 2004 that the system ended. I instead would go with 2008 as the proper year for its demise. The political system that in many ways was to be set up by Nixon was used to greater effect by Reagan. Democrats win a majority of the popular vote only once during this time, and achieve popular and electoral victory only thrice. The Republican strength is marked largely by ufulfilled economic promises, Republican domination of the foreign policy debate in most decades (70's, 80's, 00's) and such. However, much as with another Texas in the 60's, America would give a Democrat a good majority in 2008 amid failing foreign wars. Title: Re: 18th and 19th Century Presidential Eras Post by: Asian Nazi on March 25, 2013, 11:53:32 PM I feel like we're still in the Reagan Era...
Title: Re: 18th and 19th Century Presidential Eras Post by: Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers on March 26, 2013, 03:45:27 PM Federal period rise of natl tarriffs and natl banks. Property rights establishes justification of slaves.
Urban period restriction of property rights, end slavery. Rise of big business and railroads. Separate bur equal facilities is law of land justified by waite crt in protection of big business. Industrial revolution. Income tax divide parties Banking and stock market era. Rise of federal reserve Civil rights era. Cold war divide the country between secular and tradtl. Southern strategy is rule of gop. Title: Re: 18th and 19th Century Presidential Eras Post by: Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook on April 08, 2013, 10:14:13 AM Washington Era
Founding Father Era(Adams-Monroe) Jacksonian (Adams-Taylor) Civil War (Polk-Johnson) Gilded Age (Grant-Celevland) American Century Dawn (McKinley-Hoover) Roosevelt Era Postwar Era (Truman-Johnson) Watergate Era (Nixon-Reagan) Information Age (Bush-Obama) |