sparkey
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« on: August 27, 2015, 03:18:42 PM » |
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If the Whigs had managed a last-minute change, then the 2 other candidates favored by Whigs in 1840 were Henry Clay and Winfield Scott, not John Tyler, who was just a ticket balancer. Clay had a resurgence in 1844, sure, but was relatively unpopular in 1840. At the nomination convention, Harrison had won on the 5th ballot, drawing 13 Clay supporters vs. 41 Scott supporters, indicating that most of Harrison's support would transfer to Scott and Scott would have been the nominee. Scott had a similar reputation as Harrison and the election probably would have been similar with him on the ballot instead of Harrison.
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