It may have been over 180 years ago, but this year's political campaign has been eerily similar to that of 1824. In that race, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson and Harris Crawford were all vying for the presidency. The four split the votes in the Electoral College (sound familiar?) so none was the definitive winner. Jackson won the popular vote, but when Clay threw his support for Adams, the latter was elected president.

That should have ended it, but those were cantankero ...

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