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Dyke to Watch Out For
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Every aspiring U.S. alt-historian knows of Aaron Burr, and by extension his rather infamous persona. But, for as much of a character he was, Burr came within an inch of the presidency in 1800 - in idiosyncratically Burr fashion, by means of swindling and backroom machine politics.
What if, instead of Jefferson - either by the contingent election going his way or more easily through that one NY elector casting his second ballot for someone else - Burr was elected into the presidency, with an understandably upset Jefferson as vice president? What would the immediate effects be, how would Jefferson and the rest of Burr's enemies react, and what would be the further political ramifications on the young, fragile republic?
First person to crack a reference to that damn play gets to sit in the corner.
What if, instead of Jefferson - either by the contingent election going his way or more easily through that one NY elector casting his second ballot for someone else - Burr was elected into the presidency, with an understandably upset Jefferson as vice president? What would the immediate effects be, how would Jefferson and the rest of Burr's enemies react, and what would be the further political ramifications on the young, fragile republic?
First person to crack a reference to that damn play gets to sit in the corner.