Talk:1808 United States presidential election

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Boring[edit]

i think that this waS a boring page -- (unsigned contribution by 206.210.134.9 on April 26, 2004)

I don't think it's a boring page. It is an intriguing page. It tells me that Clinton was an unwilling presidential candidate which leads me to wonder, in what way was he unwilling? Why did he have to run?

This page does have a fault in that it doesn't answer that question. The page on Clinton himself doesn't mention it either. -- (unsigned contribution by 163.1.42.218 on November 3, 2004)

Comment. George Clinton was an active candidate for President in 1808. He and James Monroe, the two losers at the Democratic Republican National Caucus, mounted efforts to stop Madison from winning a majority of the electoral vote. Monroe ran a strong campaign in the South and West, and Clinton concentrated on New York. The Federalists mostly confined their efforts to the states where they ran well in the local elections of 1807-1808. If you would like to read a short article I wrote on the race, see http://www.ourcampaigns.com/UserBlogPostDetail.html?UserBlogID=24&UserBlogPostID=268 . Chronicler3 19:13, 8 February 2006 (UTC) Chronicler3[reply]

If you can add useful, verifiable information to this article, please, please do so.

— DLJessup (talk) 19:23, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

One of the best sources for electoral strategy of the elections of 1789-1816 is Richard P. McCormick, The Presidential Game (NYC: Oxford Univ. Press, 1982). The election of 1808 is chronicled on pp. 90-95. McCormick's text could have been a little better organized, as in some places it is not arranged chronologically. His account continues into the 1840s, but I think that his analysis after Monroe's elections is not as valuable. Chronicler3 22:15, 11 February 2006 (UTC) Chronicler3[reply]

On the map - tiny problem[edit]

On the map listing the electoral votes for Maryland, the marker indicating 2 for Pinckney is half obscured by the marker indicating Madison's 9. Wikidude10000 (talk) 16:22, 9 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Reliable popular vote figures from before 1824 are not available[edit]

I find it quite bizarre that Wikipedia has actually claimed popular vote figures in presidential elections from before 1824, likely fudged from another website. I have deleted dubious popular vote references from the 1820 and 1816 elections. A request for comment would be very helpful. Classicalfan626 (talk) 23:35, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]