candidates for president as it turned out they were supposed to be two, john adams was running as a federalist made upon thomas jefferson running as a republican jefferson was running with aaron burr. jefferson burr is the vice president hurry back to before the 12th amendment who ever got thewh most electoral votes would be the president. for reasons i don t need to get into although it s very exciting aaron burr decided he had a shot at being president. the federalist were playing games and they knew adams can get the presidency and having decided that they then decidedo to try to stop thomas jefferson. they had a problem even though hamilton despised both jefferson number he decides to more they were both with bad expenses. with burr jefferson was furious about all the visit they were playing games and he was furious that burr had stabbed him in the back. in the end it was pointed out in the smithsonian a piece written 2004 and excellent piece by john, the federalist decid
legislative use of patient of the executive branch. i think jefferson was her 50 years by now. in all likelihood it was the threat that broke the deadlock that shift occurred sometime after saturday s final ballot it was delaware s baird to blake and he abstained. the state didn t go for either side, that is how jefferson wanted it. the final mystery of the election of 1800 as whether jefferson and his backers would ve sanctioned violence had he denied the presidency soon after taking office jefferson claimed there was no idea of usingnd force his remark screws little during the ongoing battle in the house he spoke of the seating of the federals misconduct of the hope that the behavior would ruin them and calling a second constitutional convention he probably would ve