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1824: Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes, but no majority. The House picked John Quincy Adams, who made Henry Clay secretary of state. Jackson cried "corrupt bargain." Deal, or politics as usual?
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1800: the presidential election tied, 73 to 73, between running mates Jefferson and Burr. The House took 36 ballots to break it, on February 17, 1801. Jefferson or Burr: who would you have picked?
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Before the secret ballot, you walked up at the courthouse and said your vote out loud, and the candidate you picked stood up and thanked you. Kentucky did it until 1891. Would you vote out loud?
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1758: George Washington's campaign for Virginia's House of Burgesses served roughly 160 gallons of rum, punch, wine, beer and cider to 391 voters. A 1705 law already banned it. Hospitality, or buying votes?
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1936: the Literary Digest mailed about 10 million ballots and predicted Landon. George Gallup, with a far smaller sample, said Roosevelt. Final: 523 to 8. Bigger sample or better sample?
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