Those rancorous rascally founders!
Tough campaign? Much worse in 1800 - CBS News
And we think things are worse now....hah!
Tough campaign? Much worse in 1800 - CBS News
Jefferson paid a journalist to write that his opponent was a mentally unbalanced hermaphrodite. Adams spread the word
that a Jefferson victory would mean murder, rape, and robbery in the streets. But the two candidates never got along apparently.
And we think things are worse now....hah!