decision led to the House of Representatives
* John Quincy Adams (son of 2nd president) used experience and influence to win the House vote
Jackson: “a corrupt bargain”
led to a nasty rematch in 1828
1828 Presidential Campaign
nasty rematch, both sides went negative
Adams campaigned on internal improvement (infrastructure)
Jackson ran mainly on his cult of personality
* champion of the common man
* attacked Adams as elitist and Washington DC insider
* allies made brutal personal attacks
The Campaign of 1828: Adams
Adams and allies attacked Jackson’s character
* impulsive
* irresponsible and immoral
* violent
most famously in “The Coffins Handbills”
attacked Jackson’s marriage to Rachel Donelson
* lived together before her divorce
scandal + loss of son in 1828 + poor health
* Rachel died of heart attack, 1828
* Jackson blamed Adams and other rivals