How Did The Method Of Mudslinging Affect The Election Of 1824

The election of 1824 was a turning point in our country's election processes to this modern age. In this election the tides of voting changed from more educated, higher class candidates to now include the more common man that people could relate to. This election was also the precursor to the underlying civil war problems and how that effected the election processes. In this election the candidates used unfair practices against their opponents.

In earlier presidential elections there was a specific type that people wanted to be president. Most of the candidates in earlier elections were from higher class families, typically those who had family members in the government. Almost all of the presidents had attended prestigious schools at this point in our history. The winner of the 1824 election was John Quincy Adams, one of the preferred candidates, meaning that he was from a high-end family, educated at Harvard, and his father had been the second president of the U.S. His main rival was Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson was not the ideal president. He was not as …show more content…
The method of mudslinging was the act of sabotaging your opponent's campaign by reporting questionable facts of their personal life. The use of mudslinging was not the only event of foul play. In the election of 1828 the candidates doctored information about their opponents. These and other methods used during these elections are now recognizable today as common political practices.

Elections since the 1828 election commonly use methods such as mudslinging and twisting the truth to make their opponents unfit to be in office. In the most recent presidential elections, both candidates claimed that the other used Russian influence to persuade the outcome of the election. In recent elections the winner often appeals to the common person in order to attract votes. Modern elections have taken on the form of the 1828 presidential