It started with John Adams, our first liberal President (although an argument can be made that Washington beat him to that title). Human nature rears its ugly head.
The feud between Thomas jefferson and Hamilton in Washingtons Cabinate.
“I’ll show you your masses—they are just asses!”
Alexander Hamilton.
The modern battle of C’s vs E’s began with the 1964 campaign. Goldwater supporters versus Rockefeller establishmentarians.