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To: jla

Party factionalism was already pretty well established by the time Jefferson ran.


427 posted on 01/30/2009 4:13:32 PM PST by EternalVigilance (Neanderthals for Life and Liberty - ) (AIPNEWS.com)
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To: EternalVigilance
Yes, but he belonged to no Party. The faction that supported him, the republicans, merely espoused those ideals on which this nation was founded. So to say Jefferson was not independent is not true.
434 posted on 01/30/2009 4:23:03 PM PST by jla (Sarah! sarahpac.com)
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