[philman_36]

We have not had two political parties in a good while.

What? Mashed potatoes with no gravy?

Democratic-Republican Party (in part)
Following the election, the Democratic-Republicans split into two groups: the National Republicans, who became the nucleus of the Whig Party in the 1830s, were led by Adams and Clay, while the Democratic-Republicans were organized by Martin Van Buren, the future eighth president (1837–41), and led by Jackson.

[philman_36]

I do thank you for the mashed potatoes.

[Verginius Rufus]

The Whig Party took that name because they were opposed to King Andrew I (Andrew Jackson), just like the Whigs of the American Revolution had been opposed to King George III.

The term Whig goes back to 17th-century England where it was used of the supporters of Parliament against the Stuart kings (it was originally a term referring to Scottish bandits, just as Tories were originally Irish bandits).