Jefferson was a Democrat Republican (anti-Hamilton party founded to thwart Hamilton and Washington) as opposed to the Federal Republican party. There were many similiarities between the modern RATs and their antecedents particularly in their common opposition to anything which strengthened National Security, alliances with our enemies (Jefferson's beloved France today the terrorist states). Deluded economic theories and a willingness to out lie about the opposition are two of the greatest similiarities.
Jackson and those following Jefferson fell all over themselves praising the Mountebank of Monticello. They ALL claimed themselves to be his followers. Almost all Democrat-Republicans became Democrats while almost all Federal-Democrats became Whigs. Jefferson was a Democrat.
I'll remind you that that 'enemy', France, saved the colonies from losing the Revolutionary War. And one of those 'terrorist', LaFayette, remained a dear, lifelong friend of Geo. Washington.
You'll have to expound, if you care to, on what exactly you mean by 'deluded economic theories'. To me, Thomas J always seemed to pretty much in sync with men like Reagan where taxes, banks, and econ. matters were concerned.
"and a willingness to out lie about the opposition".
Granted, he was guilty of this, though I honestly believe he was sorry for it, and felt great remorse at having estranged himself from Washington. I won't say he felt the same about Hamilton, of whom Thomas J had no amity towards at all.
"Mountebank of Monticello"...Funny, though Sage of Monticello is closer to the truth.
By the way, you can also include James Madison as one of those
admirers of the "beloved France".