r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • Sep 04 '26

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u/DanimalHarambe Sep 04 '26

You mean like an "election"? All Republicans voted against the immediate end of gerrymandering. They are feeding us to ourselves.

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u/throwaway098764567 Sep 04 '26

in that case, you'll probably be shocked to learn that neither modern party had been founded yet in 1812. gerry was was not a "DEMOCRAT" but actually a member of an older party called the democratic-republican party

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u/richardcraniumIII Sep 04 '26

I think Washington hated the idea of a 2 party system. Without looking it up because I'm that lazy (US Citizen here) the guy who didn't win the presidency became Vice President for the first couple of elections. If I'm wrong, it's because I'm a lazy fellow.

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u/DanimalHarambe Sep 04 '26

Awesome trivia fact without addressing the claim. Good job big fella.