Can you describe the tone and tactics used used in the 1828 election?


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Mud slinging is a tactic that was used in the 1828 election. The Republicans divided themselves into two parties; The National Republicans who supported Adams while the Democrat Republicans supported Jackson. The Adamites rallied together and chanted 'Huzza for Jackson' while the Democrats adopted the oak as their emblem to represent their independence.

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