Is mudslinging during political campaigns as American as apple pie?
That is if you mean what has always been done is American as apple pie. The mud slinging goes all the way back to the second presidency, John Adams. The Federalists accused the Democratic-Republicans of being war mongers and supporting the violent revolutions in France while the Democratic Republicans accused the Federalists of aristocracy and wanting to establish an American monarchy. At that time, the presidential nominees did not select running mates. Adam’s opponent, Jefferson, ended up being his vice president. Thomas Jefferson became the third president in spite of being labeled an atheist in the campaign. The Federalists threw plenty of mud during the War of 1812. They called it Mr.. Madison’s War. In the election of 1824, there was only one party and it was still a heated election and so close that it had to be decided by the House of Representatives. The following election, there was even more mudslinging. Andrew Jackson’s wife was very upset over mud slung her way. She and Ja
