By Hillel Italie
AP National Writer 

Election year fatigue? Blame it in part on the race of 1840

 

October 30, 2016



NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential elections are a foundation of American democracy dating back to George Washington.

But presidential campaigns, as we know and endure them, came later.

In a book published this fall, "The Carnival Campaign," author Ronald G. Shafer reflects on the race in 1840 that laid the groundwork for today's songs and speeches, insults and branding, rumors about health and left us with a catchphrase for the ages, "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too." Gone forever were the elections for which candidates stayed home and hesitated even to say they were candidates, Shafer told The Assoc...



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