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For the political campaign of 1804, it was clear that Thomas Jefferson would once more be his party's nominee for president. Leaders of the Republican Party decided to focus on their nominee for vice president.
The Twelfth Amendment had not yet been ratified (although ultimately it would be ratified before the election), so there was not yet a system in place for nominating both president and vice president on a single ballot. Instead, the old system was still in use. Whoever received the most electoral votes would become president; the runner-up would be vice president. Republicans wanted to select a potential vice president who was popular and appealing enough to surpass all other candidates but not so strong that he would get more votes than Jefferson.
Aaron Burr, Jefferson's vice in his first term, was not considered for the political campaign ticket this time. Burr and Jefferson had originally tied in the election of 1800, and Jefferson had always questioned Burr's loyalty and largely ignored him during the first term. While serving as vice president, Burr ran for election as governor of New York but was defeated. Later, he was involved in a duel with Alexander Hamilton that resulted in Hamilton's death.
In February 1804, a group of Republicans gathered and nominated a committee of men whose goal was to "promote the success of the Republican nominations." Thirteen men were chosen for the committee: Seven were senators, six were members of the House of Representatives, and they were from 13 different states. Their mission was not only to ensure Thomas Jefferson's reelection but also to guarantee that his vice was a supportive Republican.
This was a significant development in political campaigning, as this group of 13 men represents the first formal national party organization established to elect a president and vice president. The party's ultimate choice for the vice presidential candidate was the governor of New York, George Clinton. In addition to his experience and political prominence, Clinton added geographical balance to a ticket whose presidential candidate came from Virginia.
The campaign was particularly eager to focus its attention on the New England states. Before 1800, New England had been strongly Federalist. During Jefferson's presidency, his party concentrated its efforts on ensuring that the Republican Party was not merely a Southern political party, but a national party.
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