foobardog has issued a correction as of 18:25 on Dec 26, 2015

• Notable Positions: Secretary of State, Representative of Virginia, Writer of the Federalist Papers, Delegate at the Constitutional Convention, Primary Author of the Constitution, Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Virginia
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: A member of the Virginia aristocracy, James Madison first became prominent during the Constitutional Convention. There, he helped write and build consensus on a new Constitution. In 1799, Madison returned to politics as a member of the Virginia legislature, where he railed against the Federalist Party and supported nullification to counteract their influence. As a result of his spirited action and his personal relationship with Jefferson, Madison was appointed Secretary of State. In this position he oversaw the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expeditions, and the Barbary Wars.
  
• Platform: Madison’s campaign focuses almost exclusively on the Second War of Independence and his management of it. Though he claims never to have sought war, Madison urges the country to fight vigorously against an enemy “which [is] known to spare neither age nor sex… [from its] most shocking butcheries.” Madison promises to fight the war more vigorously than ever before and to secure the northern states from invasion. He further vows to fight onward, until the British agree to respect American sovereignty, allow the free movement of American trade, and end impressment. There are other whisperings about the possible annexation of Canada and an expansion of the United States into Indian territories, but those are not official war goals. In all other affairs, Madison is an adamant Democratic-Republican. He opposes central banking, supports France, and believes in a military based on state militias. He is a slave owner.

• Notable Positions: Governor of Massachusetts, Representative from Massachusetts,
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: In national politics, there are as few politicians as controversial as Elbridge Gerry. The son of a wealthy British family, Elbridge Gerry actively resisted the Patriot cause during the American Revolution and was one of three men who refused to sign the United States Constitution. Though he later acceded to both documents, Gerry’s fear of “demagoguery” and has made him an unusual figure within the Democratic-Republican Party. Though he was dispatched to help resolve the XYZ Affair, some believe Gerry has “done more injury to this country… than he will be able to make atonement in his whole life.” He has the unique distinction of being the namesake of the term “gerrymandering.”
  
• Platform: Gerry is a zealous supporter of Madison and has accused the Federalist Party of actively helping British forces to help their electoral chances. He supports the mass arrest of Federalist printers and party leaders. In all other affairs, Gerry is a typical Democratic-Republican. He is a passionate supporter of American-French ties and has paid special attention to Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, Napoleon’s sister-in-law, to retain good ties. Gerry supports decentralization and reducing the size of the federal government. He supports states’ rights but opposes increased individual freedoms because “the people have the wildest ideas of government in the world.”

• Notable Positions: United States Senator from New York, Mayor of New York City, New York State Assemblyman
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: DeWitt Clinton is the head of New York’s Clinton family, a nephew of the recently deceased Vice President George Clinton, and a former confidant of George Washington. Though he lacks military experience, DeWitt Clinton has often drawn upon the memory of his father, a military war hero, to engage with former veterans and the state militia. As Mayor of New York he was known for personally quelling riots and has, notably, defended Catholic immigrants from angry mobs. He is an avid proponent of the fine arts and has used his ties to Manhattan Bank to sponsor New York’s cultural scene.
  
• Platform: Though his backers are largely driven by a desire to end Mr. Madison’s War as soon as possible, Clinton has adopted a unique campaign strategy to avoid appearing as an appeaser. He gives anti-war speeches in places where he knows the voters oppose the war, but also gives anti-British speeches and calls for a vigorous prosecution of the war in areas where he knows that war against Britain is popular. In private, Clinton’s backers claim that these positions are not contradictory. Once Clinton is President, they argue, Clinton will massively upgrade the military capabilities of the nation, and then pursue peace from a position of equal or superior strength. This tactic has earned him the disgust of former President John Adams, who has crossed party lines to support James Madison. In all other affairs, DeWitt Clinton is a moderate who falls along the fringes of both Democratic-Republican and Federalist parties. He supports large public works projects to stimulate the economy, including a canal network to link the Great Lakes, but opposes the centralized government advocated by some Hamiltonians. He supports the abolition of slavery.

• Notable Positions: Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Delegate from Pennsylvania to the Second Continental Congress,
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: Jared Ingersoll’s political career began in 1765, when a group of radical Patriots tarred and feathered his father before hanging his effigy outside Jared’s childhood home. Seeking to escape the rising tensions of New England, Ingersoll left New Haven to study law in Philadelphia, where he associated with moderate Patriots and eventually supported independence. Always a supporter of strong central government, Ingersoll objected to the Articles of Confederation and participated in the Constitutional Convention. He has since helped define constitutional law from Philadelphia as Attorney General.
  
• Platform: Ingersoll has described the War of 1812 as a “miscarriage without even the heroism of disaster” fought with “gross misconduct [by] Madison and his ministers.” Jared Ingersoll vocally opposes “Mr. Madison’s War,” and has demanded the Administration immediately seek peace. In all other matters, Ingersoll is a moderate Federalist who supports central banking, increased authority for the national government, and close ties with Great Britain. He does not own slaves.

• Notable Positions: United States Senator from New York, Diplomat to the United Kingdom, New York State Assemblyman, Delegate at the Constitutional Convention
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: Rufus King is known as the Last Great Federalist. The son of a Massachusetts farmer-merchant-lumberman-sea captain, King had a pleasant childhood until an angry mob ransacked his childhood home in a fit of revolutionary passion. The incident proved to be a formative experience for King, who went on to the Constitutional Convention to condemn Jeffersonian populism and (eventually) the destruction of the Articles of Confederation. Working closely with Alexander Hamilton, King helped prepare a final draft of the United States Constitution and used his oratory to ensure its ratification. Though King has struggled in politics, he does have the respect of prominent people within both major parties. He is also a friend of Francisco de Miranda, a little-known revolutionary and South American dissident.
  
• Platform: Rufus King is one of the most prominent critics of Mr. Madison’s War in the Senate. He considers it a “war of party, and not one of Country.” The state militias have been illegally transformed from a defensive force to an offensive regular army. Congress has ignored public opinion. Madison has urged for war not to save the captured seamen, but to protect his electoral prospects. As such. King has advocated passive resistance to the Madison Administration to “preserve the country from ruin.” King is fundamentally opposed to violence or an expanded military. He does not believe the public would support a strong military or pay the taxes needed to support it. In all other affairs, King is a High Federalist. He believes in a strong central government, considers Napoleon to be a traitor to the French people, and supports a state-directed economy. King supports halting the expansion of slavery but is willing “to suffer the continuance of slaves until they can be gradually emancipated in states already overrun with them.”

• Notable Positions: Governor of North Carolina, Grand Master of Masons of North Carolina, Lieutenant in the Continental Army
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: Davie is one of the lesser Founding Fathers, a man who was old enough to fight in the Revolutionary War but too young to affect the Articles of Confederation or Constitution in any substantial way. Most prominently, Davie helped defend Charlotte, North Carolina during General Lord Cornwallis’s advance. Though Cornwallis eventually occupied Charlotte, a combination of guerilla warfare and supply problems forced the British to withdraw from “the hornet’s nest.” After the war, Davie became a circuit court lawyer, orator, and politician. He is the founder of the University of North Carolina, a Federalist island in a sea of Democratic-Republicans.
  
• Platform: Davie opposes Mr. Madison’s War and considers it responsible for the South’s economic woes. Because plantations are largely dependent on foreign commerce, any prolonged blockade risks catastrophe. He is worried by the “monstrous strides toward despotism made by the party in power” and is particularly concerned about Elbridge Gerry’s place on the Democratic-Republican ticket. Though Davie is a military man, he opposes the creation of a large standing army to avoid national discontent. He believes that heavy taxes and conscription will drive New England to secede and plunge the United States into civil war. In all other affairs, Davie is a moderate Federalist. He supports rapprochement with the Indian Tribes. He is a slaveowner.

QuoProQuid has issued a correction as of 03:01 on Dec 28, 2015

Ibogaine has issued a correction as of 22:19 on Dec 27, 2015