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• Notable Positions: President of the United States, Governor of Virginia, Ambassador to France, United States Senator from Virginia, Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Virginia
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: Few men have been as accomplished a candidate as James Monroe. His resume includes outstanding service in the Revolutionary War, participation in the Continental Congress, leadership in the U.S. Senate, and strong management of the Department of State and Department of War. Monroe has negotiated multiple treaties, including the Louisiana Purchase, and oversaw the latter half of the War of 1812. Throughout his career, he has been noted for his integrity, frankness, and humility. Though opposed by some for continuing the “Virginia Dynasty,” Monroe is almost universally beloved by his party and the nation at large.
  
• Platform: James Madison hopes to reunite the country together and bring about an “Era of Good Feeling.” A strong advocate of his fellow Virginian, George Washington, Monroe believes that the United States must chart an independent course for itself and avoid unnecessary entanglements with European powers. He further believes that the President must represent all Americans, not just his state or his party. Monroe has assembled a Cabinet based on skill, not geography or political ideology. These efforts have contributed to the Federalist Party’s collapse. In all other affairs, Monroe takes a strict constitutionalist approach to the powers of the presidency, believing that minor inconveniences are preferable to possible tyranny. Monroe believes in the necessity of public works projects and the occasional need for government intervention into the economy, but vows not use either policy to resolve domestic problems until the Constitution is amended to explicitly allow such actions. Monroe is a slaveowner, but considers the institution to be a necessary evil. He has proposed a system of gradual abolition, wherein former slaves will be deported to Africa. He tolerates the Bank of the United States and Madison’s policy on tariffs.

• Notable Positions: Vice President of the United States, Governor of New York, New York Supreme Court Justice, Delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention
  
• Party Affiliation: Democratic-Republican Party
  
• Biography: Before the War of 1812, Tompkins was a distinguished New York jurist who devoted his life to preserving the independence of New York and its people. When the state legislature refused to properly arm the state militia, Tompson spent much of his personal fortune to pay for what he could. When he ran out of money, Tompkins took out massive loans to prevent the state’s destruction from British forces. When Madison struggled to appoint a military commander to oversee New York City, Tompkins took the position. Though these actions have earned Tompkins the respect of some leaders, it has had a devastating impact on his health and psyche. Tompkins has been reduced to a shell of his former self and spends most of his time drinking. His financial situation is ruined and seems incapable of performing basic administrative duties. Federalists have accused him of corruption and deceit, further undermining his mental condition. He has been absent from Washington for almost three-fourths of his Presidency and has been attacked in the press "because he grossly neglected his duty." His health is in massive decline and it is uncertain if he will survive the election.
  
• Platform: Before descending into drunkenness, Tompkins was an enthusiastic supporter of state rights. He believed in the need for individual states to share the burden of responsibility with the federal government. He supported improvements to the New York state militia and public works, more generally. He also advocated for the gradual abolition of slavery.

• Notable Positions: United States Representative from New Jersey, United States Senator from New Jersey
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: Richard Stockton was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the son of Richard Stockton, signatory of the Declaration of Independence and one of the core founders of Princeton University. A wealthy northern landowner, the younger Stockton is a prominent member of a rapidly dying party. In 1796, he was elected to the United States Senate, but declined to serve a second term and instead ran for Governor of New York. Faced with national backlash against Adams and the Federalist Party, Stockton was defeated in three consecutive elections. Only after the unpopular War of 1812 did Stockton again manage to get elected again, this time in the United States House of Representatives. After serving a single term, Stockton retired from politics. Still, he remains a good friend of the rising Daniel Webster and participates in the American Antiquarian Society.
  
• Platform: Richard Stockton is notable for his pro-military views when the country is shifting towards isolationism. After the War of 1812, Stockton fought to have the United States declare war against Algeria again for piracy and interfering with American trade. He and his son have also been prominent donors for the American Colonization Society, which seeks to establish a free nation for former slaves on the African West Coast. Stockton favors a stronger national government and treasury.

• Notable Positions: Governor of Delaware
  
• Party Affiliation: Federalist Party
  
• Biography: Daniel Rodney is the patriarch of the Rodney Family, a family of wealthy farmers, merchants, and politicians who dominate Delaware’s political community. His brother is Speaker of Delaware’s State Senate. Rodney has been active in politics since 1810, but only succeeded in attaining public office after the War of 1812 discredited his Democratic-Republican opposition. Rodney presided over some of the worst episodes of the War and was forced to call upon most of Delaware’s Revolutionary War veterans to help organize the state’s defenses.He is one of the few Federalist alive that still enjoy a national profile. He is known for being temperate, sympathetic, and consistently religious.
  
• Platform: Rodney’s political career has focused both on civil defense and economics. In the early part of his career, Rodney was active in strengthening the state militia. His work on defenses helped ensure that Delaware could defend itself without help from the federal government. In the latter half of his governorship, Rodney instituted a state tax and granted a license to the Wilmington and Philadelphia Turnpike Company to alleviate some of the state’s debt. He and his brother oppose slavery and believe the system can be ended via manumissions, the act of a slave owner voluntarily freeing his or her slaves. In all other affairs, Rodney is a moderate Federalist who believes in stronger national government.

• Notable Positions: Governor of New York, United States Senator from New York, Mayor of New York City, New York State Assemblyman
  
• Party Affiliation: N/A (formerly 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 is extremely interested in natural science. He has also overseen the Erie Canal, a massive project to connect Lake Erie to the upper Hudson River. The project is expected to finish ahead of schedule and under budget.
  
• Platform: Although an adherent to Jeffersonian principles of personal liberty and states rights, Clinton shares some interests with many Federalists, especially on economic issues. He supports the use of the federal government to build manufacturing, banks, roads, and canals. These views led him to be deposed by the Democratic-Republican Party in 1815. To counteract this assault on his authority, Clinton has relied on patronage. Many of Clinton’s personal friends hold positions of power while Federalist and Democratic-Republican rivals have been eliminated. Clinton believes that the federal government can sponsor public works projects but wishes to impose some restrictions on the Bank of the United States. The Erie Canal Project left New York insulated from the Panic of 1819 and,thus, Clinton has remained ambivalent on the issue and blamed the episode on a lack of public moderation. He supports the abolition of slavery. Some officials, including Thomas Jefferson himself, believe that Clinton orchestrated the Missouri Compromise by calling his congressional allies to oppose Missouri’s admission to the Union.

QuoProQuid has issued a correction as of 15:09 on Jan 10, 2016