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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > presidential campaigns and elections > presidential election of 1848

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presidential election of 1848  

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  • THE ELECTION OF 1848 can be characterized as the first to feature a candidate-centered campaign. Smarting from their defeat in the 1844 election, the Whig Party chose not to articulate any substantive positions in their official platform. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Presidential Election of 1848]

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