Campaign Trail Results: Game #765797
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- Year: 1844
- Player Candidate: Henry Clay
- Running Mate: Theodore Frelinghuysen
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- James K. Polk | 235 | 1,403,960 | 51.91 |
| ---- Henry Clay | 40 | 1,261,055 | 46.62 |
| ---- James Birney | 0 | 39,845 | 1.47 |
| ---- John Tyler | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Answers:
- Martin Van Buren, Democrat and President until 1841, will be making a tour of the country to visit various friends and political figures. Will you extend the invitation for him to stay at your estate for a few days?This would be a strictly personal invite. We are friends. And besides, it might blunt some opposition to my candidacy from New York.
- What points will emphasize in your acceptance letter, as you accept the Whig nomination for President?I stand opposed to any annexation of Texas. It will reopen settled questions and distract our nation from its important political issues, such as economic development.
- What position will you take on the Texas annexation issue?This discussion has grown tiresome, but let me restate that I oppose the annexation of Texas.
- The background of your running mate, Theodore Frelinghuysen, has caused much distress among the Catholics of this country? Will you make any statements on this issue?Let's not make any statements on this issue. There are too many people on both sides of it who might take offense.
- There have recently been riots and armed clashes between nativists and Irish immigrants in Philadelphia and elsewhere. Do you have any plans to condemn the Irish violence in these episodes?After a few days have passed and tempers have cooled, let us reemphasize our support for current naturalization laws.
- Cassius Clay, your cousin, has published a letter stating you are in accord with the abolitionist movement. How will you respond to this?I'm not going to dignify this letter with a response.
- There are a number of attacks which focus on your fondness for horse-racing, drinking, gambling, female conversation, and the like. Do you have a response to this?There are a lot of places in America where men like that kind of thing. We will win the Yankee Puritan vote in any case.
- Do you plan to make any attacks against the Liberty Party, a radical abolitionist group that is fielding a third party candidate?Any attacks we make will only publicize this group more. Let's stick to our own campaign in this case.
- Do you still support the idea that the federal government should purchase the telegraph patent and manage the technology?I absolutely believe that the development of telegraph lines should take its place alongside canals, harbors, and railroads as a national prerogative.
- Was there really a bargain (a “Corrupt Bargain” to many) between yourself and John Quincy Adams which elevated him to the Presidency in 1825?I don't know how many times a man can deny an unjust allegation before fatigue sets in.
- Does it make sense to attack Northern Democrats as enablers and fellow travelers of the Southern slavery expansion?We should attack the Northern Democrats on their opposition to, or flip-flopping on, the issues of tariffs and internal improvements. They are on soft ground in that debate.
- Is there something you can do to give the Southern Whigs political cover from the incessant attacks that they are in league with an anti-slavery party?I am opposed to radicalism from any region, and that includes anti-slavery radicalism. The Whig Party is a national party with a national program that will benefit all regions equally.
- What should your party's position be on the Tariff of 1842, which increased tariffs?We stand steadfast in support of this tariff. It is one of the few positive accomplishments of Mr. Tyler's so-called Presidency.
- Do you believe that some revenue should be set aside from our tariffs to finance internal improvements, such as canals and roads?This is one of the key objectives of our current tariff policy, and I would support a strong infrastructure program as President.
- What is your current position on the banking system?I stand for a national bank, broadly similar to the late Second Bank of the United States.
- Do you support an Amendment that would limit the President to a single term in office?This is a necessary step against the overreach and abuse of power of the Executive branch.
- Do you support the lifting of the Gag Rule in Congress?We have no plans to address the Gag Rule during our campaign.
- Would you sign a law that lowered tariffs below the level needed to protect American industry from foreign imports?I would be forced to veto such a measure as President.
- Do you have any statement to make on John Calhoun's “Packenham Letter”, stating slavery to be a positive blessing, and justifying the annexation of Texas as a pro-slavery move?I disagree with John Calhoun across the board, which leads to my opposition to the annexation of Texas.
- Do you support any changes to our current naturalization laws?Our current laws are in need of great revision, in light of the troubles we have had with recent immigrants.
- Do you support any effort to establish a unified, national currency?I support a national bank, and one clear argument for the bank is the total chaos we've had with our currency since 1837.
- Regardless of your personal feelings, would you sign an act which established an independent Treasury for the government's funds?The independent Treasury is a halfway measure, designed to cover for the disaster that was the war against the Second Bank of the United States.
- What is your position on the Oregon boundary question?We need to be just as aggressive on this issue as we are anywhere else. “Fifty-four Forty or Fight!”
- Is there a particular state where your party should concentrate its resources and most talented speakers as the election draws near?Ohio
- Aside from the issue of Texas, do you support the expansion of the United States in general? Into Oregon, other parts of Mexico, Cuba, etc.?Oregon is a different issue than that of Texas. In Oregon we have an existing, legitimate claim.