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 The Most Divisive Election in History 

Soon after the Civil War, the U.S was still in a very divisive time. Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes was running against Democrat candidate Samuel Tilden and the country was still divided by their views after the war. This resulted in a very heated election with both parties threatening to reject the results. After a long process, Hayes was declared the winner of the vote. As the senate moved to approve the count, the Democratic Party moved to reject the vote claiming that the election was rigged. Truthfully, the election was rigged on both sides with many people voting multiple times and each side throwing out opposing ballots. However, the senate still worked to approve the election process and result. At this point, Tilden threatened to march on the capitol with 100,000 "peaceful" soldiers. In an effort to minimize conflict, both parties met in secret to find a verdict. They found a way to collude in secret to discuss the terms of the election among only the leadership of the parties. In my opinion, this was not the most democratic way to handle this situation because the people in power were making large decisions without the will of the people. However, during this time, this was the least destructive way to go about handling this issue. It is not clear what the terms of the agreement were but it is believed that one proposed term was the retreat of all union troops from former confederate territory. This was denied. Although this wasn't the best way to handle the given situation, it did insure that each party felt they won and helped the country move on from the divisive time. It will be interesting to see hw this current election plays out and if each party will work together or fall apart. 

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