Archive for April 21st, 2008

1824-2008 Election Season

Posted on April 21, 2008. Filed under: Politics | Tags: 2008 election, Andrew Jackson, frontier |

It seems that ever since American voters turned on to Andrew Jackson in the 1824 campaign, being “a man of the people” has changed its definition in America.
It used to mean someone who had the best interests of our democracy in mind. A man of the people realized he was the people’s representative and their leader. He [...]