24 Jan 1837 Jahr - Martin Van Buren was elected
president on the Democrat ticket.
The party lost its popularity
due to the Panic of 1837,
the president was given the
nickname 'Martin Van Ruin'
and the electors turned their
affiliation to the newly formed Whig party.
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