nov 1, 1888 - Election of 1888 (Nov)

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Dems renominated Cleveland in St. Louis convention

Repub nominate Benjamin Harrison whose granddad was William Henry Harrison

Tariff = main issue, spread ~10 mill pamphlets on issue; Tariff issue spurred Repub to action; In post-Pendleton politics w/ alliances w/ big businesses, spent $$ to line up “voting cattle” known as “repeaters” and “floaters”; Were paid $20 per vote in Indiana - swing state

Harrison beat Cleveland 233-168 electoral, change of 7k ballots in NY would’ve changed election; Cleveland won popular vote, was first sitting president to be voted out of seat since Van Buren in 1840

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