History

Karly Chan

1 December, 10:33

In the presidential election of 1840: a. the Whigs employed political tactics pioneered by Democrats. b. the Democrats nominated three regional candidates, hoping to throw the election into the House of Representatives. c. the Democrats and Whigs both produced platforms that clearly laid out the parties' positions on major public issues. d. the Whigs again nominated Henry Clay. e. voter turnout dropped dramatically because no popular candidate like Jackson ran.