Reply #43: the Whigs never produed the kind of politician i would go for

[jacksonian]

they were nothing nationally without some war hero general at their head. Nor were they, as a party, particularly anti-slave - many did become abolutionists, but many were in favor of slavery and became Dems after the Whigs broke up.

i would have been a Jacksonian Democrat, because i would have been most concerned about limiting the power of the banking system, although i would have been a moderate on the tariff issues. The slavery and Indian rights questions would have had me considering splitting, however. By 1860 i would have definitely supported Lincoln.

My votes:
1840: van Buren over Harrison, although i might have voted for Harrison
1844: Polk over Clay, Clay was just too slick a politcian for my vote
1848: Cass over Taylor, although this would have been the first time the slavery issue would have started to have me leaving the Dems. But Zach Taylor was not presidential timber, i'm sorry, and the whole "general as president" meme was getting pretty worn out
1852: Pierce over Scott, a terrible choice either way.
1856: Fremont over Buchanan and Fillmore. Bloody Kansas would have chased me from the Dems.