Each side believed that victory by the other would ruin the nation.Federalists attacked Jefferson as an un-Christian deist whose sympathy for the French Revolution would bring similar bloodshed and chaos to the United States.the Democratic-Republicans denounced the strong centralization of federal power under Adams's presidency.Republicans' specifically objected to the expansion of the U.S. army and navy, the attack on individual rights in the Alien and Sedition Acts, and new taxes and deficit spending used to support broadened federal action.Federalists wanted strong federal authority to restrain the excesses of popular majorities, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted to reduce national authority so that the people could rule more directly through state governments.The election's outcome brought a dramatic victory for Democratic-Republicans who swept both houses of Congress, including a decisive 65 to 39 majority in the House of Representatives.The presidential decision in the electoral college was somewhat closer, but the most intriguing aspect of the presidential vote stemmed from an outdated Constitutional provision whereby the Republican candidates for president and vice president actually ended up tied with one another.Votes for President and Vice President were not listed on separate ballots.Adams ran as Jefferson's main opponent, running mates Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes.The election was decided in the House of Representatives where each state wielded a single vote.The election was decided in the House of Representatives where each state wielded a single vote.The election was decided in the House of Representatives where each state wielded a single vote.The election was decided in the House of Representatives where each state wielded a single vote.The election was decided in the House of Representatives where each state wielded a single vote.The election was decided in the House of Representatives where each state wielded a single vote.
