BOARD 8 ELECTS - Election of 1804 - Jefferson (i) (R) v Pinckney (F)

(Voting again after having read the new post, nothing changed, though)

Since the Louisiana Purchase is already a done deal, I suppose we don't need to vote for what the candidates think of it specifically, only about how they plan to integrate the land. I see the problem of voting for the president to be able to do things not explicitly laid out in the Constitution there, but the purchase has already been made, which makes that question less directly important. I think the Federalists would be right about this and the land should be formed into states and territories, but that would effectively give a lot of power to slave states, which I'm opposed to. I guess I'd give some points to the Federalists here, but not by much.

I'm not overly concerned about the issue of Spain; I'm sure they'll be busy with Napoleon for the foreseeable future. No need to be extra friendly to France, though, and sour relations with Britain. Haiti's not a major issue, but I'm ansty about supporting France there since it's implicitly supporting slavery. Points for the Federalists there.

Having a large navy sounds reasonable given that our military interactions with Europe are likely to be largely naval in nature. Speaking of which, dealing with Barbary piracy also clearly requires such a navy. Points for the Federalists there.

I'm not overly fond of the Alien Act, so points for the DRs there. Direct taxes also seem like a necessary evil to maintain the country and its infrastructure, so points for the Federalists.

Gonna go with Pinckney.