Washington warned against political parities, period. The problems of first past the post creating a two party duopoly weren’t understood at the time.
It’s not a very practical approach to nationwide electoral strategy, IMO. Washington himself was allied with Hamilton’s Federalist party in practice, even if he never officially declared for it.
Washington warned against political parities, period. The problems of first past the post creating a two party duopoly weren’t understood at the time.
It’s not a very practical approach to nationwide electoral strategy, IMO. Washington himself was allied with Hamilton’s Federalist party in practice, even if he never officially declared for it.