The friction between the developing political parties intensified during Washington’s second administration. Electors were chosen by state legislatures in nine states and by popular vote in the other six. There were now fifteen states, and all participated. John Adams came in second with 77 votes, followed by George Clinton with 50 votes. Again, there was no campaign, and Washington was elected unanimously, receiving 132 electoral votes. Although he had initially planned to retire, he agreed to serve another term. Many agreed that George Washington’s reelection was essential to the stability of the new nation. Virginia cast its 10 electoral votes for George Washington. President and inaugurated in New York City on April 30, 1789. Thus, in the first test of the Electoral College, George Washington was chosen as the first U.S. With the next highest total (34 votes), John Adams became vice president. To avoid a tie for the presidency, the second vote was split among eleven other potential candidates. Every elector cast a vote for Washington (69 votes). He did not campaign for the office or give speeches on his own behalf. George Washington was held in such high esteem by the other Founding Fathers and was so popular that there were no serious rivals to his election. In this first election there was no official nomination. Scroll down the page to learn more about specific election years.
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A union official said a month earlier that critical race theory provided students "the opportunity to understand the full breadth and depth of American society."įetterman, who last month suffered a near-fatal stroke, will face off against Republican Mehmet Oz in the general election in November. Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, denied last July that critical race theory was being taught to K-12 students. McAuliffe, who was also endorsed by the National Education Association, called critical race theory a "right-wing conspiracy theory" that was "totally made up by Donald Trump."ĭemocrats and their union allies have dismissed reports of critical race theory in American classrooms, even as many of them want it taught to schoolkids. Glenn Youngkin (R., Va.) beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe last November. Concerns about the doctrine likely helped Gov. The incident occurred on a Saturday, when school was out of session.Ĭritical race theory has played a role in elections in other battleground states. He has said he believed the unarmed black jogger, Christopher Miyares, had just fired a gun and would shoot up a nearby school. And that could open up old wounds for Fetterman, who as the mayor of the predominantly black town of Braddock in 2013 pulled a shotgun on an unarmed black jogger.įetterman, who accepted the endorsements, has defended his actions and denied claims of racism. The endorsements from the National Education Association and Pennsylvania State Education Association could put pressure on Fetterman to stake out a position on the merits of critical race theory, which teaches that America is fundamentally racist.
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The Pennsylvania State Education Association, an affiliate of the national union, has pushed critical race theory on its members through seminars on how to "implement" the theory and other social justice teachings in the classroom and "work toward fostering increased equity for all students." National Education Association president Becky Pringle, who on Wednesday endorsed Fetterman as a "champion for America's students," said last year that union members were "not going to be afraid" of teaching critical race theory. But Fetterman's latest union backers, the National Education Association and Pennsylvania State Education Association, have come out staunchly in favor of the controversial curriculum. He said the theory was not taught in Pennsylvania schools and had just been overblown by "divisive dog-whistling" Republicans.
His teachers' union allies disagree-and they want to put it in Pennsylvania schools.įetterman, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, said in February that critical race theory is "just not an issue" of importance. Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman has dismissed critical race theory as a nonissue.
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