Julian Fernandez
Category Archives: 1852
The Hero of Many a Well Fought Battle
Catherine Treesh
Pierce and King and Unity
Christopher Cameron
My goal in this campaign video was to paint Franklin Pierce as the candidate of unity. Pierce did no campaigning on his own behalf for the election, and let the Democratic Party machine do that for him. Continue reading
“Fuss and Feathers” Anti – Scott
Jeff Riemann
Scott and Pierce ran on strikingly similar platforms. Both wanted to avoid taking sides on the Compromise of 1850 as not to anger either the South or North depending on what side they took, and they did not have major divisive economic issues to side with. This election, therefore, came down to mudslinging and attacks on each other’s characters. Continue reading