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Popular Vote vs. Electoral Vote
Popular Vote: made by the qualified voters
Electoral Vote: made by the electoral college (people chosen by the voters in each state to elect the President/Vice President
Benjamin Harrison: Republican. Running against Democrat Grover Cleveland in 1888
presidential campaign. The votes were really close between the two men. Harrison
lost the popular vote, but won the electoral vote with New York and Indiana.
Republicans: Wanted to keep the tariffs because they received donations from industrialists who benefitted from the protection of tariffs.
Democrats: didn’t like the tariffs because they received donations from industrialists.
Election of 1888
The Republicans won. Gained control of Congress
McKinley Tariff: major piece of legislation that cut tobacco/sugar rates and increased everything else.
Election of 1888 (Con.)
Results of the McKinley Tariff: lowered federal revenue and brought the nation’s surplus in budget to a deficit in budget.