In the years that followed the Harrison campaign, many candidatesfrom Colonel James 'Young Hickory' Polk in 1844 to Lieutenant John Kerry in 2004had their 'humble origins' and/or 'war leadership' highlighted in political material. Often coupled with these tactics was a corollary, to create an image of the opposition candidate that was highly negativefrom John Adams as a 'monarchist' to John Kerry as a 'flip-flopping, windsurfing elitist.

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  • History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation
  • Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power

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