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Taupkek 2 points ago +2 / -0

He counted the Georgia votes for himself even though they were probably not legitamite. This led to a tie with Burr and 36 tie votes in the House in the first contingency election. If he hadnt, Charles Pinckney, who no one today has ever heard of, would likely have been president.