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Washington

posted 15 years ago by agspiess
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Does anyone else have a problem with Washington being described as a Federalist? I know he shared a lot of ideals with the Federalist Party, but he was never a member of the party. He should have been labeled as an Independent.

[–] dmnemaine 14 years ago

Although Washington declared himself "above" political parties, he was really a Federalist in everything but name, so it's no real stretch to list him as such.