Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-2236231-20180204031724/@comment-33689772-20180223203451

So... the Election of 1804 would probably be similar to OTL. I don’t think Burr would be able to run successfully after being discredited by Jefferson, even without his duel with Hamilton. But he might inadvertently end up becoming VP (due to coming in 2nd while the US still using the old electoral system). Over the long run, though, the US would probably end up making reforms similar to the 12th Amendment due to situations like this.

Also, about the Election of 1800 damaging Burrs political power in OTL: Before the Election he and Jefferson agreed that Jefferson would be President and Burr VP, but they ended up tied. Instead of telling the electors to vote for Jefferson Burr stayed silent and caused a crisis. That’s where Jefferson’s distrust of Burr started so I’m not sure whether that would still exist here.