The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College.

这一“五分之三准则”使南方各州在选举团中的选票膨胀，从而使杰弗逊在1800年的总统选举中险胜。

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This didn't always work - Thomas Jefferson prevailed in the election of 1800, despite reports of his demise - but the Internet corollary can have terrible consequences.

但这并不总是奏效——Thomas Jefferson不受“被死亡”的影响，在1800的大选中胜出——然而这在网络上却必然产生严重的后果。

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If you think partisan politics are bad today, you should have seen the election of 1800.

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For since the election of 1800, and even before that in the inspiration for the American Revolution itself, the American people have always voted and fought for economic growth and prosperity.

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As this spoof of the 1800 election shows, however, the classically-educated Founding Fathers were extremely adept at vicious, nasty smears.

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