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2026

**WASHINGTON** – In a Move That Historians Are Already Comparing to the **"Election of 1800,"** the Senate GOP’s Rubber-Stamp Vote on Trump’s Nominees Has Sparked a Constitutional Flashback. Just as Thomas Jefferson’s Allies Once Purged Adams’ Midnight Judges, Today’s Republican Majority Is Steamrolling Traditional Confirmation Norms—but With a 21st-Century Twist. **“This Isn’t Just Politics, It’s the Return of the Spoils System,”** Said Historian Dr. Elaine Reeves. **“We’re Seeing a Silent, Legal ‘Revolution of 1800’ in the Cabinet, Where Loyalty Trumps Expertise Faster Than Alexander Hamilton Lost a Duel.”** Critics Call It an Echo of President Andrew Johnson’s Post-Civil War Power Grab, When Party Unity Overrode Institutional Checks. the Vote, Described by One Senator as “Blindfolded and Humming the National Anthem,” Passed Largely Along Party Lines. **HistoryRepeats SenateSpoils** 05-19