General Discussion

Remember, he owned a large plantation and many slaves. He was a Southerner of his day, through and through. Most of the US was rural at the time, and as a frontier soldier and "Indian fighter", that added to his popularity, since most rural Americans shared his attitudes towards non-whites. And in his battles -- electoral defeat, then victory in a rematch -- with John Quincy Adams, he was seen as siding with the "common people" vs the educated and moneyed elites. No wonder Steve Bannon tries to present Turnip as a second Jackson -- they shared a great many flaws, but no virtues (since Turnip doesn't have any), and for MAGAts that superficial resemblance is good enough.