Once upon a time, young Republicans made what amounted to pilgrimages to Monticello, home of former President Thomas Jefferson. Indeed, during his 17-year retirement beginning in 1809, the former president regularly greeted visitors but seldom ventured from his mountaintop sanctuary, least of all for electioneering purposes. Some modern politicians, on...
Once upon a time, young Republicans made what amounted to pilgrimages to Monticello, home of former President Thomas Jefferson. Indeed, during his 17-year retirement beginning in 1809, the former president regularly greeted visitors but seldom ventured from his mountaintop sanctuary, least of all for electioneering purposes. Some modern politicians, on…
