“There Must Be Some Trick In It!” How Madison, Wilson, “Mr Union” and Other Federalists Handled Objections to the Constitution

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Many of the attacks on the Constitution lacked specific detail, so Federalists had to fight straw men and conspiracy theories.  In this episode we look at how James Wilson and Madison did, and how they explained the Constitution’s benefits.  We also get some of the response.