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Although not a member of any party, George Washington basically favored a strong central government so long as there was a balance of power held by the Congress. Having just fought a long and bloody war against the British to rid the US of a king, Washington was leary of one person holding such monarchial power again.

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Oh, dude, George Washington was part of the Federalist Party. Like, back in the day, they were all about a strong central government and stuff. So yeah, Washington was repping the Federalists before it was cool.

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Well, George Washington didn't actually belong to any political party. He believed that political parties could divide the nation, so he tried to stay neutral and focused on uniting the country. Washington's main goal was to serve the people and help build a strong, independent nation.

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Washington was not affiliated with any political party. When Washington ran for president, there were no national political parties, at least not in the sense that we have them today. He tended to favor a strong central government and if he had lived longer, he might have become a Federalist but he was opposed in principle to all political parties. He believed that the new nation of America needed peace and unity, and political parties would only bring career politicians why seek to divide a nation based on ideology rather than do what is best for the country and its people.

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There were no political parties during the first 40 years of the United States. George Washington was strongly opposed to political parties and prophetically warned of their evils in his Farewell Address of 1796. (Link below).

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George Washington was the first President of the United States. Prior to becoming president, he served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Washington was not public a member of a political party.

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George Washington was known as a Federalist, although political parties did not exist as organizations then as they do now. Saying Washington was a Federalist simply meant that he was among the believers of a strong central federal government as opposed to a weak one. Persons who believed in weaker federal government, like Thomas Jefferson, were known as Democratic-Republicans.

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Washington's views would fit best with the Federalist party. However, parties were just beginning to form when Washington was running for president and their organization was informal . I doubt that Washington paid dues or carried A Federalist membership card.

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George Washington associated with the political party known as the Federalist. He was the first president of the United States and died in 1799.

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10y ago
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John Adams was a Federalist and George Washington didn't believe in political parties.

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