The extremely partisan and outright nasty campaign failed to provide a clear winner because of a constitutional quirk. Presidential electors were required to vote for two people for the offices of president and vice-president. The individual receiving the highest number of votes would become president.
Answer: the extremely partisan campaign failed to provide a clear winner due because of a constitutional problem. presidential electors were required to vote two people for the offices of president and vice-president. this is why the 12th amendment was made.
