The extreme partisanship of that era was not long after the Constitution was written, and Jefferson was a partisan as anyone. They agreed that factionalism was

The extreme partisanship of that era was not long after the Constitution was written, and Jefferson was a partisan as anyone. They agreed that factionalism was bad in theory, but they were powerless to stop themselves. Given the historical baggage, I think it’s unfortunate that they named this dinner format after Jefferson? There’s no clear idea of how he did it and they are reinventing it anyway. I guess they think it sounds classy?