Those campaigning for a second term for Adams denounced Jackson as a hot-tempered, ignorant barbarian, a participant in repeated duels and frontier brawls, a man whose fame rested upon his reputation as a killer. As a military victor, he projected patriotism. As a fabled Indian fighter, he was a hero in the frontier states. As a planter, lawyer, and slaveholder, he had the trust of southern planters. Debtors and local bankers who hated the national bank also embraced Jackson. In addition, his vagueness on the issues protected him from attack by interest groups. The extension of voting rights to the poorest people brought a new type of politician to the fore: the man who had special appeal to the masses or knew how to organize the people for political purposes and who became a vocal advocate of the people’s right to rule. Andrew Jackson fit perfectly the ideal of this more democratic political world, a rustic leader sprung from the people rather than a member of the aristocracy, a frontiersman of humble origin who had scrambled up the political ladder by will and tenacity. When the 1828 election returns came in, Jackson had won by a comfortable margin.