How Did George Washington Contribute To The Decline Of Political Parties

George Washington was against political parties, he believed it would eventually lead to the downfall of our country, and in fact was the only president who did not belong to a political party...the big divide of our founding fathers is one that still exists. Founding fathers like John Adams and Alexander Hamilton believed America would only flourish if the president and federal government had more control than individual colonies/states...Founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison believed each colony/state should essentially run themselves with very little input from the federal government...John Adams and Hamilton became the leading members of the Federalist party...Jefferson and Madison the wait for it...Democratic-Republicans.