My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
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Episodes of My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Mark All
In Part 1 of our two-parter on the 1848 election, American politics is experiencing its greatest tumult. To long-time politicos the world is upside down as Whigs are working with Democrats, Democrats with Whigs. Writers are declaring a new Youn
'The public and the public papers have been much occupied lately in placing us in a point of opposition to each other. ' So wrote Jefferson to Adams about the 1796 Presidential Election, America's first with two candidates with true campaigns.
Bunch of topics. We note that at this point in 1988, President Reagan had made stump speeches for his Vice President Bush. We also get into Pennsylvania's East and West sides, and a nearly complete history of PA's Presidential vote. And we get
Bruce gets into how many elections in American history have been conducted not with high debate but rather, a netherworld of disinformation and unimportant issues. Related, celebrity or religious endorsements were part of elections past. We als
We all know Abraham Lincoln wins in 1860, and most know that it was because the Democrats split [except, in many states they actually got back together], that's what we know. But there's a lot to the 1860 election and this episode originally ai
From belt buckles, to town-halls to whether the veeps get to debate, a brief history of debate negotiations.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A look at the Senator who tried to end the Electoral College and the original reasons for it. It has as much to do with 1969 as it does with 1787Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As the name says, a bunch of stories from books and clippings. Happy Labor Day.We are part of Airwave Media NetworkPatreon - http://www.patreon.com/mhcbuyp(Amos Ellmaker is the VP Candidate of the 1832 anti-masonic party)Learn more about
Bruce was on the Useless Information Podcast Fascinating True Stories from the Flip Side of Historygo subscribe to Useless Information Podcast and visit its website for more stories at - https://uselessinformation.org/Learn more about your ad
We answer two questions about The 1864 Presidential Election as we have a detailed, 4-part series on Patreon nowhttp://www.patreon.com/mhcbuypPlus Inflation and Presidential Election results, and a historical note about taxes on tips.We are
We look at the Anti-Masonic Party of the 1820s and 1830s from backwater movement to national stage and its lasting influence on one of the two major parties today, and on political conventions. Was it truly a conspiracy theory-based movement? W
With Jon Blackwell, Wall Street Journal Editor and creator of the Twitter handle 100 Years Ago News, we discuss significant news stories of 1924 that have meaning for today - especially Tea Pot Dome, Coolidge, The 103-Ballot Democratic Conventi
With today's candidates debating when to have a first or second debate, it's worthwhile to note that in 1960, there was a debate as to whether have 5 debates!! In this re-run episode from 2020, we discuss. After the four TV debates between Rich
The race as it stands with VP Harris now the likely Democratic nominee, the age issue [my opinion unchanged since 2008], the "3 on 2 Campaign" possibility for Democrats, VP Choices, Notes of 1988 and Other Stories.Among other things, we discus
From 2016 - The history of 2nd debates in American History. Often this is where the action happens. In 1960, it changed the election campaign even if no one noticed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the second part of our episode, we take a look at LBJ's actions around the 1968 convention. While we can't answer the hypothetical of whether LBJ was willing to accept a draft at the convention, we can see that his actions clearly hurt Huber
Lyndon Johnson's decision to withdraw from the 1968 Presidential race was the definition of a shocking TV moment. With a President not accepting the nomination of his party for the first time since, we think it's time to release our previously
To match the faithful of the Bush campaign, the Kerry campaign builds the largest army of door knockers ever. Just like Team Bush, he thinks he has the election. But did he ever have a chance?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f
In part I of our look at the 2004 election, we look at things from the Bush Campaign side, where a revolutionary idea may or may not have helped the campaign win a troublesome state for them. In the last few days, they weren't sure.We are par
More talk about the current situation, the attack on President Trump, history, and a bit about polls.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A sketch of the events around D-day and FDR's political and health situationLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We look at the current situation, rich with historical questions, if not historical precedents. We look at brokered conventions, VP choices, incapacity, the 12th Amendment, good faith and bad faith debates going on, if 1892 can say anything abo
The Democratic Convention in New York City in 1980 was not the example to follow for how to run a convention. With the help of "Reaganland" author and historian Rick Perlstein, we look at one of the most frustrating modern conventions. The figh
With the help of people who were there, we take you to the 1976 Convention. Jimmy Carter's nominating convention in New York handed him 30 percentage points in the polls, and is seen as one of the best. We look at what happened - from a strict
We know about the first half of the Declaration of Independence and life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But the Declaration also contains a listing of facts submitted to a "candid world" detailing what was wrong in the American colonies
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