Election College | Presidential Elect...
Join us as we take a fun and informative look at the history of Presidential elections in the United States of America as well as all sorts of topics directly related to how our government and elections work! We also delve into the reasons and policies (Constitutional or otherwise) behind exactly what makes the highest offices in the land tick.
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The White House | Episode #096 | Election Colle...
It's the President's house!
28 min
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The Libertarian Party | Episode #095 | Election...
You know the Republicans and the Democrats... but what about the Libertarians?
19 min
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William Jennings Bryan | Episode #094 | Electio...
He ran for president multiple times and never won... but he did break an electoral vote record.
33 min
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Tammany Hall | Episode #093 | Election College:...
The political machine that helped shape New York (and American) politics!
27 min
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Salmon Chase | Episode #092 | Election College:...
This guy really wanted to be President...
23 min
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Aaron Burr | Episode #091 | Election College: U...
We didn't like Aaron Burr long before it was cool not to like Aaron Burr.
33 min
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Alexander Hamilton | Episode #090 | Election Co...
We go way back with Alexander Hamilton (A.K.A. The Wizard of Oz). Plus this music is stuck in our heads!
40 min
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Eugene V. Debs and the Socialists | Episode #08...
The guy who ran for President from prison.
26 min
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The Petticoat Affair (and How it Changed Presid...
"I would rather have live vermin on my back than the tongue of one of these Washington women on my reputation." -Andrew Jackson
22 min
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Party Conventions | Episode #087 | Election Col...
Just a formality?
20 min
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Superdelegates | Episode #086 | Election Colleg...
What are superdelegates? And how do they work?
19 min
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How Rich Were the Presidents? Part 2 | Episode ...
Okay... maybe they aren't all that rich after all...
28 min
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How Rich Were the Presidents? Part 1 | Episode ...
All of them were loaded, right?
30 min
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Currency, Andy Jack and Harriet Tubman | Episod...
What's with this money stuff anyway?
20 min
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Contested Conventions | Episode #082 | Election...
What's a contested convention? Is it new?
21 min
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Do Territories Get To Vote? | Episode #081 | El...
Well... kinda...
10 min
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Primaries vs. Caucuses | Episode #080 | Electio...
Who the heck knows the difference?
17 min
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The First First Lady - Dolley Madison | Episode...
We learn about the wife of President James Madison, Dolley.
22 min
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Women's Suffrage | Episode #078 | Election Coll...
Finally - women get the right to vote.
26 min
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Obama Gets Reelected - Election of 2012 | Episo...
No one else stands a chance.
20 min
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The Great Recession - Election of 2008 | Episod...
It's still the economy, stupid.
29 min
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The Dean Scream - Election of 2004 | Episode #0...
HWAAAAAAH!
18 min
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Florida Can't Decide - Election of 2000 | Episo...
We still don't know who won...
30 min
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The Democrats Finally Win Two In A Row - Electi...
Some nuns even get subpoenaed in this episode...
15 min
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It's the Economy, Stupid - Election of 1992 | E...
An economic downturn makes way for a Democrat
24 min