Election College | Presidential Election History

Did you know that George Washington had a rather robust life before he became the first president of the United States? Not only did he have his own wealth before becoming president, but his marriage ...

19 Heinä 201626min

___________________________ What happened with Richard Nixon? Didn't he get impeached? How does Watergate work? Is that kinda like deflategate? We explore the mixed-up world of this presidential scan...

14 Heinä 201628min

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12 Heinä 201626min

Last episode we talked about the Continental Congress and the men who presided over it. America moved on into the era of the Articles of Confederation and we have... more presidents! Plus, we talk ab...

7 Heinä 201615min

There are plenty of people who try to say that George Washington wasn't the first president because the Continental Congress elected leaders to preside. We disagree... but we still think those guys we...

5 Heinä 201617min

Horace Greeley was a major influencer in the political scene of the late 1800s. However, most of us have never even heard of him!  We kept seeing his name pop up and figured it was probably time to i...

30 Kesä 201634min

We're (basically) done with primary debate season and are nearly to the general election debates here in 2016. So... we thought it would be a great idea to talk about the history of debates, how they ...

28 Kesä 201624min

You've probably heard lots about PACs and SuperPACS when you hear about campaign finance regulations over the years. But what are they?  What's a connected PAC? How about a non-connected PAC? A lea...

23 Kesä 201618min