American Elections: Wicked Game

American Elections: Wicked Game

On February 10th, 1796, Vice President John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail, lamenting the state of discourse in the country. The election was nearing—and becoming heated. Newspapers screamed, factions warred, and John Adams was dismayed with what he called “the wicked Game.” Americans in 2023 can relate. They still have to endure months of shouting, outrage, and the worst sort of political rancor as the country once again chooses its president. But it’s almost always been this way. And to prove it, American Elections: Wicked Game will review the entire history of presidential elections, from the unanimous and inevitable election of George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump’s surprise electoral victory in 2016—and his contested defeat in 2020. From the host of the American History Tellers and American Scandal, this podcast will explore all 59 presidential elections to discover that there never never was a “good ol’ days,” and that presidential politics has always been played dirty.

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Episoder(64)

1936, Landon vs. Roosevelt: New Deal on Trial

1936, Landon vs. Roosevelt: New Deal on Trial

As FDR pushes his progressive agenda, Republicans turn to a progressive candidate of their own: Kansas Governor Al Landon. Landon and the Republicans fight to make the election a referendum on fiscal ...

4 Jun 202449min

1932, Hoover vs. Roosevelt vs. Smith: Two Governors

1932, Hoover vs. Roosevelt vs. Smith: Two Governors

As President Hoover and the Republicans scramble to rescue the country from the Great Depression, Democratic nominee Franklin Delano Roosevelt strives to take the country in a bold new direction on th...

28 Mai 202449min

1928, Hoover vs. Smith: Master of Emergencies

1928, Hoover vs. Smith: Master of Emergencies

In the wake of an unprecedented natural disaster, Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover lives up to his reputation as a Master of Emergencies and solidifies his status as the presumptive Republican nomine...

21 Mai 202445min

1924, Coolidge vs. Davis vs. La Follette: Silence is Golden

1924, Coolidge vs. Davis vs. La Follette: Silence is Golden

After the death of Warren G Harding, Vice President Calvin Coolidge inherits a booming economy, but he also inherits one of the biggest political scandals in American history. To win his party’s nomin...

14 Mai 202444min

1920, Harding vs. Cox vs. Debs: A Return to Normal

1920, Harding vs. Cox vs. Debs: A Return to Normal

In the aftermath of a bloody world war and a catastrophic global pandemic, the Democrats shun President Woodrow Wilson and dash his hopes to be the first American president to serve three terms. While...

7 Mai 202446min

1916, Hughes vs. Wilson: He Kept Us Out of War!

1916, Hughes vs. Wilson: He Kept Us Out of War!

As war brews overseas in Europe, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson strives to keep America out of the war and to keep his prospects for a second term alive. To keep the White House, Wilson goes toe ...

30 Apr 202446min

1912, Wilson vs. Taft v. Roosevelt: The Bull Moose

1912, Wilson vs. Taft v. Roosevelt: The Bull Moose

Teddy Roosevelt comes out of retirement and returns to the political fold to unseat his longtime political friend and ally, President William Howard Taft. As both parties struggle to hold their progre...

23 Apr 202450min

1908, Taft vs. Bryan: A Significant Loser

1908, Taft vs. Bryan: A Significant Loser

Teddy Roosevelt’s hand-picked successor, Republican William Howard Taft, faces off against Democrat William Jennings Bryan. In his third and final presidential campaign, Bryan preaches the gospel of p...

16 Apr 202443min

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