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Election College | Presidential Election History

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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 wha… read more

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October Surprises | Episode #137 | Election College: United States Presidential Election History

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October Surprises have had a name since the early 1970s, but they've been around for a lot longer than that! Sometimes they're intentional on the part of the opposing party. Other times, they're just the result of bad luck. Join us as we discuss a few outstanding ones!

  • Van Buren tries to expose election fraud,
  • Garfield can't remember if he wrote a letter about imigrants,
  • FDR loses the black vote and wins it back just as fast,
  • Nixon slides one by,
  • Reagan "lucks out" on the Iran hostage crisis,
  • W gets a DUI,
  • and several others!

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