A bit about small money donors in history, and about Jimmy Carter's (Code name Dasher) 1976 run. A rebroadcast of an episode that seems apt as another campaign begins.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Small Money and Big Hope / Dasher's Run

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There were two speeches on November 19, 1863. We remember Lincoln's. We get a bit into that 2nd speech, the longer speech by Everett, and why it's important for context. And we talk about the reaction to Lincoln's speech.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Other GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

The UK has a surprisingly early general election this year, one that will rap up on July 4th, oddly. We talk to former host of What Am Politics Podcast Steve Byrne to give us all the insights of what's going on. Plus, the UK's surprising historical election, 1992   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UK General Election 2024, w/Steve Byrne

We look at a question that's important for understanding future presidential races: Did Clinton Win Because of Ross Perot? Or Not.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A MYSTERY OF THE 1992 ELECTION: Did Clinton Win, Or Did Perot Lose it For Bush?

1948 is the classic comeback political story. And anytime you talk about it, you are talking about the possibility that an incumbent on the ropes come back. That's why MHCBUYP discussed this topic in 2020. But there is another angle to 1948. It's often forgotten that the year featured a sweeping bi-partisan legislative and foreign policy victory and that also factored into the result. We talk with author A.J. Baime about his then new book on the election.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE MARSHALL PLAN AND ELECTION 48

A collection of random stories - a child reporter gets the scoop of the lifetime in 1976. A look at the Patty Hearst story and the central question, did she know it. The Potsdam Conference. And a little poetry.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Small Money and Big Hope / Dasher's Run

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