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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 2020 can relate. They still have to endure weeks 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.
From the host of the American History Tellers and American Scandal, this new podcast will explore all 58 presidential elections to discover that there never never was a “good ol’ days,” and that presidential politics has always been played dirty.
Markos Moulitsas and Kerry Eleveld
NewsRadio 1110 KFAB (KFAB-AM)
Georgetown University College Republicans
Liesl Hickey
KUT & KUTX Studios, Ashley Lopez
Bloomberg Government
Michael DeLuccia
Alexander Brechmacher
KCTS 9
Brandon
David Flaherty
Michael Desrosiers
Texas Monthly and Pineapple Street Media
David Karlsruher
Steve Hilton
Rick Nappier, CEO, Real People USA LLC
The Teen Republican
Republican National Committee
American Family Association
American Family Association
Jason
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Lexxie Peterson
Tish Durkin
None
Sam Widener
CapRadio
Jerry Gallagher
The Guardian
Liberal Democrats (Australia)
Archive
The Washington Post
American Family Association
Cygnal
Kordell
Cameron Sadeghi
Archive
C-SPAN
Consensus
Daily Kos Elections
ChristianDemocrat
The Center for American Progress Action Fund
Mr. Watts
American Family Association
John Thompson
mswhatrtheythinking
Archive
steve lankenau
De'Andre Honorable and Matthew Courser
Ken Rudin
American Family Association
Egberto Willies
NBC10 Boston
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
American Family Association
Stephanie Miller
Emilio Molina
American Family Association
Ty Wycoff
Radio America
Governor Bill Richardson
Joe Sestak
Alex Pope and Jake McQueen
Dell W
Elections Daily
Justin Stapley
American Family Association
Scott Gurvey
WCAX Channel 3 News
The Niskanen Center
American Family Association
Evan Grollman
Keith Owens and Pamela Hilliard Owens
Onward And Up Dems
Robert Waples II
Emily Matthews and Daniel Hare
Adam Wilson
Bunker Bob
U dum dum inc.
kaylee ann
Burt Cohen
Nwachukwu "Chuck" Chukwujekwu
Chuck Todd, Meet the Press
Michelle Deen
Jeremy Jones
American Family Association
Humphrey SUI
American Family Association
American Family Association
Richard Gayzur
TheAeroReport
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
Gen Z Grow Our Platform
Matt Robison and Paul Hodes
Chris Kuchar
Robby Eplin
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Melissa Cooney Paul Garber