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April 20th, 2024

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Will 2016 reprise 1836? Republicans hit the campaign trail in overwhelming numbers once before

With a crowd of candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, it brings to mind the election of 1836. Then the Republican forbear party, the Whigs, had so many White House hopefuls that they actually put four candidates into the race against the Democratic nominee, Martin Van Buren, the vice president under Andrew Jackson.…

Previously:


07/10/15: Obama's desperation for an Iran nuclear deal mirrors a predecessor's futile arm-twisting
06/19/15: The tortuous history of Father's Day neckties
03/13/15: A presidential library for Obama's fairy tales

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