taraFeb 92 minThis Day in History: John Quincy Adams versus Andrew JacksonOn this day in 1825, John Quincy Adams is elected sixth President of the United States. He was selected by the House of Representatives. Did you know that th...
taraJan 152 minThis Day in History: "Democracy is a volcano"On this day in 1788, Fisher Ames addresses delegates at the Massachusetts state ratifying convention. Would his state ratify the U.S. Constitution and join t...
taraJan 73 minThis Day in History: America's first presidential electionOn this day in 1789, the first presidential electors are selected. Just a few weeks later, the Electoral College would elect George Washington as the nation’...
taraOct 14, 20192 minThis Day in History: The World Series imitates the Electoral CollegeOn this day in 1960, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the New York Yankees to win the World Series. Bill Mazeroski hit a home run in the 9th inning of Game 7! H...
taraNov 7, 20183 minThis Day in History: Colorado grants women the right to voteOn this day in 1893, Colorado voters approve a measure giving women the right to vote. Wait? What? Individual states gave women the right to vote even before...
taraOct 5, 20183 minThis Day in History: Rutherford B. Hayes & his controversial electionOn this day in 1822, a future President of the United States is born. Rutherford B. Hayes’s election would be one for the record books! Would you believe tha...
taraDec 14, 20173 minThis Day in History: The 2000 presidential election finally comes to an endOn this day in 2000, Al Gore concedes the presidential election to George W. Bush. The nation had just survived more than a month of partisan bickering, reco...
taraJul 14, 20173 min This Day in History: A split Democratic Party faces the 1948 ElectionOn this day in 1948, the Democratic Party was on the verge of splitting in two. A group of southern delegates would soon march out of that party's national c...
taraNov 8, 20163 minThis Day in History: Election uncertainty in 2000On this day in 2000, Americans woke up to something unusual: It was the day after Election Day, but they didn’t yet know the name of their probable President...
taraNov 6, 20163 minThis Day in History: Benjamin Harrison wins the White House, despite a popular vote defeatOn this day in 1888, Benjamin Harrison defeats Grover Cleveland for the presidency, despite losing the national popular vote. Cleveland had won 5.5 million v...
taraNov 2, 20162 minThis Day in History: Harry Truman’s surprising electionOn this day in 1948, Harry Truman pulls off a startling victory! Public opinion polls had predicted that he would lose his bid for the presidency . . . excep...
taraAug 30, 20162 minElectoral College Myth #1: Only swing states matter. Other states are ignored.Four years ago, I ran a series of Myths/Facts about the Electoral College. I am planning to reprint many of those over the course of the next few weeks, alth...
taraNov 5, 20122 minThere they go again, misquoting Founders & blasting the Electoral CollegeIn May, I blogged that an LA Times editor had misquoted James Madison, pretending that Madison was opposed to the Electoral College. In the LA Times piece, M...
