The Almost Presidents Podcast

Samuel Tilden and his Campaign roll into Election Day with confidence that he would win the presidency. It seemed like such a foregone conclusion that he would win that most newspapers jumped the gun in reporting a Tilden victory. So how did things go wrong? How did Rutherford B. Hayes wind up winning the 1876 Presidential Election? Why did the newly founded state of Colorado matter so much? The a...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: Joe Biden gives a lively State of the Union Address Katie Britt gives a horrifying response to Biden's speech We talk about some potential Trump VP picks: including Elise Stefanik and Krazy Kari Lake We check out what recent Almost Presidents Mike Pence and Vivek Ramaswamy...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: Nikki Haley drops out of the race and low key endorses Donald Trump Super Tuesday was boring Joe Biden is challenged by the "Uncommitted" vote in early primary states Dean Phillips drops out of the race and endorses Joe Biden The Swifties head to the polls!  And feel...

The head of the SuperPAC Primary Pivot, Robert Schwartz, joins the podcast for a conversation about: -the mission of the Primary Pivot -the threat Donald Trump poses to American democracy -the utility of getting Independent and Democratic voters in open primary states to "pivot" to voting against Trump in state primaries -state party reactions to this strategy -whether or not it's po...

Today's episode starts with both Almost President Samuel Tilden and Future U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes participating in a time honored political tradition of their day: writing letters accepting the nomination for President from their respective political parties. Then, in keeping with a time honored political tradition of OUR time, the Republican and Democratic press and campaign surro...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: The GOP Primary results are in from South Carolina! CPAC attendees weigh in on their pic for VP. Find out who made the list!  Ezra Klein (and others) call for an open primary because of Biden's age. Get the inside scoop from the Principles First Summit! * Follow us on soci...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: The GOP Primary head to South Carolina NY Judge orders Donald Trump to pay over $350 million in penalties for fraudulently inflating value of business assets.   Trump launches expensive new sneaker line at Sneaker-Con CPAC is going on this week! :D We talk about the speaker li...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: Nikki Haley loses to None of These Candidates Biden is old! According to a new report Kennedy Family Chaos And Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgum * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcas...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election.  On today’s episode: The South Carolina Democratic Primary results Electoral weirdness in Nevada Nikki Haley's appearance on SNL And Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgum * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents P...

It's the run up to the 1876 Election! A vengeful and embittered Democratic Party and a Republican Party mired in scandal meet at their respective nominating conventions. For the Republicans, Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes demonstrates the impact of "the Joe Biden Effect" by winning the nomination for being "offensive to no one." On the Democratic side, New York Governor...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: We discuss the results of the New Hampshire Primary Nikki Haley decides to remain in the race, gets excommunicated from MAGAWorld  Celebs avoid RFK Jr.'...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: Ron DeSantis suspends campaign to return to bullying trans kids and resume his losing battle against Disney The New Hampshire Primary (this was reco...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: The votes are in! The Iowa Caucuses were not rigged…because Trump won! There are 2 new Almost Presidents! We talk about how Chris Christie and Vivek...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: Previewing the first states in the union to vote for their candidate for President CNN hosts a Republican Debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Hale...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election! In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: Courts and election officials in Colorado and Maine cite 14th Amendment to make a case for taking Trump off the ballot in their states Vivek Ramaswa...

The wildly popular Civil War hero, General Ulysses S. Grant, becomes President Ulysses S. Grant in the Election of 1868. His ascent to the presidency only serves to continue the string of Republican presidencies starting with Abraham Lincoln in 1861 that would continue until Grover Cleveland's election in 1885! But pretty quickly it becomes apparent that, while an able battlefield commander, G...

Welcome to our weekly show about the 2024 Presidential Election where we take a lighthearted, funny approach to an election sure to be depressing and scary. This week we talk about: Koch brothers-funded Republican SuperPAC decides to support another GOP candidate  Chris Christie’s campaign may run the risk of doing the exact opposite of what it was intended to do  Democratic candidate for presiden...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election! In a crowded primary field full of losers, or Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: New Trump NFTs come with a piece of shameful presidential history if you collect 'em all House Republicans launch an impeachment inquiry into Pr...

Welcome to our weekly show about the 2024 Presidential Election where we take a lighthearted, funny approach to an election sure to be depressing and scary. This week we talk about: The Rules of Republican Fight Club Vivek Ramaswamy Surfin' U.S.A.! Ron DeSantis debating Gavin Newsom Who the hell is Dean Phillips? And to close: Feeling the Burgum with Doug Burgam * * Follow us on social media!...

Hello and welcome to The Almost Presidents Podcast Weekly Coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. In a crowded primary field full of losers, I mean Almost Presidents, we’re here to keep you up to speed on the news you need to know! On today’s episode: Trump will be a dictator, but just for one day The 4th Republican Debate Never Back Down backed down from a donor event due to lack of interest...

We talked a lot about Tammany Hall on our most recent episode about Samuel Tilden. But what is Tammany Hall? And how did this strange fraternal organization come to rule New York politics? We brought in an expert to answer these questions. Stephen is the host of The History of Tammany Hall podcast where he talks about all things Tammany Hall, starting from the very origin of this organization! We...

Ryan is joined by @kowbellpokes and Dan Carlin superfan Mike to discuss the long awaited latest episode of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Podcast: "The Twilight of the Aesir Part II".  We discuss the show, the influence of the Christian faith on the Vikings, the heinous crimes of St. Olga, Viking settlements in Europe to protect against...well, other Vikings, navigating the open ocean...

In the wake of the American Civil War, Almost President Samuel Tilden ramped up his involvement with the Democratic Party. As we start this episode, Republicans and Democrats of a reunified, but still ideologically fractured country prepared for the Election of 1868. On the Democratic side, Tilden played an important role in deciding on who the Democrats would nominate to run against the seemingly...

Welcome to our first weekly show where we bring you important headlines about the 2024 Presidential Election and the Almost Presidents running in it! We take a lighthearted, funny approach to an election sure to be depressing and scary. We talk about: -Tim Scott's surprise suspension of his presidential campaign -Republican Debate #3-our highlights and lowlights -And our closing segment: Feeli...

Hello Almost Presidents Podcast Listeners! We're going to be doing a new weekly show where we follow the 2024 election and all of the wacky shenanigans that come along with it. The show will be released on Thursdays and we'll try to keep it humorous in order to counter the increasingly depressing political landscape. But don't worry! Our flagship show, starring Samuel Tilden and other...