The Wildest Presidential Elections (So Far)

Presented on October 7, 2024
Presented by Lu Paletta
With the 2024 presidential election just weeks away, let’s learn about some of the most contested elections in American history. From “smoke-filled rooms” to brokered elections, we will consider how nominating conventions, the Electoral College, and the Supreme Court have all had roles in deciding who will be our next president. A teaser: which candidate was so upset at failing to receive his party’s nomination that he formed his own political party, which in turn threw the election to his opponent?