Flashback Friday: ‘Mouth of Massachusetts’ Shakes Up Gubernatorial Campaign
Described by columnist George F. Will as the most interesting candidate in the country, Boston University President John R. Silber was drawing a lot of attention twenty years ago this summer…
What Ever Happened to…South Dakota’s Larry Pressler?
Citing the experience of 42-year-old Teddy Roosevelt and suggesting that the burdens of the presidency were so great that the nation might be better served by electing a person in their prime rather than someone in the twilight of his career…
Waterville Mayor Hopes to ‘Pull a Muskie’ in Maine
Lost in the flurry of news coverage surrounding the come-from-behind victories by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle in Nevada and South Carolina’s GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley in Tuesday’s primaries, was the stunning, tea party-fueled nomination of Waterville Mayor Paul LePage…
Vintage Politics: Civil Rights Leader Praises Lester Maddox in 1990 Comeback Bid
Civil rights leader Hosea L. Williams all but endorsed Lester G. Maddox’s ill-fated bid to return to the Georgia governor’s mansion twenty years ago this week.
Khavari’s Idea Gains Momentum; Candidates from Maine to California Push State-Owned Banks in Mid-Term Elections
In announcing his candidacy last June, Iranian-born economist Farid A. Khavari, a Democratic candidate for governor of Florida, became the first candidate for public office to seriously promote the idea of a state-owned bank since the Great Depression…
Sam Rohrer’s Supporters Mount Write-In Campaign in Pennsylvania Governor’s Race
Symbolizing the growing gap between conservative activists embodied in the tea party movement and mainstream Republicans nationally, comes word of a fledgling write-in effort being mounted on behalf of Sam Rohrer…
Ten Years Ago This Week: Nader Picks Winona LaDuke as Vice-Presidential Running Mate
Ralph Nader, running on the Green Party ticket, announced ten years ago this week that Native American activist Winona LaDuke would again be his vice-presidential running mate. During the 1996 campaign, LaDuke, who is best known for her activism on American Indians’ economic and environmental issues, proposed a constitutional amendment to provide protection for certain [...]
‘What Goes Around Comes Around’
That old adage may never be truer than in the case of the once-invincible Charlie Rangel, the colorful New York legislator who suddenly finds himself in a situation similar to the legendary congressman he ousted forty years ago. Not surprisingly, the embattled Harlem lawmaker who stepped down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee earlier this year…
Flashback Friday: George H. W. Bush Gives Up the Ghost
Thirty years ago this week George H. W. Bush ended his grueling two-year pursuit of the presidency at a news conference in Houston. In a carefully prepared 750-word statement on May 26, 1980, Bush said that he was abandoning his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, not only in light of the current delegate count, [...]
Video: Andre Marrou on Larry King Live in 1992
When you think of Larry King and the 1992 election, your mind immediately goes to Ross Perot’s many appearances. But another third party candidate appeared on all 51 ballots and also made an extended appearance on Larry King. That man was the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate Andre Marrou, a former Alaska State Representative and Ron [...]
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