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Why Do Third Parties Fail? [American History Hotline]
Manage episode 504224262 series 3467436
Spoilers ahead! No, not those type of spoilers. We're talking about third party presidential candidates and the reasons third parties can't get a footing in American politics. So, why do third parties fail? And could the current toxicity of both major American political parties create an opening for a centrist third party?
GUEST: Michael Cullinane, professor of U.S. History and the Lowman Walton Chair of Theodore Roosevelt Studies at Dickinson State University in North Dakota. He’s also author of the soon-to-be released book: Theodore Roosevelt and the Tennis Cabinet.
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Chapters
1. Why Do Third Parties Fail? [American History Hotline] (00:00:00)
2. Historical Context of Third Parties (00:01:23)
3. Challenges of Third Party Success (00:02:51)
4. Comparing Political Systems: US vs Europe (00:04:34)
5. The Role of Independents in US Politics (00:06:50)
6. The Evolution of the Republican Party (00:09:14)
7. Teddy Roosevelt and the Progressive Party (00:16:45)
8. The Birth of the Bull Moose Party (00:21:03)
9. The Impact of Third Parties (00:22:25)
10. Ross Perot and the 1992 Election (00:24:20)
11. Ralph Nader and the 2000 Election (00:31:20)
12. Elon Musk and the Future of Third Parties (00:33:54)
23 episodes
Manage episode 504224262 series 3467436
Spoilers ahead! No, not those type of spoilers. We're talking about third party presidential candidates and the reasons third parties can't get a footing in American politics. So, why do third parties fail? And could the current toxicity of both major American political parties create an opening for a centrist third party?
GUEST: Michael Cullinane, professor of U.S. History and the Lowman Walton Chair of Theodore Roosevelt Studies at Dickinson State University in North Dakota. He’s also author of the soon-to-be released book: Theodore Roosevelt and the Tennis Cabinet.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Why Do Third Parties Fail? [American History Hotline] (00:00:00)
2. Historical Context of Third Parties (00:01:23)
3. Challenges of Third Party Success (00:02:51)
4. Comparing Political Systems: US vs Europe (00:04:34)
5. The Role of Independents in US Politics (00:06:50)
6. The Evolution of the Republican Party (00:09:14)
7. Teddy Roosevelt and the Progressive Party (00:16:45)
8. The Birth of the Bull Moose Party (00:21:03)
9. The Impact of Third Parties (00:22:25)
10. Ross Perot and the 1992 Election (00:24:20)
11. Ralph Nader and the 2000 Election (00:31:20)
12. Elon Musk and the Future of Third Parties (00:33:54)
23 episodes
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