
The Contenders - 16 for '16
Date de parution : 13 septembre 2016
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 1 | The Straight Talkers In a combative arena awash in double-talk and spin, the straight-shooters stand out. In her non-nonsense 1972 campaign, Shirley Chisholm, the first... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 2 | The Flamethrowers Sometimes the two U.S. political parties face challenges from insurgents within their own ranks. In 1992, conservative commentator Patrick J.... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 3 | The Technocrats When it comes to seeking the highest office in the land, sometimes it’s not enough to be an effective governor and a good guy—you need to land some... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 4 | The Visionaries During the Republican-dominated Reagan years of the 1980s, two charismatic Democratic presidential contenders came to the forefront, hoping to... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 5 | The Conservatives Sometimes a losing candidacy can alter the political landscape irrevocably. Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater’s visionary conservatism lost in 1964 but... |
![]() | Saison 1 - épisode 6 | The Independents One of the toughest tasks in modern presidential campaigns is mounting a competitive third party bid that can siphon attention—and votes away—from... |
Saison 1 - épisode 7 | The Trailblazers Before Hillary Clinton’s cracked the glass ceiling for presidential nominees in 2016, two other American women made their own mark on that ceiling:... | |
Saison 1 - épisode 8 | The Master Strategists Despite vastly different backgrounds, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, two of the best campaigners in presidential history, both won two-term... |