
The Unauthorized History of Political Parties
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Play S1 E1Bret Baier chronicles the untold story of America’s political parties - despised by the Founders, molded by titans like Jackson, Lincoln and Reagan, and transformed by outsiders in times of crisis.
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1. Fear of FactionsThe Framers design the Electoral College to make political parties unnecessary, but it doesn’t work. Parties quickly form around the competing visions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.CC28minSep 23, 2024
2. Parties DividedAs slavery tensions heat up, the view of parties changes - from undesirable to indispensable. Democrats embrace the populism of Andrew Jackson and anti-slavery Republicans win with Abraham Lincoln.CC29minSep 23, 2024
3. Primary ObjectiveProgressive Era innovations like primaries favor larger-than-life candidates. Roosevelt bolts the GOP for a third-party run and FDR assembles a Democratic coalition that's held for almost a century.CC23minSep 23, 2024
4. Race and RealignmentThe Democratic Party fractures over issues of race, and the Republicans rebound by embracing a new conservative agenda, introduced by Barry Goldwater and realized by Ronald Reagan.CC24minSep 23, 2024
5. OutsidersRoss Perot rips the major parties on trade. Barack Obama's Dems embrace identity politics and coastal elites. Donald Trump reshapes the GOP. Kamala Harris and the return of the 'smoke-filled room.'CC25minSep 23, 2024
The Unauthorized History of Political Parties
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Bret Baier chronicles the untold story of America’s political parties - despised by the Founders, molded by titans like Jackson, Lincoln and Reagan, and transformed by outsiders in times of crisis.
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