Election Sunday: How Third Parties Happen (1848)
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Radiotopia
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audio
Podknife tags |
History
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History
Publication Date |
Aug 09, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:13:27

It’s August 9th. On this day in 1848, former President Martin Van Buren was nominated as the presidential nominee for the breakaway Free Soil Party. The party was short-lived, but influential, and partly responsible for the Republican party’s anti-slavery stance.

Jody and Niki discuss the FSP, MVB, and what conditions it takes for a viable third party to arise in American politics.

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