My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

VICE PRESIDENTS AS CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT: A LOOK AT HISTORY WITH DAVID PRIESS OF CHATTER PODCAST

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As we discuss with David Priess of Chatter Podcast (and the author of books on national security and presidential history) - it's tough to run for President when you are the sitting VP. It hasn't worked that often. Just twice since the 12th Amendment changed the election rules surrounding VPs, a vice president has won the big job. David goes into why this worked. And why on many other occasions, it did not work.
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