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The Long History of the 'October Surprise'

Last minute disclosures or revelations can play an outsized role in the last weeks before an election.

by Robert B. Mitchell via Made By History on October 24, 2024

Portrait of Roscoe Conkling taken between 1860 and 1865.

The Senator Who Said No to a Seat on the Supreme Court — Twice

Roscoe Conkling was a successful politician and an able lawyer. But the colorful and irascible senator had no desire to serve on the high court.

by Robert B. Mitchell via Retropolis on February 27, 2022

Bernie Sanders’s Campaign is Over, but His Populist Ideas Will Survive

Suspending his presidential campaign might be the best way to advance Sanders’s movement, but it could leave some supporters bitter.

by Robert B. Mitchell via Made By History on April 9, 2020

The First Midterm ‘Wave’ Election That Ended Total Republican Control of Government

In 1874, Democrats picked up an astounding 94 seats in the 293-seat House.

by Robert B. Mitchell via Retropolis on November 4, 2018

Donald Trump, Swamp Creature

Embracing the swamp won't sink Trump immediately. But it will sink him eventually.

by Robert B. Mitchell via Made By History on October 27, 2017

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