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The Fine Art of Bloviation

The Fine Art of Bloviation

by Mike Purdy | Dec 14, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Campaigns, Quotes, Speeches, Warren Harding

Foreshadowing what many would later say about the nation’s 29th president, Warren G. Harding’s propensity to use too many meaningless words, Abraham Lincoln once wrote about someone with whom he differed on issues as follows: “He can compress more...

How Has Presidential Campaigning Changed? 15 Campaign Ads From the Past

by Mike Purdy | May 3, 2015 | Benjamin Harrison, Campaigns, George Washington, James Garfield, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren Harding, William McKinley

Washington Didn’t Campaign for President:  George Washington set the standard that held for years of not campaigning for President.  Of course, he was the only president who won with unanimous support of the Electoral College. Front Porch Campaigns:  As the...
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