by Mike Purdy | Jul 24, 2022 | Donald Trump, Elections, Joe Biden, Terms of Office
Joe Biden is the oldest man to occupy the Oval Office. He broke the record previously set by Donald Trump. Both are likely candidates for president in 2024. How old is too old to be president? It’s a question we should address as a nation. I wrote an opinion...
by Mike Purdy | Sep 5, 2021 | Books, Elections, Harry Truman
In 1948, President Harry S Truman defied all odds in winning a term as president in his own right with his shocking upset victory over New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. No one, pollsters, pundits, or the people expected Truman to win. No one, except Truman himself....
by Mike Purdy | Dec 9, 2020 | Elections, Electoral College, Franklin Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Inaugurations, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford Hayes
Our nation is in the midst of one of the most unusual transitions of presidential power, as the sitting president refuses to concede, is filing multiple lawsuits claiming widespread voter fraud, and attempting to influence what electors are selected in key states for...
by Mike Purdy | Apr 30, 2020 | Constitution, Elections, George Washington, Inaugurations
It was April 30, 1789 – exactly 231 years ago – that George Washington took the oath of office for the first time as the first president of the newly minted United States of America. It was the launch of our great American experiment in democracy. What was...
by Mike Purdy | Dec 12, 2019 | Campaigns, Elections, Events, Impeachments, Resources
Lecture on 2020 Presidential Campaign: On October 24, 2019, along with my good friend, political scientist and professor Dr. Michael Artime, we presented the inaugural lecture of our new series “2020: Battle for the Soul of America” about the upcoming...
by Mike Purdy | Aug 11, 2019 | Donald Trump, Elections, James Monroe
When the vice-presidential candidates squared off against each other in the 1988 debate, Lloyd Bentsen delivered one of the sharpest political blows ever landed on an opponent. Republican Dan Quayle was proudly touting his years of experience and equating them with...
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