by Mike Purdy | Mar 27, 2016 | Campaigns, Conventions, Elections, Franklin Pierce, James Garfield, James Polk, Ulysses Grant
It’s certainly not unheard of in our nation’s history that a presidential front runner has been disappointed and lost the nomination after a contested or brokered convention with multiple convention ballots. Just because a candidate enters a convention...
by Mike Purdy | May 25, 2015 | Franklin Pierce, Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Post Presidencies, Presidential Greatness, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Our presidents have taken different paths during their post-presidential years, with some contributing significantly to the nation, while others took counterproductive actions. Some we would argue were excellent ex-presidents, while others caused significant problems...
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