Losing the U.S. presidency

As we approach the end of the current race for the White House, American politics will increasingly capture attention across the world.

This event is available to attend in person or online.

As we quickly approach the end of the current race for the White House, American politics will increasingly capture attention across the world. Obviously, there is much popular and scholarly focus on the winners of U.S. presidential elections. However, the losers of the presidential contest - including those who failed to win their party's nomination - have had transformative impacts on American political history, and, in turn, its cultural and social development. This talk will offer case studies to explore this phenomenon.

Historians of the United States, will share their expertise in American politics and political culture. Dr Ian Horwood (York St John) will demonstrate how the 1960s marked the rise of conservatism as opposed to establishing liberal dominance U.S. political discourse. Dr James Cooper (also York St John) will explore the primaries of the 1976 election, specifically Reagan vs Ford, which saw the former consolidate the significance of the conservative movement in the Republican Party, therefore completing Goldwater's revolution. The lessons of these case studies will be applied to the emergence of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama., and open discussions with the audience for the legacy of Biden vs Trump (parts one and - likely - two).