Throughout this election year, we’re going to be doing a few special series tied to the notable stretches in an election cycle, from primaries to conventions and October surprises and more. This is “Hangers-On Week” our look at the point in the primary calendar where candidates are, for one reason or another, still hanging around.
For the third episode of Hangers On Week, Jody, Niki, and Kellie look at Jesse Jackson, who ran in 1984 and 1988, evolving from civil rights activism to electoral politics, and trying to push his message towards larger economic justice issues.
Who else deserves to be on our list of hangers-ons? What other categories would you slot candidates into? Let us know!
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The Case Of The Missing Judge (1930)
Braceros (1942)
Election Sunday: Reagan's Dog Whistle (1980)
How We Got "In God We Trust" (1956) w/ Kevin M Kruse
A Major Watergate Vote (1974) w/ Leon Neyfakh
Election Sunday: Chappaquidick (1969)
Why Wyoming (1890) w/ Maeve Higgins
Small Step For (A?) Man (1969) w/ Maeve Higgins
Election Sunday: Convention Speeches (1980s)
Riots Sweep NYC (1863)
The Pandemic We Forget (1968) w/ Leon Neyfakh
VP Gore (1992) w/ John Dickerson
Welcome Alaska (1958) w/ John Dickerson
The Man Who Didn't Sign The Declaration (1776) w/ John Dickerson
Newspaper Strike! (1945) w/ Jane Coaston
The Great Reunion (1913) w/ Jane Coaston
Resurrection City (1968) w/ Jane Coaston
Juneteenth (1865)
Getting The New Deal Done (1933)
One Of Those Days (1963) w/ Josh Levin
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