The 2 Best Long Shots Podcast Episodes
1) Eugene V. Debs: The Original Socialist
Eugene V. Debs won almost a million votes for president while sitting inside a federal prison. This is the story of the original democratic socialist.
2) Ross Perot: The Chaos Candidate
No one has seen a presidential candidate quite like Ross Perot. A natural showman, the Texas billionaire captivated America with his pie charts and homespun humor. His toughest opponent in 1992 might ...Show More
3) Pat Robertson: "God's Chosen Candidate"
Pat Robertson moved evangelical Christian voters from their church pews and into the political arena.
4) Pat Buchanan: Before There Was Trump...
Before Rush Limbaugh and Fox News dominated conservative media; long before Trump called for his wall, there was Pat Buchanan.
5) Victoria Woodhull: "Mrs. Satan"
In 1872, Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president. She ended up in prison. She might be the longest long shot of them all - and the most forward-thinking.
6) Herman Cain: The Godfather
In 2012, the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO ran for president and struck a nerve in a party that was craving a candidate who would 'tell it like it is'. He lost, but someone else was watching by the nam...Show More
7) Jesse Jackson: The Rainbow Coalition
How Jesse Jackson's 1984 bid for the White House forever changed the face of the Democratic Party.
8) George Wallace: The Segregationist
The 1972 campaign of George Wallace, an open segregations who ran for president in the party of Civil Rights.
9) Introducing Long Shots
Long Shots premiers April 30