US politics, explained
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The rules, the history, the data. No side taken.
Calm, sourced explainers on US politics and American political history: the Constitution, elections, the Electoral College and the question “has this happened before?”
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Guide 001
Only ONE Vice President Has Done This Since 1836. Can Vance?
Since Martin Van Buren won in 1836, six sitting vice presidents were nominated for president and one won: George H.W. Bush in 1988. The record, and every source.
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Meet Elbridge, our tortoise historian. History moves slowly and leaves records, and Elbridge has read all of them.
The rules
Every fact, sourced
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The history
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We explain what the rules, the history and the data say, and leave the verdict to you.
The data
Checked by a person
Narrated with a licensed AI voice. Every fact is checked against the sources and approved by a person before publishing.
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