Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Donald Trump would be 78 on Inauguration day 2025. Biden 82! Can history shed light on this unprecedented situation?
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1. Lyndon B. Johnson Public Approval. The American Presidency Project. UCSB.
2. PBS Thematic Window. The ELECTION OF 1968.
3. “Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run…?” Britannica Jeff Wallenfeldt
4. Presidential Selection: Theory and Development. James W. Ceaser. 1979 amzn.to/43AUXeX
5. Ballotpedia. Types of delegates
6. Democrats dot org. Delegate Selection Rules For the 2024 Democratic National Convention
7. NYTimes. “Can Democrats Replace Biden?...” Maggie Astor. Feb. 24, 2024
8. “Selecting A President” Britannica
9. Leaderless Government, Woodrow Wilson 1897
10. State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 2, 1913)
11. ‘The Ezra Klein Show’. “Here’s How an Open Democratic Convention Would…”
12. Axios. The oldest U.S. presidents during their terms. Sareen Habeshian

0:00-1:12 Intro
1:13-5:23 Quest
5:24-9:54 1968
9:55-12:01 It's the system, man
12:02-14:44 Primary Evolution
14:45-22:16 Democracy & Primaries

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