In November of 2020, American citizens are going to cast ballots to elect their president.

Now with feelings of political polarization at an all-time high, many are dreading another

year of shouting and outrage and animosity.

And some people are saying, well, can't we just go back to the days when political parties

got along?

Well, it turns out those days never actually existed.

Wondery invites you to rethink what you thought about presidential politics with American

elections wicked game.

From the unanimous election of George Washington in 1789 to Donald Trump's surprise, electoral

victory in 2016, each episode will explore the truth behind all 58 of America's presidential

elections all the way through the 2020 election.

From the host of American history tellers and American scandal, Lindsey Graham will answer

the question, was there ever a good old days or did presidential politics always play dirty?

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At the outset of the convention, Washington was hopeful, writing, the sentiments of the

different members seemed to accord more than I expected they would as far as we have yet

gone.

Because most delegates supported the basic premise of the new government, three branches

of government, a system of checks and balances, but the devil was in the details and sharp

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