S02e07 Tilden: Oh Those Crooked Democrats!

In the wake of the American Civil War, Almost President Samuel Tilden ramped up his involvement with the Democratic Party. As we start this episode, Republicans and Democrats of a reunified, but still ideologically fractured country prepared for the Election of 1868. On the Democratic side, Tilden played an important role in deciding on who the Democrats would nominate to run against the seemingly unstoppable war hero, Ulysses S. Grant. Emerging from the contest was Horatio Seymour, who would go on to lose decisively to Grant, thus continuing the long chain of Republican presidencies in the years to come. In the wake of his party's defeat, Tilden turned his gaze inward to an agent of corruption within his own party operating in his home state of New York: Tammany Hall and its powerful head, Boss Tweed. Tilden's anti-corruption crusade, instead of making him an outsider among Democrats, would instead increase his popularity in the party and propel him to national prominence! * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!