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Ep15: Who was Ellen McCormack, the woman who ran for president in 1976? A chat with Stacie Taranto.
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In this episode, historian and author Stacie Taranto tells us about Ellen McCormack. Ellen McCormack ran for president in 1976 as a Democrat with an exclusively pro-life platform. She was creating the single issue voter by being the single issue presidential candidate. What’s interesting about stories like Ellen McCormack is that it shows the power of grass roots organizing and how running for president, even though you know you’re not going to win, is a great marketing tool. In this episode, we learn about how Ellen and other New Deal Democratic women tried to change the Democratic Party but failed. Then they switched to the Republican Party and became a major voice Stacie Taranto just recently released the book “Suffrage at 100: Women in American Politics since 1920”. #ellenmccormack #womensrights #righttolife #abortion #prolife #prochoice #candidate #democrat #republican #president #historian #podcast #politics #history #stacietaranto #election #equality #women #men #government #campaign #finance #conservative #liberal #newyork #singleissue #voter #grassroots
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