On Election Day, the United States voted for the past over the future. In 1896, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, there was a comparable election. It was a time of transition in which cla… ...

Event Summary. In this Bradley Lecture, Karl Rove discussed the uniqueness of the 1896 US presidential election, William McKinley’s admirable character, and the reasons for his successful campaign.

The presidential election of 1896 was among the most hard-fought and complex in U.S. history, and Butte had a vested interest in it.

In telling the story of the 1896 election, Rove has written a campaign expert’s book. “The Triumph of William McKinley” takes us through the setting, the strategies, the party conventions ...

"As the election of 1896 approached McKinley was the front runner for the nomination when the Republican National Convention convened in St. Louis," wrote Christopher Kenney, director of education ...

Republican consultant Karl Rove, when not advising the super political action committee he helped found or commenting on politics, has been researching a presidential election that has long ...

The presidential election of a century ago was a true anticlimax compared to the vituperative battle of 1896, which has been called the closest thing to a class war in American history. It was 104 ...

Election year 2020 is finally here, and we're about to have "the most important presidential election in American history" — again. After all, every four years since, oh, 1788 or so we have held ...

In the election of 1896, unlimited silver coinage vs. the gold standard brought out the same kind of emotions as gun control, abortion, or immigration today. The debate wasn't far off from today's ...

It began as a simple courtesy, with a telegram that William Jennings Bryan sent to his opponent, William McKinley, two days after the election of 1896. Lincoln, Neb., November 5.

There's no legal or constitutional requirement that the loser of a U.S. presidential election must concede. But the public concession speech is an important tradition, perhaps now more than ever.