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This episode explores how the Republican Party under President Benjamin Harrison manipulated the admission of six Western states between 1889 and 1890 to consolidate political power, only to face a dramatic electoral backlash in 1890 and 1892. The story reveals how partisan gerrymandering
This episode explores how the Republican Party under President Benjamin Harrison manipulated the admission of six Western states between 1889 and 1890 to consolidate political power, only to face a dramatic electoral backlash in 1890 and 1892. The story reveals how partisan gerrymandering
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Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonJoseph K. TooleHeather Cox Richardson
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Frank Leslie's Illustrated NewspaperHarper's WeeklyBoston Globe
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American HistoryDemocracyHistorical FiguresInequalityLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics
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