Schumer Blinks! Ranking Winning Presidential Campaigns (with Ettingermentum)

Schumer blinked. House Democrats are furious. But there will be more on that tomorrow.

While the dust settles, I’m joined by returning guest ettingermentum to dive deep into the best and worst winning presidential campaigns. We rank every campaign from 1964 to 2024: Who ran the best campaigns, who completely fumbled, and which elections had the biggest long-term impact. Ettingermentum previously put together a two-part series ranking these campaigns, and I, naturally, had to make his own. So, we go back and forth, comparing notes, debating rankings, and making the case for why certain campaigns deserve more credit (or less).

Justin’s Rankings

S-Tier:

* 2008 (Obama)

* 1984 (Reagan)

A-Tier:

* 1992 (Clinton)

* 2024 (Trump)

B-Tier:

* 1972 (Nixon)

* 1996 (Clinton)

C-Tier:

* 1968 (Nixon)

* 1980 (Reagan)

* 1976 (Carter)

* 2000 (Bush)

D-Tier:

* 1964 (Johnson)

* 1988 (Bush)

* 2004 (Bush)

* 2012 (Obama)

F-Tier:

* 2016 (Trump)

* 2020 (Biden)

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:04 - Schumer Won’t Block Spending Bill

00:03:43 - Ranking Winning Political Campaigns, Part 1

00:48:26 - Update

00:49:21 - Mayor Pete Not Running For Senate

00:52:45 - Probationary Federal Employees Rehired, Judge Says

00:54:56 - Birthright Citizenship Battle

00:59:00 - Ranking Winning Political Campaigns, Part 2

01:36:49 - Wrap-up

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