Then you get to the last half of the 20th century, americans are getting very skeptical — Michael Beschloss
The founding fathers would be sorry to see that america had become so divided and factionalized. — Michael Beschloss
The founders were very worried that if parties developed in america, you might have — Michael Beschloss
So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th — Michael Beschloss
Oftentimes during the period in which conventions really did business, you had situations — Michael Beschloss
From the beginning of the presidential nominating conventions in the 1830’s really through — Michael Beschloss
First of all, there’s no mention of political parties in the constitution, so you begin — Michael Beschloss