Fail To The Chief

Thom reads the New York Times' premature and erroneous obituary of John C. Breckinridge, thought to be killed in the Civil War (but actually surviving for another 12 years).

Join humorist historian Thom Woodley on a whirlwind tour through the losers of presidential history.

Comic historian Thom Woodley @thomwoodley dives into one presidential loser each episode. This time it's the sole nominee of the short-lived Constitutional Union party, John Bell of Tennessee.

Join comic historian on a tour through the presidential losers of elections past.  @failtothechief

Join comic historian Thom Woodley (@thomwoodley) as he explores a losing presidential candidate of the past, and discusses how they got the nomination, how they lost, what life might be like if they had won, and what they might be like if they were on the political scene today.  This episode: Fighting Bob La Follette, Wisconsin Progressive, of the 1924 election. 

join comic historian Thom Woodley as he discusses the losers of the presidential elections of the past, and debates what kind of president said loser would have made. In this episode, the 1856 election and the first Republican candidate, John C. Fremont. 

Join comic historian @thomwoodley as he explores the foibles and facts of the losers of our presidential elections.  Follow us @failtothechief and check out failtothechief.wordpress.com for more. 

Comic historian Thom Woodley (@thomwoodley) takes you on a tour through the rogues gallery of presidential candidates who didn't quite make it. This episode, Lewis Cass (Democrat, 1848), who lost to Zachary Taylor. 

Comic historian @thomwoodley discusses the candidate Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election, and what would have happened had he won. 

Comic historian Thom Woodley @thomwoodley talks about congressional legend Daniel Webster's failed 1836 Presidential bid, and the two other times he could have very easily become president. 

This episode, Thom Woodley talks about Hugh Lawson White, possibly the most conservative candidate ever to run on a major party ticket for president. Also one of the ugliest, and possibly most undead. 

Every episode, comic historian Thom Woodley (@thomwoodley) details one loser of a presidential election. This time, it's the 1832 third party, William Wirt, sole candidate of the short-lived Anti-Masonic Party... that's right, an entire party dedicated to eradicating the influence of Freemasons. 

Today Thom discusses Henry Clay, three-time loser, six-time candidate, and loserly legend so spectacular he needs two episodes. 

Today in honor of President's Day, we take a look at all the presidents who have been defeated, either before or after their terms. Just because they won doesn't mean they're not losers. 

This episode, comic historian Thom Woodley talks about the famous villain from the movie SELMA and his quixotic 1968 run for President as the candidate of the American Independent Party. Segregationist, populist, and assassination survivor - just how bad of a President would George C. Wallace have made? Follow at @failtothechief on Twitter and Facebook, subscribe on iTunes, and follow the blog at failtothechief.wordpress.com.

Thom Woodley takes a look at the first 9 terms of American presidential history, decides who the Loser of the Era was, and talks about a few more interesting losers who didn't clinch the nomination. 

Join comic historian Thom Woodley as he discusses the losers of presidential history - this time Senator Rufus King (1816), the last candidate of the doomed Federalist Party, who didn't even want to be. 

Welcome to Fail to the Chief, the podcast where comic historian Thom Woodley talks about the men who became President… almost. First, let’s talk about what this podcast is and isn’t, and get a sense for the wonderful Losers we’ll be exploring.