Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History Henry Ford Contests An Election (1918)

Henry Ford Contests An Election (1918)

Published: Nov. 14, 2023, 9:30 a.m.

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It\\u2019s November 14th. This day in 1918, famed industrialist Henry Ford starts to raise questions about the result of the Michigan Senate election, in which he lost by a narrow margin.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss why Ford is contesting the vote, how it ties into his growing conspiratorial and anti-Semitic mindset \\u2014 and how the worlds of business and politics began to meld in this era.

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