The WORST episodes of Race for the White House
Every episode of Race for the White House ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Race for the White House!
From executive producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti, CNN Original Series "Race for the White House" captures the drama of how a high-stakes presidential election can turn on a single issue and so much more.
#2 - Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen A. Douglas
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2016
Lincoln's oratory and underhanded tactics gave him the chance to beat Stephen Douglas, one of the most formidable politicians of his generation.
#3 - George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2016
Vice President Bush deals with the scandal of Iran Contra while campaigning against Michael Dukakis with television attack ads that would sink the Democrat's presidential chances.
#4 - Harry Truman vs. Thomas Dewey
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2016
Harry Truman travels by train across America, in a race against time to win the presidency, as he falls in the polls while leading an unpopular, divided party against Thomas Dewey.
#6 - Bill Clinton vs. George H.W. Bush
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2016
Bill Clinton fights back against a tarnished image as adulterer and draft dodger to win the presidency.
#7 - Barack Obama vs. John McCain
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2020
The 2008 race sees freshman Senator Barack Obama go up against Republican Senator John McCain.
#8 - Ronald Reagan vs. Jimmy Carter
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2020
The 1980 race sees President Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan fighting off fierce challenges from within, as both parties struggle to re-invent themselves and use the global media spotlight to their advantage.
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Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2020
The 1964 race was held in a country still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and pits incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater.
#10 - Woodrow Wilson vs. Theodore Roosevelt vs. William Howard Taft vs. Eugene Debs
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/2020
The 1912 race is an election between four remarkable candidates - former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt, his anointed heir President William Howard Taft, scholarly and religious Democrat Woodrow Wilson, and Socialist Eugene Debs.
#12 - Dwight D. Eisenhower vs. Adlai Stevenson
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/2020
Republican General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai Stevenson both were persuaded to run for the White House, but as the gloves come off this becomes a fierce battle for hearts and minds.