Floor Fight Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/floor-fight Each season, The Postrider's Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito hold the ultimate bracket to pit the biggest names in politics against each other and crown a champion. In the first season, they work through the matches to determine from all of America's losing presidential candidates: who was the best president we never had? Follow the bracket live at ThePostrider.com/FloorFight The Postrider 3665b456-f0b4-57ed-a1d7-d27b1e73adb7 no The Postrider Roundup: Trailer Trailer for Floor Fight en Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:18:08 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:40:16 -0500 http://thepostrider.com https://img.transistor.fm/rdmZeTXEPAAdwQhUIAUZyzVwNoyk2ps14aJ3rwtdLII/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4MDE4LzE2NDU1/MDcwNDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Floor Fight http://thepostrider.com episodic The Postrider Each season, The Postrider's Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito hold the ultimate bracket to pit the biggest names in politics against each other and crown a champion. In the first season, they work through the matches to determine from all of America's losing presidential candidates: who was the best president we never had? Follow the bracket live at ThePostrider.com/FloorFight Each season, The Postrider's Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito hold the ultimate bracket to pit the biggest names in politics against each other and crown a champion. politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates Lars Emerson No No The Postrider Roundup: Trailer The Postrider Roundup: Trailer trailer 7b791930-398d-48f7-a8ff-a07decdf8a5d https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a6618e3 The Postrider Roundup is a new biweekly podcast from The Postrider, offering a dynamic, up-to-date look at American politics, from Congress to the campaign trail. On the Roundup, Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito dive into the latest developments in DC, analyzing elections, legislation, and the complexities of the ever-evolving political landscape with a unique blend of pragmatism, enthusiasm, and humor. Follow now to catch the episodes!

]]> The Postrider Roundup is a new biweekly podcast from The Postrider, offering a dynamic, up-to-date look at American politics, from Congress to the campaign trail. On the Roundup, Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito dive into the latest developments in DC, analyzing elections, legislation, and the complexities of the ever-evolving political landscape with a unique blend of pragmatism, enthusiasm, and humor. Follow now to catch the episodes!

]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:16:05 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 58 The Postrider Roundup is a new biweekly podcast from The Postrider, offering a dynamic, up-to-date look at American politics, from Congress to the campaign trail. On the Roundup, Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito dive into the latest developments in DC, analyzing elections, legislation, and the complexities of the ever-evolving political landscape with a unique blend of pragmatism, enthusiasm, and humor. Follow now to catch the episodes!

]]> Postrider, The Postrider, Roundup, politics No Championship 11 11 Championship full 8fa79fc1-6608-452f-9c8d-a93f0b131111 https://share.transistor.fm/s/18d0ffdc Two months and ten episodes later it all comes down to this. Our two finalists, Hillary Clinton and Henry Clay, face off in the championship round as we compare their strengths, weaknesses, policies, and role in American political history. Which of the two will be crowned the greatest president we never had?

Check out our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far they've come and look back on the major contests as we built to this final contest.

]]> Two months and ten episodes later it all comes down to this. Our two finalists, Hillary Clinton and Henry Clay, face off in the championship round as we compare their strengths, weaknesses, policies, and role in American political history. Which of the two will be crowned the greatest president we never had?

Check out our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far they've come and look back on the major contests as we built to this final contest.

]]> Tue, 10 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 2393 Two months and ten episodes later it all comes down to this. Two losing presidential candidates are left standing but only one can be crowned the greatest president we never had. Two months and ten episodes later it all comes down to this. Two losing presidential candidates are left standing but only one can be crowned the greatest president we never had. politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates, hillary clinton, henry clay No Round Five: The Federal Four 10 10 Round Five: The Federal Four full 2f1d7891-0e24-4326-a91c-4be355a07a3f https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a2145b6 With four losing candidates remaining after Round Four, the penultimate round pits our four finalists (the "Federal Four") against each other to determine who makes it to the championship. Our last remaining #1 seed, Al Gore, faces Hillary Clinton on one end, and our last remaining president to have lost an election, John Quincy Adams, faces Henry Clay on the other. Which of the two will make it to the final round and be crowned the greatest president we never had?

Be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far some of these names have come and to get ready for the ultimate showdown.

]]> With four losing candidates remaining after Round Four, the penultimate round pits our four finalists (the "Federal Four") against each other to determine who makes it to the championship. Our last remaining #1 seed, Al Gore, faces Hillary Clinton on one end, and our last remaining president to have lost an election, John Quincy Adams, faces Henry Clay on the other. Which of the two will make it to the final round and be crowned the greatest president we never had?

Be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far some of these names have come and to get ready for the ultimate showdown.

]]> Tue, 03 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 2663 We're down to just four candidates remaining in our quest to find which losing presidential candidate would have been the best president. Our "Federal Four" go head to head to see which two will advance to the championship. We're down to just four candidates remaining in our quest to find which losing presidential candidate would have been the best president. Our "Federal Four" go head to head to see which two will advance to the championship. politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates, al gore, hillary clinton, john quincy adams, henry clay No Round Four: The Electable Eight 9 9 Round Four: The Electable Eight full b7fa92f3-db4b-43bd-98ec-c57e385f579a https://share.transistor.fm/s/d56cbf36 With eight losing candidates remaining after Round Three, and only one #1 seed left standing, four candidates are knocked off in Round Four (the "Electable Eight") to see who makes it to the next round. Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Benjamin Harrison, Gerald Ford, and more face off to see who makes it into the four final candidates left standing. As always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far some of these names have come, and to preview the matches left to come!

]]> With eight losing candidates remaining after Round Three, and only one #1 seed left standing, four candidates are knocked off in Round Four (the "Electable Eight") to see who makes it to the next round. Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Benjamin Harrison, Gerald Ford, and more face off to see who makes it into the four final candidates left standing. As always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far some of these names have come, and to preview the matches left to come!

]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 2687 There are only eight finalists remaining in our quest to find which losing presidential candidate would have been the best president. Our "Electable Eight" face off against each other to see which four make it to the next round. There are only eight finalists remaining in our quest to find which losing presidential candidate would have been the best president. Our "Electable Eight" face off against each other to see which four make it to the next round. politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates No Bonus: President Al Gore Bonus: President Al Gore bonus c7d2bc0d-f716-4704-bf4a-d92cbfadc51f https://share.transistor.fm/s/0642c0c7 In this bonus episode of Floor Fight, Lars and Michael are joined by a foreign policy expert to discuss the hypothetical Al Gore presidency had he won the 2000 election. How does President Gore staff his White House? How does he respond to 9/11? What happens in Afghanistan, Iraq, and does Gore win reelection?

Of course, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far Al Gore has progressed in the bracket and as we try to answer: was he the greatest president we never had?

]]> In this bonus episode of Floor Fight, Lars and Michael are joined by a foreign policy expert to discuss the hypothetical Al Gore presidency had he won the 2000 election. How does President Gore staff his White House? How does he respond to 9/11? What happens in Afghanistan, Iraq, and does Gore win reelection?

Of course, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far Al Gore has progressed in the bracket and as we try to answer: was he the greatest president we never had?

]]> Sat, 23 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 3484 In this bonus episode of Floor Fight, Lars and Michael are joined by a foreign policy expert to discuss what an Al Gore presidency would have looked like. In this bonus episode of Floor Fight, Lars and Michael are joined by a foreign policy expert to discuss what an Al Gore presidency would have looked like. Postrider, Floor Fight, Al Gore, 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, George W Bush No Round Three 8 8 Round Three full 95d9e073-300d-4e1d-ac79-519dd519cb09 https://share.transistor.fm/s/26c535da With 16 losing candidates reminaing after Round Two, and only one #1 seed left standing, eight candidates are knocked off in Round Three to see who makes it to the next round. Al Gore, William Jennings Bryan, John Kerry, Henry Clay, Thomas Dewey, Benjamin Harrison, and more face off to see who makes it into the eight candidates left standing. As always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far some of these names have come, and to preview the matches left to come!

]]> With 16 losing candidates reminaing after Round Two, and only one #1 seed left standing, eight candidates are knocked off in Round Three to see who makes it to the next round. Al Gore, William Jennings Bryan, John Kerry, Henry Clay, Thomas Dewey, Benjamin Harrison, and more face off to see who makes it into the eight candidates left standing. As always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see how far some of these names have come, and to preview the matches left to come!

]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 3224 There are 16 candidates remaining, half of whom we eliminate in this episode. Will H.W. Bush survive against Bryan? Will Jefferson triumph over Al Gore? Find out in Round Three! There are 16 candidates remaining, half of whom we eliminate in this episode. Will H.W. Bush survive against Bryan? Will Jefferson triumph over Al Gore? Find out in Round Three! politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates No Round Two, Second Half 7 7 Round Two, Second Half full 7d26a76f-90dc-4223-add3-05293fd9ae5f https://share.transistor.fm/s/abe07c48 Round Two of Floor Fight concludes featuring the winners of the last two quarters of Round One. #1 seed Richard Nixon leads the field with Thomas Dewey, Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and more vying to make it to the next round. Find out which eight candidates from the second half of Round Two advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Round Two of Floor Fight concludes featuring the winners of the last two quarters of Round One. #1 seed Richard Nixon leads the field with Thomas Dewey, Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and more vying to make it to the next round. Find out which eight candidates from the second half of Round Two advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 3230 Round Two concludes as Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Dewey, and the other victors from the last two quarters of Round One face off to see who makes it to Round Three! Round Two concludes as Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Dewey, and the other victors from the last two quarters of Round One face off to see who makes it to Round Three! politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates Yes Round Two, First Half 6 6 Round Two, First Half full 3fe1cad9-f1fb-450e-a8ca-effc56baa09a https://share.transistor.fm/s/aad2e09d Round Two of Floor Fight begins featuring the winners of the first two quarters of Round One. #1 seeds Samuel Tilden and Al Gore lead the field with Mitt Romney, Thomas Jefferson, John McCain, and more vying to make it to the next round. Find out which eight candidates from the first half of Round Two advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Round Two of Floor Fight begins featuring the winners of the first two quarters of Round One. #1 seeds Samuel Tilden and Al Gore lead the field with Mitt Romney, Thomas Jefferson, John McCain, and more vying to make it to the next round. Find out which eight candidates from the first half of Round Two advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 3385 Round Two begins as Mitt Romney, Al Gore, and the other victors from the first two quarters of Round One face off to see who makes it to Round Three! Round Two begins as Mitt Romney, Al Gore, and the other victors from the first two quarters of Round One face off to see who makes it to Round Three! politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates Yes Round One, Fourth Quarter 5 5 Round One, Fourth Quarter full e757c4ba-f597-4053-b615-91220d8b3225 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e7a6ee53 The fourth and final quarter of Round One is on, featuring #1 seed Grover Cleveland, Gerald Ford, Donald Trump, and -- of course -- yet more Henry Clay (dude ran for president a lot). Find out which eight candidates from the final quarter of Round One advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> The fourth and final quarter of Round One is on, featuring #1 seed Grover Cleveland, Gerald Ford, Donald Trump, and -- of course -- yet more Henry Clay (dude ran for president a lot). Find out which eight candidates from the final quarter of Round One advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 2750 The fourth and final quarter of Round One kicks off with matches featuring Grover Cleveland, Donald Trump, Gerald Ford, and more! The fourth and final quarter of Round One kicks off with matches featuring Grover Cleveland, Donald Trump, Gerald Ford, and more! politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates No Round One, Third Quarter 4 4 Round One, Third Quarter full 46f14f5f-beb2-45b2-a96a-1f7d8fd341df https://share.transistor.fm/s/f8ab0756 The third quarter of Round One is on, featuring #1 seed Richard Nixon, Adlai Stevenson, Barry Goldwater, and the infamously defeated Thomas Dewey! Find out which eight candidates from our third quarter of Round One advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> The third quarter of Round One is on, featuring #1 seed Richard Nixon, Adlai Stevenson, Barry Goldwater, and the infamously defeated Thomas Dewey! Find out which eight candidates from our third quarter of Round One advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 2635 The third quarter of Round One kicks off with matches featuring Richard Nixon, Thomas Dewey, Barry Goldwater, and more! The third quarter of Round One kicks off with matches featuring Richard Nixon, Thomas Dewey, Barry Goldwater, and more! politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates No Round One, Second Quarter 3 3 Round One, Second Quarter full d35aeafe-8a48-4ea6-a896-a10017a972b5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa31775f The second quarter of Round One dives right in with matches featuring #1 seed Al Gore, Mitt Romney, Herbert Hoover, and Thomas Jefferson. Find out which eight candidates from our second quarter of Round One advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> The second quarter of Round One dives right in with matches featuring #1 seed Al Gore, Mitt Romney, Herbert Hoover, and Thomas Jefferson. Find out which eight candidates from our second quarter of Round One advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0400 The Postrider The Postrider 2890 The second quarter of Round One kicks off with matches featuring Al Gore, Mitt Romney, Thomas Jefferson, and more! The second quarter of Round One kicks off with matches featuring Al Gore, Mitt Romney, Thomas Jefferson, and more! politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates No Round One, First Quarter 2 2 Round One, First Quarter full da88ce5a-b0b5-4ae3-aa8b-4ad9ba04fa91 https://share.transistor.fm/s/081c1973 Round One kicks off with fiery throwdowns between #1 seed Samuel Tilden and #16 seed James Weaver, Hillary Clinton and Robert La Follette, John McCain and Alf Landon, and more! Find out which eight candidates from our first quarter of Round One advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Round One kicks off with fiery throwdowns between #1 seed Samuel Tilden and #16 seed James Weaver, Hillary Clinton and Robert La Follette, John McCain and Alf Landon, and more! Find out which eight candidates from our first quarter of Round One advance on this episode of Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0500 The Postrider The Postrider 3567 The first round kicks off with some fiery throwdowns featuring Hillary Clinton, Samuel Tilden, John McCain, and more! The first round kicks off with some fiery throwdowns featuring Hillary Clinton, Samuel Tilden, John McCain, and more! politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates No Introduction and Play-In Round 1 1 Introduction and Play-In Round full 31a64048-a180-4cf7-ad1a-be7da3c13c09 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ba115b80 It's time for the play-ins! In our first episode, we're pitting the 16 third- and fourth-place presidential candidates up against each other to see who will go up against our heavy-hitting seeds in the first round. Can Ralph Nader make a comeback? Will Ross Perot advance? Find out on Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> It's time for the play-ins! In our first episode, we're pitting the 16 third- and fourth-place presidential candidates up against each other to see who will go up against our heavy-hitting seeds in the first round. Can Ralph Nader make a comeback? Will Ross Perot advance? Find out on Floor Fight and as always, be sure to check our live bracket at thepostrider.com/FloorFight to see where it all leads!

]]> Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0500 The Postrider The Postrider 3192 Michael and Lars introduce the podcast, the bracket, and pit the play-in contestants against each other. Michael and Lars introduce the podcast, the bracket, and pit the play-in contestants against each other. politics, postrider, bracket, floor fight, losing candidates No Trailer for Floor Fight Trailer for Floor Fight trailer ed21b8e6-9fc6-4d8d-ab02-cb4c7e35dfad https://share.transistor.fm/s/53d69d07 Who was the best president we never had? Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito from ThePostrider.com are dedicated to finding out as they work their way through the ultimate bracket of losing presidential candidates in American history. Follow along to the podcast with the live bracket at ThePostrider.com/FloorFight and reach out to us at contact@thepostrider.com or on Twitter to let us know who you'd pick!

]]> Who was the best president we never had? Lars Emerson and Michael Lovito from ThePostrider.com are dedicated to finding out as they work their way through the ultimate bracket of losing presidential candidates in American history. Follow along to the podcast with the live bracket at ThePostrider.com/FloorFight and reach out to us at contact@thepostrider.com or on Twitter to let us know who you'd pick!

]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:30:00 -0500 The Postrider The Postrider 78 Who was the best president we never had? Check out the bracket now at ThePostrider.com/FloorFight Who was the best president we never had? Check out the bracket now at ThePostrider.com/FloorFight postrider, floor fight, presidential candidates, runner-up No