In the latest episode of America at 250: Due Diligence, we chat with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jack Rakove and Princeton professor Frances Lee to explore the history behind the ballot. We dive into: 🏛️ The Founding Fathers' debates over term lengths 📜 When U.S. Senators were finally elected by the people (1913) 🛑 LBJ's failed 1966 push for four-year House terms ⚖️ Why midterms act as a powerful check on the presidency https://newsguy.substack.com/p/why-do-we-vote-every-two-years?r=1g77q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true