Bruised after the primaries, the unpopular Ford looks headed for a blowout defeat in the 1976 general election. But his campaign adopts a clever strategy, and Carter struggles in the spotlight as the frontrunner. Gaffes, attack ads, Playboy magazine, and a new institution — a series of presidential debates — build to a razor-close election. It marks a turning point for the types of candidates America will elect.Hosted by Ben Bradford. A production of NuanceTales, in partnership with WFAE, distributed by the NPR Network. NuanceTales: https://www.nuancetales.com/ WFAE: https://www.wfae.org/landslide NPR: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510376/landslide Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy