In the mid-terms of 1834, New Haven Whigs called rising Democratic star Martin Van Buren a “mole,” a mammal related to the rat, and a whole lot worse. Welcome to This Day In Mud-Slinging Political History as your host Allan Appel and regular co-pilot Jason Bischoff-Wurstle of the New Haven Museum take you back.
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