8.5/1016 votes#1 - Obama v. McCain
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2020
The 2008 race sees freshman Senator Barack Obama go up against “maverick” Republican Senator John McCain.
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8.6/1018 votes#2 - Reagan v. Carter
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2020
The 1980 race sees President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan having to fight 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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8.2/1014 votes#3 - LBJ v. Goldwater
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.
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8.1/1010 votes#4 - Wilson vs Roosevelt vs Taft
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.
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7.4/108 votes#5 - Carter vs. Ford
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/15/2020
The presidential election of 1976 pits the political establishment, personified by Republican President Gerald Ford, against the untainted idealism of Democrat Jimmy Carter, the relatively unknown governor of Georgia.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Eisenhower vs. Stevenson
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/2020
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.
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The Best Episodes of Race for the White House Season 2
Every episode of Race for the White House Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Race for the White House Season 2!
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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:CNN
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Obama v. McCain" is the best rated episode of "Race for the White House" season 2. It scored 8.5/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/16/2020. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Reagan v. Carter".