Podcast:Softcore History Rating: Explicit Published On: Mon Nov 09 2026 Description: The Blue Tsunami in the 2026 midterms has nothing on the 1854 elections that took place in St. Louis. The 1854 Election Riots in the Gateway to the West pitted Irish immigrants against Nativist Know-Nothings and saw the city burn for three days, with looting and pitched battles taking place throughout. And it all started because of a polling place stabbing. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly sports episodes. The Show https://www.instagram.com/softcorehistory https://www.youtube.com/@softcorehistory Rob Fox https://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regester https://www.instagram.com/danregester/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices