When a Time Traveler Ran For U.S. President

From Time Traveler to Presidential Candidate: The Story of Andrew Basiago

Sal
Lessons from History
5 min readApr 16, 2023

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Andrew Basiago | Image Source: Infobae (No Known Copyright Restrictions)

When you think of science fiction, time travel is one of the very first thoughts that probably crosses your mind. Just the notion of being able to go back in time and relive what has already happened or go to the future and experience what will happen is exhilarating.

However, personally for me, returning to the past would be more exciting. It’s the only time when one would fully know what’s going to happen next, yet the predictability is what would make it even more fascinating.

Unfortunately for many of us (including me), although theoretically possible, time travel hasn’t ever been proven to have actually taken place. I don’t mean to be a buzzkill, but you probably won’t be able to fulfill that very dear wish of yours had you been able to travel through time.

Andrew Basiago and Project Pegasus

But this doesn’t mean that from time to time, we don’t see someone claiming to have time traveled. Granted, people don’t usually buy their stories because they can’t prove them, but this doesn’t indicate that they should be fully disregarded.

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Sal
Lessons from History

I am a History Educator and a Lifelong Learner with a Masters in Global History.