Election 2016: The big picture

When it comes to the presidential election, there's one thing many Americans can actually agree on: by Wednesday it should be over. The campaign has been ugly and divisive to a tremendous degree. But as Martha Teichner reports, that's actually not at all unprecedented in American politics. Presidential scholars Douglas Brinkley, Joseph Cummins and Robert Lichter discuss how bad Election 2016 was, and how previous elections compared.

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They always try to equate Trump being unpopular with Hillary's unpopularity. Did they not see Trump's rallies? Trump was not unpopular. He was and is loved by the American people.

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Well it did have both the major candidates being the most unpopular ever. Best chance of a third party victory since the two party system was introduced

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It’s just amazing that even this fluff piece was so biased

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What it came down to was 'Trust." Many people on both sides did not trust Hillary Clinton. That was something she had difficulty to overcome. Many people were saying the same thing regarding Mr. Trump, but that was more of a preference.

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She said we are Stonger Together. He said, I'm stronger to get her.

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Just wait till 2020....gets much worse

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