I meant to say Andrew Jackson easily won the "plurality" of the vote in 1824, not the "majority." My bad. Uh yeah, and don't forget my sponsor. They've been sending me presidential election polls lately that have been pretty juicy. Click this link to make some cash just for giving your opinion! www.inflcr.co/SHKPn Thanks YouGov for sponsoring!
He was not sworn secretly. He was sworn privately at the White House, as March 4th fell on Sunday, and than was sworn publicly the next day on the Capitol.
Reading this immediately made me think about whether the elections of 1788, 1792, & 1820 would count for that list, since there was no actual contest in those years. There were elections of course, but Washington and Monroe didn't (by definition) actually *win* anything, rather they were just appointed to the office. I mean, if I'm out on a soccer field just kicking the ball into the goal while no one else is even on the field, then I didn't win anything because I'm not competing with anyone. What do you think@@iammrbeat ?
I'm more interested in what would happen during those eight years if Gore won McCain probably would've won the 2008 election and we wouldn't have Obama.
Usually. This is probably the first time since I started voting in 2004 that I don't feel tense. Probably find the best third party to vote for this time around considering the choices. We really need more states to adopt some sort of ranked choice method. It is sad only Maine and Alaska currently have something, and they only use Instantaneous Runoff at that.
There’s something I don’t like about the 2000 election’s aftermath. When the supreme court ruled that the recounts ensued were unconstitutional, why did they just demand that Bush be given the electoral votes, rather than demand a state-wide recount, and give a more reasonable deadline before inauguration day? Edit: to be clear, the decision occurred in late November, and inauguration day is Jan 20
I made a video going into more detail about it, but basically the Court said time was running out and so the results would be just whatever the last recount said.
@@iammrbeat But remember that they could have done this the first time the case went to them. Gore could have asked for a statewide recount and very possibly could have got one.
@@iammrbeat Actually the decision not to allow Florida to do a statewide recount was decided 5 to 4, with Sandra O Connor publicly regreting the involvment of the Supreme Court in 2013 despite being in both majorities on unconstitutionnality and allowing Florida to do a statewide recount after saying the current counting was unconstitutionnal.
Am I the only one that recalls the "hanging chad" controversy during the Florida recount? I nearly fell on the floor laughing when I heard that on the radio
The 2000 election is like a recurring theme on this channel, probably at least the 4th video that mentioned it. I never knew, until looking back, that Al Gore conceded, retracted it, then (after the controversial Supreme Court decision) conceded again. Speaking of which, I think Justice John Paul Stephens was on point with his descent in Bush Vs Gore: "(...) the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It's the nation's confidence in the judge to act as an impartial bastion of the rule of law,"
Yeah, Stevens was often prophetic. And yes, the Election of 2000 was a defining moment in my life. I will never forget following it so closely as events unfolded.
@@iammrbeat not surprised, it's not every election that hinges on the votes for one particular State. That being said, I wasn't surprised that the 1876 Election was number 1. I remember Eric Foner talking about the scale of the voter fraud in that election. He even talked about how even after the Electoral Commission gave their ruling, Democrats still cried foul. There was also an irony about where the compromise between Democrats and Republicans (where Democrats agreed to accept Hayes as President as long as the remaining federal troops were withdrawn from the South), taking place at Wormley House , owned by free born black man, James Wormley. It was ironic considering the consequences of Black people for the next century were pretty dire, dooming them to segregation and discrimination
This is subjective, because he is combing the closeness of the popular vote and the electoral college in his considerations. But some problems with this are; the popular vote has no determination in deciding who wins the election. The margin in the electoral college, say caring if the electoral votes are like 185-184 and saying that’s automatically closer than 306-232, is not necessarily true. The true closeness of the race is the amount of votes that, if flipped, would have led to a different electoral college outcome. This is to say that despite Biden beating Trump in the popular vote by 4.5% and 306-232 in the electoral college, the actual margin of his victory was the 43k combined vote difference in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin, which, if flipped, would have led to a Trump victory. While 1960 might have seemed closer, when you combine the margin Nixon needed to win in states he allegedly lost, say Texas, Illinois, Hawaii etc, he lost them by MORE than 43k votes, meaning the 2020 election was technically closer than the 1960 election was. The 2000 election was the closest in American history, because 537 votes were the difference in the deciding states and thus 537 was the margin that Bush won the presidency by
I cringe to think what would happen in a modern election if a state was decided by less than 200 votes. They might have to take the ballots to the Supreme Court to have them do a personal hand recount.
@LucasVini19836 that's not how elections work. 500 or so votes decided Florida. The tens of millions other votes still help decide, or Florida wouldn't have mattered at all.
@LucasVini19836 that's not how elections work. 500 or so votes decided Florida. The tens of millions other votes still help decide, or Florida wouldn't have mattered at all.
@@Oregonduck09 If Al Gore had won another 590 votes, he would have had 291 (292) votes in the electoral college, so, by winning the election, I did not ignore the other states at any time
I think the Bush v Gore Supreme Court photo slide was misleading. There were two parts to the decision, and the 2nd part (saying no further recounts could be conducted) was the more relevant one and it was 5-4, down party lines.
What I find interesting is that the bigger the voter turnout is, the closer the election is, and also the closer the election is to to being unfair thanks to the electoral college system. Remember to vote, folks, your vote counts! Your strongly left or right state can easily be a swing state, so still participate!
How is it unfair? If it is simply up to the popular vote, it would be a handful of cities determining the outcome of the election every cycle. With this in place, many disenfranchised parts of the country get to be represented. The U.S is a vast country with 50 very unique states, all with their own individual interests. Texas cares about border security, New York about cost of housing, West Virginia about coal mines staying open etc. Just because 10 million people live in one place should they get to dictate which president is elected for another state.
@@Ryan-nq3qpbecause cities make the money, they have the most people for a reason, and they should have the most say, me as a lawyer making millions in NY should not have the same voice as a poor farmer
@@Ryan-nq3qpalso if popular vote picks president everyone’s votes are equal that way, their should never be a case where majority of the population vote somebody and that person does not win
@@nggames1439 First off, if you're actually a lawyer, i'd be concerned by the fact that you don't know the difference between "there" and "their". You're definitely not making millions either. Having said that, you're now suggesting that a president should be chosen by the rich? You're suggesting that the poor will no longer have a voice or at least not as big of a voice? That's insane. You might as well base it off of IQ score and deny anyone below 130. The reality is this: people living in cities often have very similar interests. The kind of interests that people in the midwest don't have. Those people deserve to be heard equally. I'd love to hear why you think they shouldn't.
Started watching not long ago and you've become my most watched youtuber in that time. It's been a blast learning about american history, and the way you make videos feels so engaging, and your enthusiastic approach shines man. Not sure if its something that interests you as the topic can be quite venomous from the interactions I've had asking others but would love to hear your opinion on the the US being the greatest country conversation. I'm aussie and been really interested in america and have been keen to learn alot more. Again love your videos and always excited for the next one!
Fascinating video Mr Beat, I also have a suggestion, could you make video talking about the causes of the Financial Crisis and Great Recession of 2008? The time period 2006-2012 has been a increasingly interesting time for me to read about recently from a political and economic standpoint. I’m also curious to see what you think of the economic policies passed by Bush and Obama at the time and how successful you think they were.
Just went over the topic of 1960 elections for my history final. It's great to learn in and outside of class, especially when you have resources like this that reinforce your learning. Great video!
There are a couple methods to do this, but one I think ought to have been used is the 'Popular Vote to Swing Electoral College" method. As you said, there are close Electoral elections without close Popular Votes(1876) and the reverse (1960). But what I think is the best method is "How many people not voting away from a different result were you?". By that metric 2000 is an easy winner with just 537 votes deciding the election, with 1960 close behind.
Love how Mr. Beat just happens to drop a video about the closest American presidential elections in history in an election year that's shaping up to be a very close race itself. Clever.
At least he's being sponsored by an awesome pollster, was a big advocate for them back in the 2017 UK Cycle, contrary to the tide of that time. Crazy to see how far you've come Mr. Beat. Love to see it. This is the content I subscribe for, elections, and history!!!!!!!
4:46 goes hard with what we’re in now. I always wonder, if the election in 1960 or any other close election was so close in the electoral college that every state mattered, what the southern faithless electors would’ve done. Would they have sucked it up and vote for Kennedy or cause neither to get 270 electoral votes?
the south voted for Kennedy over Nixon in 1960. Or rather, they voted for the Democrat, not always Kennedy on the ballot. Between that, and the voting shenanigans in Chicago and Texas on behalf of Kennedy, Nixon almost surely won the popular vote. But even without those votes, Nixon would have won the popular vote, and likely Texas and Illinois, but that wouldn't have been enough for him to win the electoral college
@@iammrbeat They were caught sharing health data with Facebook and others and were fined nearly $8M by the FTC. The FTC press release was on March 2, 2023 with the title "FTC to Ban BetterHelp from Revealing Consumers’ Data, Including Sensitive Mental Health Information, to Facebook and Others for Targeted Advertising" if you'd like to look for yourself (since TH-cam will block my comment if I include a link)
@@iammrbeat From the press release: "Despite these promises, BetterHelp used and revealed consumers’ email addresses, IP addresses, and health questionnaire information to Facebook, Snapchat, Criteo, and Pinterest for advertising purposes, according to the FTC’s complaint. For example, the company used consumers’ email addresses and the fact that they had previously been in therapy to instruct Facebook to identify similar consumers and target them with advertisements for BetterHelp’s counseling service, which helped the company bring in tens of thousands of new paying users and millions of dollars in revenue. According to the complaint, BetterHelp pushed consumers to hand over their health information by repeatedly showing them privacy misrepresentations and nudging them with unavoidable prompts to sign up for its counseling service."
@@brandonm949 Independents aren’t truly independent for the most part. They vote for the two party system. And mostly for the truly evil agenda of the Democrats. Democrats elected a child molester who cheated in 2020 and lies nonstop while weapon in the law and justice system against Trump. Independents and Democrats and anti Trump Republicans are truly vile…….. Vote out all these traitors
There’s a large group of Republicans that will minimize or deny it, another group that will see no problem, and another group that won’t care because it’s their party and they aren’t in the minority groups targeted by it.
I was actually pondering this topic yesterday as I read the biography of Harry S Truman. A tier list ranking the closest presidential elections from landslides to closest.
@@Chase0370 we don't have any good choices it's either mentally ill president or a convicted felon. At least if you give Trump for more years we don't have to see him again.
@@Chase0370 objectively, it just isn't. You can support who you want, and predict whoever to win, but objectively, the election is shaping up to be pretty close and not at all a landslide by any means for either side
@@tuxtitan780 economy is biggest problem and he is the absolute worst one we ever had. Polls and rallies say otherwise. As long as it not rigged this shouldn’t be close. Joe is getting booed in home town meanwhile Trump getting cheered in Blue areas.
I love how engaged Mr. Beat is in the comments section, if you're seeing this I thought you did great on Checkmate Lincolnites and I'd love to see more on the history of different parties like the one about the Whigs.
The Election of 1916 is another race I would've considered for this list considering it took the state of California to turn the election into Wilson's favor by just 3,000 votes
Hello mr. beat, I’ve been watching your vids since as long as i remember watching youtube and you inspired me to start posting my own videos on history/geography/whatever i feel like. Thank you for the inspiration goat
I have a bit of an alternative method here...based on the minimum number of votes that had to flip for the other to be president and as a proportion of the total voting population, and that makes the five: 5. Carter v. Ford (1976) - 9,223 vote flip w/Hawaii and Ohio puts Ford on top. 4. Wilson v. Hughes (1916) - 1,887 vote flip in California makes Hughes president. 3. Cleveland v. Blaine (1884) - 575 vote flip in New York spares Blaine from being the only Republican presidential candidate in the Gilded Age to not have a win. 2. Hayes v. Tilden (1876) - 445 vote flip in South Carolina makes Tilden president, and Reconstruction would still have ended. 1. Bush v. Gore (2000) - 269 vote flip in Florida produces a Gore victory.
I would have included the 2016 election, probably in honorable mention. The reason for leaving it out was that it wasn't that close in the electoral college, but it was closer than the 1960 and 1968 elections were in the electoral college, and both of those made it. And in 2016, unlike in 1960 & 1968, the EC produced a different outcome from the popular vote, which if anything would be another reason to consider 2016 closer. So if the EC is the primary consideration, I would have put 1888 at #5 and 1960 in honorable mention along with 2016. If that would leave one too many in honorable mention, then leave 1968 out of it, when Nixon won the electoral college by 110 votes.
Mr.Beat I love your vids, I wish i had you as my history teacher back in middle school , im in my twenties and still find myself learning a lot from your vids
Mr, you're one fun guy to watch. I didn't fail to notice that even in the worst of cases, all of those candidates who went on to lose an election in the past eventually conceded their elections. Funny how times change.
Even Nixon managed to concede his loss in 24 hours… Hear that, Trump? This is why you have been consistently voted the second worst president in American History.
Unfortunately he still has such a big following because he is really good at manipulating people. The fact he still has a chance to win this upcoming election is insane. Just shows that people can forget about a lot of things after 4 years, the pandemic was the best thing to happen to Trump because he just puts all the blame on Democrats.
The fact that Nixon was willing to concede a loss in the election better than you know who, really speaks to the volumes of how much the party system has deteriorated in recent years.
14:43 While you have a point about the electoral vote being the deciding factor, it's worth noting that the election hinged on Pennsylvania/Wisconsin/Michigan all flipping red, with all three states having margins of victory of less than %1 of the vote (i.e. fewer than 50,000 votes in all three states). In fact, you could make a decent argument that 2020 is among the closest elections using a similar line of reasoning: the paper thin margins in Arizona/Georgia/Wisconsin being enough to swing the election.
2020 was actually closer than 2016. Because the electoral college is what decides the winner. The amount of votes in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan that Hillary needed to flip to win those states and thus the election, were about 80k votes. In 2020, despite Biden winning the popular vote by 4.5%, the amount of votes Trump needed to flip in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin, which, if he had won those states, would have resulted in a 269-269 electoral tie, and the House, which then was Republican (based on each state getting one vote as would be the case), th combined difference in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin was about 43k votes
It is obvious you do not like the electoral college. Perhaps you could do a video comparing how campaign strategies would differ in a popular vote format versus an electoral college format. For example, in a popular vote format, presidential candidates would not have to worry about "swing states" but instead would focus on reaching more voters directly. What impact would that have on the smaller, less populated states? Something for discussion…
Prime examples of why the electoral college should be abolished, or at least reformed. The popular vote should determine the winner, no questions asked.
Electoral College makes every state count instead of every vote I suppose. But to keep a union together you cannot just let the high population states dominate all of federal politics which is what a popular vote would do. It makes a candidate have to think about all the states. That is a good thing.
Why is our electoral college system "tragic?" Every presidential candidate knows that that's how you get elected president, and they campaign accordingly. If it was a different system they'd campaign differently, and there's no reason to think that the same people (Bush, Trump, etc.) wouldn't still win.
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I meant to say Andrew Jackson easily won the "plurality" of the vote in 1824, not the "majority." My bad.
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1976 should make the cut it was close since 1916 why not?
Mr. Beat 4 President
5:16 I don't think 48.4-48.3=.57?
Also, I thought 1872 was the first election where every state allowed its citizens to vote for electors?
The Regan and Mondale election was close.
"Our country cannot afford the agony of a constitutional crisis" - Richard Nixon
Well thank God Nixon never caused one of those.
It pales in comparison with what we dealt with in 2021
And unfortunately, what we are likely to with this year. @@iammrbeat
I actually think that this list is pretty accurate, not my order but I think you picked the right elections
@@williamcainevoiceacting Don't worry, the votes will come in after Joe's bedtime.
@@iammrbeatbiased douche
Crazy to know that Hayes' election was so *close* that he had to be inaugurated in a secret location.
I should have mentioned this, but honestly it deserves a whole other video. Hayes was the first president sworn in in the White House!
@@iammrbeat I think the reason why he was sworn in the White House instead of the Capitol was because he feared being assassinated.
He was not sworn secretly. He was sworn privately at the White House, as March 4th fell on Sunday, and than was sworn publicly the next day on the Capitol.
😂🤣
@@michalbarcik And how many people knew about it, since it was private?
There needs to be a spinoff to this list called The Top 5 or 10 Presidential Landslide Elections in American History
Right on. Great idea!
1984
@@THTB_lol For real lmao. Rewatching news coverage of ‘84 is always hilarious to me
Reading this immediately made me think about whether the elections of 1788, 1792, & 1820 would count for that list, since there was no actual contest in those years. There were elections of course, but Washington and Monroe didn't (by definition) actually *win* anything, rather they were just appointed to the office. I mean, if I'm out on a soccer field just kicking the ball into the goal while no one else is even on the field, then I didn't win anything because I'm not competing with anyone. What do you think@@iammrbeat ?
I have a feeling the election of 1936 just may be on that landslide list
The 2000 election is infuriating knowing what would happen in the 8 years after it.
Suspiciously with the same party
And 24 years after it!
I'm more interested in what would happen during those eight years if Gore won McCain probably would've won the 2008 election and we wouldn't have Obama.
@@iammrbeatlmao
Just imagine what could’ve been ?!
George Washington and James Monroe: (laughs)
No one DARE run against them hahahaha
Bro posted a day early ???
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HOW DID BRO COMMENT 2 DAYS AGO
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Congrats on 1,000,000 subscribers, my man!
Thanks so much Michael!
@@iammrbeat Congratulations!
In my personal opinion, whatever candidate has a better beard should win the election, so Hayes was in his rights to win.
This totally makes sense.
In theory this is a great rule, but what about elections where neither candidate has a beard?
@Sugarman96 then the candidates have to grow a beard, or they are not allowed to run.
Popular Beard elections incoming
I think Ben Harrison may be the last president we've had who had a beard. No idea about candidates, though.
Literally just finished the Checkmate Lincolnites finale, now Mr Beat uploads?? Today is a good, good day.
I was so surprised to see mr beat in that!
I went on the same trajectory.
Elections sure are fascinating and tense
Ikr??
Usually. This is probably the first time since I started voting in 2004 that I don't feel tense. Probably find the best third party to vote for this time around considering the choices. We really need more states to adopt some sort of ranked choice method. It is sad only Maine and Alaska currently have something, and they only use Instantaneous Runoff at that.
can’t imagine what this years election will look like
I do think it will be very close
Trump is going to win in the first hour on election night.
@@millabasset1710 let’s hope this comment didn’t just start a war
@@iammrbeatI don’t think it will be but I won’t be surprised if it is.
People will think it will be so close,but one may win by a landslide
Who,I have no idea,but some may have an idea and some may have another idea
Always a good day when Mr. Beat uploads an election related video.
Thanks for being here early. :)
There’s something I don’t like about the 2000 election’s aftermath.
When the supreme court ruled that the recounts ensued were unconstitutional, why did they just demand that Bush be given the electoral votes, rather than demand a state-wide recount, and give a more reasonable deadline before inauguration day?
Edit: to be clear, the decision occurred in late November, and inauguration day is Jan 20
I made a video going into more detail about it, but basically the Court said time was running out and so the results would be just whatever the last recount said.
@@iammrbeat It's stuff like this that makes me wonder if we should repeal the 20th amendment?
@@iammrbeat But remember that they could have done this the first time the case went to them. Gore could have asked for a statewide recount and very possibly could have got one.
@@iammrbeat Actually the decision not to allow Florida to do a statewide recount was decided 5 to 4, with Sandra O Connor publicly regreting the involvment of the Supreme Court in 2013 despite being in both majorities on unconstitutionnality and allowing Florida to do a statewide recount after saying the current counting was unconstitutionnal.
Am I the only one that recalls the "hanging chad" controversy during the Florida recount? I nearly fell on the floor laughing when I heard that on the radio
The 2000 election is like a recurring theme on this channel, probably at least the 4th video that mentioned it. I never knew, until looking back, that Al Gore conceded, retracted it, then (after the controversial Supreme Court decision) conceded again.
Speaking of which, I think Justice John Paul Stephens was on point with his descent in Bush Vs Gore:
"(...) the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It's the nation's confidence in the judge to act as an impartial bastion of the rule of law,"
Yeah, Stevens was often prophetic. And yes, the Election of 2000 was a defining moment in my life. I will never forget following it so closely as events unfolded.
@@iammrbeat not surprised, it's not every election that hinges on the votes for one particular State. That being said, I wasn't surprised that the 1876 Election was number 1. I remember Eric Foner talking about the scale of the voter fraud in that election. He even talked about how even after the Electoral Commission gave their ruling, Democrats still cried foul. There was also an irony about where the compromise between Democrats and Republicans (where Democrats agreed to accept Hayes as President as long as the remaining federal troops were withdrawn from the South), taking place at Wormley House , owned by free born black man, James Wormley. It was ironic considering the consequences of Black people for the next century were pretty dire, dooming them to segregation and discrimination
How much tree would a groundhog cut if a groundhog was able to cut trees.
News anchor Tom Brokaw struck himself on the head with his hand. I witnessed this happen live.
This is subjective, because he is combing the closeness of the popular vote and the electoral college in his considerations. But some problems with this are; the popular vote has no determination in deciding who wins the election. The margin in the electoral college, say caring if the electoral votes are like 185-184 and saying that’s automatically closer than 306-232, is not necessarily true.
The true closeness of the race is the amount of votes that, if flipped, would have led to a different electoral college outcome. This is to say that despite Biden beating Trump in the popular vote by 4.5% and 306-232 in the electoral college, the actual margin of his victory was the 43k combined vote difference in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin, which, if flipped, would have led to a Trump victory.
While 1960 might have seemed closer, when you combine the margin Nixon needed to win in states he allegedly lost, say Texas, Illinois, Hawaii etc, he lost them by MORE than 43k votes, meaning the 2020 election was technically closer than the 1960 election was. The 2000 election was the closest in American history, because 537 votes were the difference in the deciding states and thus 537 was the margin that Bush won the presidency by
I cringe to think what would happen in a modern election if a state was decided by less than 200 votes. They might have to take the ballots to the Supreme Court to have them do a personal hand recount.
Maybe that wouldn't be so bad
you sure those justices don't all have crippling arthritis by now?
It's amazing that the dead seem to vote Democrat 100% You would think a few might vote republican.
Around 500 votes decided the world from 2001 onwards
@LucasVini19836 that's not how elections work. 500 or so votes decided Florida. The tens of millions other votes still help decide, or Florida wouldn't have mattered at all.
@LucasVini19836 that's not how elections work. 500 or so votes decided Florida. The tens of millions other votes still help decide, or Florida wouldn't have mattered at all.
@@Oregonduck09 If Al Gore had won another 590 votes, he would have had 291 (292) votes in the electoral college, so, by winning the election, I did not ignore the other states at any time
Just when we needed him the most, the legend returns
:)
I've learned more with Mr. Beat than my 4 years of high school. Love your work Mr. Beat keep it up!
Thanks so much!
The Simpsons callback at the beginning was great. I think I also remember you from the film "The President's Neck is Missing"
lol yeah I grew up watching The Simpsons
I think the Bush v Gore Supreme Court photo slide was misleading. There were two parts to the decision, and the 2nd part (saying no further recounts could be conducted) was the more relevant one and it was 5-4, down party lines.
Agreed. I also thought Al Gore had already conceded before SCOTUS even decided?
Great video Mr. Beat You Should Do The 5 Biggest Landslide Presidential Elections in U.S. History
Thank you and sure thing!
Makes 2020 look like child's play
That's probably because one child was in it. But when a child loses, they cry louder than anyone else
Dude, the return of presidential election vids from you! Super hyped
Coming in 2025
@@iammrbeat what would your reaction be if you had to say "Robert Kennedy Jr won"
What I find interesting is that the bigger the voter turnout is, the closer the election is, and also the closer the election is to to being unfair thanks to the electoral college system. Remember to vote, folks, your vote counts! Your strongly left or right state can easily be a swing state, so still participate!
I couldn't agree more. :)
How is it unfair? If it is simply up to the popular vote, it would be a handful of cities determining the outcome of the election every cycle. With this in place, many disenfranchised parts of the country get to be represented. The U.S is a vast country with 50 very unique states, all with their own individual interests. Texas cares about border security, New York about cost of housing, West Virginia about coal mines staying open etc. Just because 10 million people live in one place should they get to dictate which president is elected for another state.
@@Ryan-nq3qpbecause cities make the money, they have the most people for a reason, and they should have the most say, me as a lawyer making millions in NY should not have the same voice as a poor farmer
@@Ryan-nq3qpalso if popular vote picks president everyone’s votes are equal that way, their should never be a case where majority of the population vote somebody and that person does not win
@@nggames1439 First off, if you're actually a lawyer, i'd be concerned by the fact that you don't know the difference between "there" and "their". You're definitely not making millions either.
Having said that, you're now suggesting that a president should be chosen by the rich? You're suggesting that the poor will no longer have a voice or at least not as big of a voice? That's insane. You might as well base it off of IQ score and deny anyone below 130.
The reality is this: people living in cities often have very similar interests. The kind of interests that people in the midwest don't have. Those people deserve to be heard equally. I'd love to hear why you think they shouldn't.
Love the Troy McClure reference lol
Yay! You got the reference!
Phil Hartman was taken from us too soon.
@@DiamondKingStudios rip to a legend.
Started watching not long ago and you've become my most watched youtuber in that time. It's been a blast learning about american history, and the way you make videos feels so engaging, and your enthusiastic approach shines man.
Not sure if its something that interests you as the topic can be quite venomous from the interactions I've had asking others but would love to hear your opinion on the the US being the greatest country conversation. I'm aussie and been really interested in america and have been keen to learn alot more. Again love your videos and always excited for the next one!
Awesome video!!! I enjoy your videos so much. Keep doing them!!!
Thanks Sebastian!
2020 was terrible, but 1876 makes it look like nothing
2000 was crazy
1824 Always Comes To Mind, Considering Neither Four Candidates Had The Minimum Number Of Electoral Votes To Win
Fascinating video Mr Beat, I also have a suggestion, could you make video talking about the causes of the Financial Crisis and Great Recession of 2008? The time period 2006-2012 has been a increasingly interesting time for me to read about recently from a political and economic standpoint. I’m also curious to see what you think of the economic policies passed by Bush and Obama at the time and how successful you think they were.
That idea has my vote
Looks like someone knows his Troy McClure references (opening joke).
Love this video as always! Keep up the awesome content!
Yipee you uploaded!! You’re an awesome Historyoutuber!! :D
Thank you!
Just went over the topic of 1960 elections for my history final. It's great to learn in and outside of class, especially when you have resources like this that reinforce your learning. Great video!
Thanks so much!
I never knew Mr. Beat had a book????
I have written TWO books actually :)
There are a couple methods to do this, but one I think ought to have been used is the 'Popular Vote to Swing Electoral College" method.
As you said, there are close Electoral elections without close Popular Votes(1876) and the reverse (1960). But what I think is the best method is "How many people not voting away from a different result were you?". By that metric 2000 is an easy winner with just 537 votes deciding the election, with 1960 close behind.
Love how Mr. Beat just happens to drop a video about the closest American presidential elections in history in an election year that's shaping up to be a very close race itself. Clever.
ikr? lol
I don't think it's going to be that close, vocal minorities
@@matt45540Have you ever looked at any polls?
polls are indicating this is not a close race at this point. Trump is the favorite
@@matt45540 It will be close dude. Trump came closer than polls showed in 2020
At least he's being sponsored by an awesome pollster, was a big advocate for them back in the 2017 UK Cycle, contrary to the tide of that time. Crazy to see how far you've come Mr. Beat. Love to see it. This is the content I subscribe for, elections, and history!!!!!!!
Wow back when presidents still conceded elections.. crazy.
Ikr?
Excellent usage of that old "got milk?" commercial, too.
4:46 goes hard with what we’re in now. I always wonder, if the election in 1960 or any other close election was so close in the electoral college that every state mattered, what the southern faithless electors would’ve done. Would they have sucked it up and vote for Kennedy or cause neither to get 270 electoral votes?
I'm glad you interpreted that the way I meant you to interpret that. Nixon had class, didn't he?
@@iammrbeat um sort of
the south voted for Kennedy over Nixon in 1960. Or rather, they voted for the Democrat, not always Kennedy on the ballot. Between that, and the voting shenanigans in Chicago and Texas on behalf of Kennedy, Nixon almost surely won the popular vote. But even without those votes, Nixon would have won the popular vote, and likely Texas and Illinois, but that wouldn't have been enough for him to win the electoral college
Nixon ran to the left of Kennedy on civil rights, believe it or not
2024 election is gonna be nuts, for real.
I'm more interested in the ramifications and what comes after tbh
Yeah. People are looking coward to Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson but I’m looking forward to this debate lol
Mr. Beat, you're the one who is awesome.
Great video as usual Mr Beat. Next you could make the 5 biggest landslides in history
Thanks Luis! And that's a great idea!
Thanks for not shilling for Better Health. They are not a good company .
Wait what?
@@iammrbeat They were caught sharing health data with Facebook and others and were fined nearly $8M by the FTC. The FTC press release was on March 2, 2023 with the title "FTC to Ban BetterHelp from Revealing Consumers’ Data, Including Sensitive Mental Health Information, to Facebook and Others for Targeted Advertising" if you'd like to look for yourself (since TH-cam will block my comment if I include a link)
@@iammrbeat From the press release:
"Despite these promises, BetterHelp used and revealed consumers’ email addresses, IP addresses, and health questionnaire information to Facebook, Snapchat, Criteo, and Pinterest for advertising purposes, according to the FTC’s complaint.
For example, the company used consumers’ email addresses and the fact that they had previously been in therapy to instruct Facebook to identify similar consumers and target them with advertisements for BetterHelp’s counseling service, which helped the company bring in tens of thousands of new paying users and millions of dollars in revenue.
According to the complaint, BetterHelp pushed consumers to hand over their health information by repeatedly showing them privacy misrepresentations and nudging them with unavoidable prompts to sign up for its counseling service."
America is getting more and more polarized and that's a huge problem.
Blame Democrats and independents
@@donaldjones9830 I blame the jews.
@@donaldjones9830 Idk, that seems like an awfully polarizing thing to do.
@@brandonm949 Independents aren’t truly independent for the most part. They vote for the two party system.
And mostly for the truly evil agenda of the Democrats. Democrats elected a child molester who cheated in 2020 and lies nonstop while weapon in the law and justice system against Trump.
Independents and Democrats and anti Trump Republicans are truly vile…….. Vote out all these traitors
@@donaldjones9830 the irony is palpable
Can you do a video explaining Project 2025? It’s terrifying and I don’t think enough people know about it!
There’s a large group of Republicans that will minimize or deny it, another group that will see no problem, and another group that won’t care because it’s their party and they aren’t in the minority groups targeted by it.
I personally see parts of the project beneficial to this country but the medical part should definitely be scraped from the bill.
@@talglikman7276 what parts are beneficial?
I was actually pondering this topic yesterday as I read the biography of Harry S Truman. A tier list ranking the closest presidential elections from landslides to closest.
Can you do one on the Landslide election.😊😊
Right on, great idea!
That is happening in Nov . MAGA 2024
@@Chase0370 we don't have any good choices it's either mentally ill president or a convicted felon. At least if you give Trump for more years we don't have to see him again.
@@Chase0370 objectively, it just isn't. You can support who you want, and predict whoever to win, but objectively, the election is shaping up to be pretty close and not at all a landslide by any means for either side
@@tuxtitan780 economy is biggest problem and he is the absolute worst one we ever had. Polls and rallies say otherwise. As long as it not rigged this shouldn’t be close. Joe is getting booed in home town meanwhile Trump getting cheered in Blue areas.
I love how engaged Mr. Beat is in the comments section, if you're seeing this I thought you did great on Checkmate Lincolnites and I'd love to see more on the history of different parties like the one about the Whigs.
The Election of 1916 is another race I would've considered for this list considering it took the state of California to turn the election into Wilson's favor by just 3,000 votes
Definitely an honorable mention
I think it might also be the closest win for an incumbent president.
1876: 100 years of Jim Crow in exchange for one Presidential election. Sounds fair!
I'm pretty nervous about this year's election.
Trump 2024
You should do the other extreme, and do the most decisive presidential elections.
I love it. Nothing beats Mr. Beat.
Hello mr. beat, I’ve been watching your vids since as long as i remember watching youtube and you inspired me to start posting my own videos on history/geography/whatever i feel like. Thank you for the inspiration goat
I'm glad you are posting your own videos. That's amazing!
ahh yess, 101%, the best precent ever.
I agree with you 101%
I enjoyed your cameo in Checkmate Lincolnites!
Amazing choice of shirt for this video
I can’t believe it’s been four years since I found your channel. Time flies towards Universal Heat Death
It's impressive you made this video and survived a zombie apocalypse caused by a time travelling Nazi all in one day.
You should do biggest landslides next
I was thinking the 1976 election could be on here.
Ehh but 2016 and 2020 were just as close :/ but yes another tight one!
I have a bit of an alternative method here...based on the minimum number of votes that had to flip for the other to be president and as a proportion of the total voting population, and that makes the five:
5. Carter v. Ford (1976) - 9,223 vote flip w/Hawaii and Ohio puts Ford on top.
4. Wilson v. Hughes (1916) - 1,887 vote flip in California makes Hughes president.
3. Cleveland v. Blaine (1884) - 575 vote flip in New York spares Blaine from being the only Republican presidential candidate in the Gilded Age to not have a win.
2. Hayes v. Tilden (1876) - 445 vote flip in South Carolina makes Tilden president, and Reconstruction would still have ended.
1. Bush v. Gore (2000) - 269 vote flip in Florida produces a Gore victory.
I will always stand by the fact that gore deserved the presidency more than bush
I would have included the 2016 election, probably in honorable mention. The reason for leaving it out was that it wasn't that close in the electoral college, but it was closer than the 1960 and 1968 elections were in the electoral college, and both of those made it. And in 2016, unlike in 1960 & 1968, the EC produced a different outcome from the popular vote, which if anything would be another reason to consider 2016 closer. So if the EC is the primary consideration, I would have put 1888 at #5 and 1960 in honorable mention along with 2016. If that would leave one too many in honorable mention, then leave 1968 out of it, when Nixon won the electoral college by 110 votes.
Hayes Vs. Tildes nearly caused a 2nd Civil War
Indeed
Thankfully my elections in 1860 and 1864 aren’t on this list!
Hola, Señor Beat. Muy buen video!
Mr.Beat I love your vids, I wish i had you as my history teacher back in middle school , im in my twenties and still find myself learning a lot from your vids
Honey get the lotion, Mr Beat just uploaded again
Uhhh
I enjoy a foot massage while learning about presidential history
I would love to see a video about Martin van Buren. Also I learned all I know about history from you I love you man.
Profile pic checks out
The "Little Magician" was the only President whose 1st language was not English (his whole family spoke Dutch).
Well Ragan and Mondale in 84 was close..... If it was opposite day😅
lol
Could we get some interesting videos on Olympic History? Especially with the Paris Olympics coming up?
I don’t think I can ever forgive America for the election of 2000. So much incompetence followed the next 8 years
Hello Mr. Beat, I'm wondering if you could do a video on Project 2025? Love your videos
Yeah, this is something serious that should be addressed.
Trump will win in November. Say no to the child molester in chief and his pet hyena VP Cackles.
Gore vs Bush was so close Gore actually won and didn’t become president! Wild.
Yep although I wasn’t eligible to vote yet, I definitely remember that election like as if it was yesterday.
Mr, you're one fun guy to watch. I didn't fail to notice that even in the worst of cases, all of those candidates who went on to lose an election in the past eventually conceded their elections. Funny how times change.
Even Nixon managed to concede his loss in 24 hours… Hear that, Trump? This is why you have been consistently voted the second worst president in American History.
Unfortunately he still has such a big following because he is really good at manipulating people. The fact he still has a chance to win this upcoming election is insane. Just shows that people can forget about a lot of things after 4 years, the pandemic was the best thing to happen to Trump because he just puts all the blame on Democrats.
I am listening to this, while working at an election
Wait which election?
@@iammrbeat Irish
The fact that Nixon was willing to concede a loss in the election better than you know who, really speaks to the volumes of how much the party system has deteriorated in recent years.
Just purchased your book. Looking forward to reading it
Awesome video I appreciate your work
Thanks for the kind words!
14:43 While you have a point about the electoral vote being the deciding factor, it's worth noting that the election hinged on Pennsylvania/Wisconsin/Michigan all flipping red, with all three states having margins of victory of less than %1 of the vote (i.e. fewer than 50,000 votes in all three states). In fact, you could make a decent argument that 2020 is among the closest elections using a similar line of reasoning: the paper thin margins in Arizona/Georgia/Wisconsin being enough to swing the election.
5:18 Should this be 0.057 or am I dumb?
I also thought that!
Your appearance in AtunShei's newest vid was a wonderful surprise
That was so much fun to film. It was an honor to be a part of.
2020 was actually closer than 2016. Because the electoral college is what decides the winner. The amount of votes in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan that Hillary needed to flip to win those states and thus the election, were about 80k votes.
In 2020, despite Biden winning the popular vote by 4.5%, the amount of votes Trump needed to flip in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin, which, if he had won those states, would have resulted in a 269-269 electoral tie, and the House, which then was Republican (based on each state getting one vote as would be the case), th combined difference in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin was about 43k votes
It is obvious you do not like the electoral college. Perhaps you could do a video comparing how campaign strategies would differ in a popular vote format versus an electoral college format. For example, in a popular vote format, presidential candidates would not have to worry about "swing states" but instead would focus on reaching more voters directly. What impact would that have on the smaller, less populated states? Something for discussion…
Let's Talk Elections did something similar to this a few years back!
The Electoral College is a disaster. It needs to go.
you are awesome dude, I wouldn't have put anywhere near as much effort into this as you have@!
Hello fellow Beaterinos
lol
Mr. Beat for President
Prime examples of why the electoral college should be abolished, or at least reformed. The popular vote should determine the winner, no questions asked.
getting a yougov sponsor lmaoo good for you mr beat! hope you get more and more!
Electoral College makes every state count instead of every vote I suppose. But to keep a union together you cannot just let the high population states dominate all of federal politics which is what a popular vote would do. It makes a candidate have to think about all the states. That is a good thing.
The Federal Election in Germany 2002 was also very close. SPD only got 6027 more votes than CDU with a total of 48.6 Million casted Votes.
Why is our electoral college system "tragic?" Every presidential candidate knows that that's how you get elected president, and they campaign accordingly. If it was a different system they'd campaign differently, and there's no reason to think that the same people (Bush, Trump, etc.) wouldn't still win.
Great video but it's unclear whether or not JFK even won the popular vote in 1960 due to the fusion ticket in Alabama.
What’s your name again?
Napoleon