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The 5 Closest Presidential Elections in U.S. History (Patreon)

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I count down the five closest presidential elections in American history. This is only my opinion, ok? If you disagree with my opinion, well...then you're nuts, man. Just kidding, your opinion is probably more correct than mine.

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The 5 Closest Presidential Elections in U.S. History

Click this link to make some cash for giving your opinion! https://www.inflcr.co/SHKPn Thanks YouGov for sponsoring! Mr. Beat counts down the five closest presidential elections in American history. This is only his opinion, ok? If you disagree with his opinion, well...then you're nuts, man, because he's been, like, obsessed with this stuff since third grade. Just kidding, your opinion is probably more correct than his. Check out Mr. Beat's book, The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2020): https://amzn.to/3aYiqwI Thanks for reading the description you lovable dork. This was produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. All images and video by Matt Beat, used under fair use guidelines, or found in the public domain. Music by @ElectricNeedleRoom(Mr. Beat's band), Bad Snacks, Jeremy Blake, and Slenderbeats. Every presidential election in American history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHbs9k8VDKA&list=PLHtE7NbaKRefBOp4I9e4NLY_1_d4Csf_w Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puP4HPMTH8M&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY-tGy5Nkds&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOBexY0RpaM&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odv3oqWIx8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg6rygk9VDc&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Z3sbU43y4&t Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lq_6iPnVMBZd6LIqe8beZQLgszOPaLbjWnP4_yBEg5Q/edit?usp=sharing Sources/further reading: https://www.britannica.com/list/5-remarkably-close-us-presidential-elections https://www.newsweek.com/closest-presidential-elections-us-history-1544481 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_popular_vote_margin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_Electoral_College_margin 1960 election: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-drama-behind-president-kennedys-1960-election-win https://emergingcivilwar.com/2020/11/05/hancocks-response-to-the-1880-election-results/ https://www.americanheritage.com/dirtiest-election https://geekgr.com/2016/10/23/near-deadlock-the-6-us-presidential-elections-with-narrow-margins-of-victory-with-electoral-maps-and-how-it-happened/ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 #presidentialelection2024 #election #politicalhistory 0:00 Introduction 0:50 Sponsor (YouGov) 1:38 Introduction again 2:48 The election of 1960 4:55 The election of 1884 5:53 The election of 1880 7:15 The election of 2000 9:01 The election of 1876 12:29 Recap and honorable mentions

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Derek Ray

I wouldn’t be surprised this year’s election is very close

Adam Christians

In hindsight, Gore was a flawed candidate. He had way more paths than Bush. Sure, Florida gets all the attention, not that it's wrong, but had any other state been with Gore, like Tennessee, Arkansas, New Hampshire, and West Virginia, he'd be POTUS. Sorry to ask since I know you don't like the EC, but did you get my zip files of all the maps to 2020?

Adam Christians
>>140042524

At least it won't be as stupid as 2020, granted the candidates are just as... The voters are also to blame for having their heads in the sand, except Vermont with Haley and American Samoa with Palmer.

DANTE VERONA

Always great stuff Mr. Beat! Curious to see if you do a predictive video on the upcoming critical election of 2024... I would assert there is considerable evidence against a Trump victory. In short, ever since Roe v Wade was overturned, Democrats have been consistently over performing in off year election cycles and in special elections... But then ask yourself, then we're not going to show up in 2024 against Trump? I pay more attention to actual election results and less so to polling. As I see it, there are enough voters who recognize Biden is an imperfect ally where Trump is a belligerent enemy... But oh man, I am so not infallible. Here is the data: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwGweHQ2t4s&list=LL&index=61

Naterade

What’s crazy to me is not only how close the “swing states” actually were in these elections , but also how many there were especially the 2000 election ! Oh, the electoral college, how I hate thee! I knew the JFK v. Nixon election was a nail biter, but I didn’t know just how razor thin of margins it really was! Thanks for providing context! Also, if you have HBO Max and haven’t seen it, check out 537 Votes, it a great documentary about the 2000 election and the Florida debacle.

Matt Beat
>>140075550

I am doing just that in August! As of right now, I do think Biden has a slight edge. Still, people are strangely nostalgic for the Trump years since COVID generally messed up their thinking so much. I'm a big fan of Steve Kornacki and Let's Talk Elections, and they seem to agree with the video you shared.

Matt Beat
>>140076668

This blew my mind when I went back and looked at it. It shows how the 2000 election was even more historical than I had previously realized. I think living through it made me downplay it, but dang did it permanently change our country, sadly in many ways in a worse direction.

Ann Anderson

An educational video as always Mr. Beat. I look forward to your content on a regular basis. Also, Presidental History is my Hobby, so it's nice to have found a like-minded enthusiast.

Daniel Kolbin

Quite interesting and crazy, nice to see we survived (I think). and at least the losers soon conceded unlike a certain orange guy. Hopefully, as the future unfolds, people become more respectful, more representation happens, and the Electoral College gets some kind of fix (what a dream).

Matt Beat
>>140133963

That was fascinating. That map reminded me of the Wyoming Rule, which I have yet to make a video on but think I will sooner than later.