Geography of United States Elections | Lecture 4

November 3, 2008 lecture by Professor Martin Lewis for the Geography of United States Elections (GEOG 5) course. Professor Lewis discusses the geographical history of recent presidential elections in the United States, beginning with 1972 and continuing on to 2004, which he elaborates upon extensively.

Offered by Stanford's Continuing Studies program, the course will last five weeks, and include a debrief after the presidential election. Each Wednesday, we will post a new recorded lecture on YouTube.

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[MakeMeBadAnubis]

Very interesting information, but his voice is crazy! What kind of accent is that? DemocrAH!tic. Mid-WAH!-st. E-LAC!tion. HOH!me state. I just find it bizarre. His A sounds like an alien noise!

When he says 'Minnesota', it sounds like he's saying 'MNAHSATTAH!!!' really fast, like he's yelling/massacring my state's name at me! It's pronounced "Minn-nuh-sooo-tah"...nice and calm, like a beautiful lake. It's a Dakota-Sioux word for 'land-of-sky-colored-water', respect it.

[guy0307]

oops, Perot

[guy0307]

Why would Dole prefer Clinton over Perrot?

[1888junkteam]

excellent work!

[Mangina9000]

"Bob Dole's whole purpose of running wasn't to win the election, it was to keep Perot from running..."

Why would Bill Clinton "cut a deal" with a candidate that obviously and overwhelmingly steal votes from the GOP? Why would Bob Dole want to not win an election? The Tea Party... Um, I mean, the Perotists, were primarily conservative and white. Now is the worse time for the GOP for another Perot-style movement to take hold. They are also extremely embarrassing to a lot of conservatives.

[Fenderkicksass]

hey isn't that the guy that passed that huge spending stimulus package?

[ECWnWWF]

The 1996 election...

How true is it...that Bill Clinton and Bob Dole cut a deal to keep Ross Perot from joining the debates, like he did in 1992..so Bob Dole's whole purpose of running wasn't to win the election, it was to keep Ross Perot from running...

Even though in 1992 Ross Perot recieved 1 out of every 5 votes

[Mangina9000]

I just want to say that I've watched all of these and I think they're wonderful. Thank you for making me more optimistic and helping me to understand my nation's history. OBAMA 2012!!!