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US Presidential Election Results, 1789 - 2008

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Uploaded by on Apr 8, 2009

US Presidential Election Results, from George Washington's unanimous selection in 1789 to Barack Obama's handy victory over John McCain in 2008.

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  • you forgot ralph nader as a green party candidate in 2000 and as an independant in 2004 also cynthia white of the green party in 2008 who won 2,313,000 votes

  • @gangstarap97

    Hi! I didn't "forget" Nader, per se, but I just didn't feel Nader's vote total in 2000, or 2004, were significant enough to warrant any attention, it was just under 3% in 2000, and much less in '04. Granted, a few swing states may have gone one way or the other due to the so-called Nader effect, but nationally, it wasn't really significant.

  • @gangstarap97

    And Cynthia McKinney I believe was the Green Party candidate in 2008, she did not win 2 million votes though. It was much, much less, and rather insignificant.

  • I thought in 1840, Martin Van Buren ran (but lost) without a VP candidate--1836 VP Richard Johnson did not wish to run again with MVB.

  • @djdavemick

    Hi there. Correct Johnson wasn't renominated at the convention, more due to Democratic disenchantment with him. So, states ran up their own individual candidates for VP. He nonetheless won more electoral votes, than the other candidates -- except of course Tyler. In other words, Johnson still won a plurality of the Van Buren electoral votes.

  • Washington wasn't born in the US! FOREIGNER!

    =3

  • @TAz69x

    Hi there :)

    No, Washington technically was not born in the US -- he was born in Virginia, but at that time it was part of British America. He, and the next six presidents, were all born in British America.  Martin Van Buren is the first US-born citizen. Keep in mind, regarding Presidential qualifications, the Constitution does make an exception for those born during this time in America under British rule.

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  • interesting use of the BBC election music .. nice presentation..

  • You hereby receive the Official Status of Awesomeness and 5 stars for the video.

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  • Oh wait never mind haha sry

  • You forgot Ford

  • I like the music. What is its name? I'm neither an American nor English, so I'm not familiar with it. Thank you.

  • What about the Lizardmen, the Illuminatis and the Martians?

  • I dig the 80s zombie film score.

  • yeah looking back. it is what ever the over populated north decides!!!!

    thats why there was a secession, WAR , and todays uneven politics.

    the dems call it "Fly over states" !

  • @jinto1980

    typical republican lie, we payed no INCOME TAXES NOT NO TAXES, for instance i am 16 with no job but when i buy a bag of chips and a pop for a dollar each i pay sales tax and in Michigan its 6% so i just payed 12 cents in taxes :P YEAH BE MAD

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