Mr. Beat's mention of John Anderson brought back a memory from the old Doonesbury cartoon strip by GB Trudeau. The MC, Mike Doonesbury, was shown working for Anderson's campaign. One of the books that collected the strips was called _He's Never Heard of You, Either,_ with the cover showing Mike speaking to a woman about Anderson.
I agree with you Chris on Jennings Bryan with the trial. He was simply standing up to his beliefs in creationism id assume. It may be crazy for some but that was his belief and faith.
"I wish we had more of that" We DO have more of that, Chris. The parties agree on the worst things nowadays :)) Just a couple months ago, they voted to reauthorize warrantless spying on American citizens. Back in 2020, they passed every single COVID bill almost unanimously. The patriot act, in 2001 passed with a 99-1 vote in the senate. The parties work together ALL the time.
Election Day 1992 I was in the 3rd grade. My school did an election to see how the kids would have voted. I voted for Ross Perot and he actually won the election at my school.
The only quibble I have is with a statement early in your video about having 'our best choices' for president this year. Considering the meat grinder America (i.e. the media, the people, etc.) puts the candidates through, why would someone who could be considered 'our best choice' objectively (impossible, I know), but why would this person but themselves or their family through that. Our best and brightest are scientist, engineers, maybe even clergy. But they would, rightfully so in my opinion, steer clear of the circus we call presidential politics. Those that do run, my hat goes out to them. If we can't get our 'best' choices, it's our fault. We get the government we deserve IMHO.
I would never assume to dispute a scholar’s opinion about who is the best, but H Ross Perot does not belong on this list. He was not selflessly trying to help the people is the United States, he had an exclusive and very lucrative contract at an International port in Texas that was used as a model for the NAFTA treaty... the treaty that he said was going to suck jobs into Latin America. When (if) NAFTA passed, his would become just one of many companies that could bring in goods from out of the country without having to pay tariffs. This candidacy was about keeping his exclusive deal so he could import and sell domestically cheaper than his competitors.
John Anderson was also an Evangelical Christian. I was in college when he ran and was Center-Left. I voted for him, as did an acquaintance who was solidly on the Right and a Marine ROTC. He said he saw the need for a viable third party and wanted Anderson to get enough votes to hopefully continue to make a difference, as did I. Sadly, we didn’t see our hopes come to fruition but that’s life.
Since we're in an election year I think it might be a fun idea to react to his Presidential Elections series. Probably do them like 3-5 elections per vid tho
Side note: Both Wendell Willkie and his VP running mate Charles McNary died in 1944, the same year FDR passed. Had they won, God knows what direction the country would have taken.
As a German I both envy and despise the United States. On the one hand you have this great history and great mentality, then on the other hand you have a democracy that is hardly one as the overboarding capitalism has since long swallowed it.
Not sure how you’re linking capitalism to our primarily 2 party system. Those in government hate capitalism because it takes power away from them and the corporations who buy off politicians hate capitalism too. They try to use the government to give themselves an advantage over the competition with the intention of destroying their competitors entirely. It’s corruption of the free market and not unique to America. Power corrupts etc etc and it’s a tale as old as time.
I like how, unlike most reaction RUclipsrs, your reactions to videos *add* something to the table. It feels like 2 videos in one in terms of knowledge.
I go back and watch the 92 debates frequently. I liked Perot a lot, and Bill obviously had his issues, but I think we sometimes forget how exceptionally intelligent Bill was. Absolute political genius and knew how to play the game. I don’t know if Perot would’ve been able to get in there and really change things too much but it’s fun to imagine. Glad Mr Beat is at 1 million followers!
I’m a professional political consultant and party committee member in PA. Almost all of us on both sides wish that our elections were shorter and more like a British timeline where you have 6 weeks to campaign. It’s hard to get volunteers to help for 2 or 3 months (depends if your state has mail in voting). It’s a long and exhausting campaign and then primaries start everything over again by mid January. Money is another huge problem citizens United was totally wrong and a lot of the people on both sides agree with that too.
@@jeffslote9671 So Corporations are actual living human beings? That ruling pretty much legally allowed all the political dark money to exist and thrive. Nowhere in the constitution does it say corporations are people.
I was surprised I was not a subscriber to Mr Beat yet when I looked. I am now. Thank you for always shining light on other RUclipsrs from small to big channels. BTW he’s at a million now :)
If George Wallace had won a few more Southern states in 1968, he would have deadlocked the Electoral College, which might have thrown the election into the House of Representatives. He might have done that had not his running mate, General Curtis LeMay, advocated dropping nuclear bombs in Vietnam. The Wallace campaign staff said in that scenario they would have gone to Nixon and negotiated for Wallace to potentially have his electors. The big question is what would Wallace have wanted that Nixon was willing and able to give? Maybe a Cabinet appointment, like Attorney General.
@@TrampConnoisseuridk if it's the same thing for you, but for me it's his way of narration. I wouldn't say he irritates me, but his cadence when reading a script doesn't sit too well for me. I much prefer his normal speaking voice lol.
I know I’m late to the party but before watching, Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, who lost the 1976 Democratic nomination to Carter, immediately comes to mind as someone who’s nomination or election could have taken America in a completely different direction. Scoop Jackson, while socially liberal and a major environmentalist, advocated a strong and robust foreign policy during an era when the Democratic Party went in the complete opposite direction, and after he lost the nomination to Carter most of his staff and associates eventually abandoned the party and went to work for Ronald Reagan. Now I know Scoop Jackson would never be on Mr Beat’s list, as Matt tends to be extremely isolationist on foreign policy, but as a personal favorite of mine I have to add Jackson into the ring especially given the point of divergence in the Democratic Party that ended with the creation of the Reagan coalition.
6:08 I defintely agree about character being pretty subjective. Being a good guy didn’t make Carter a good president, and being a bad guy didn’t make LBJ a bad president.
Also, character only matters to the extent that it affects your actions. If you're a good person inside, but you still support bad policies, then the fact that you're a good person doesn't really "matter." Likewise, if you're a terrible person, but support good policies anyway, then you're still doing good for the country.
@@mrcroob8563 His domestic policies have damaged America and we have never recovered from them. His war on poverty has destroyed black communities and doomed them to poverty
1:30 The portraits of the major losing candidates, ie. the runner ups, as opposed to those who never even got out of the primaries, can be found in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.!
27:40 The movement of jobs outside of north america has been so incredibly destructive to not only the enviroment, but also has made us vulnerable to foreign interferance and weakened the economy by destroying the middle class. The world we live in today is pretty much completely shaped by this action.
I agree, but he wasn't a major contender in 1988 which was the only time he ran before 2000. And even when he ran after 2000 he wasn't a major contender because the gop dumbasses wouldn't let him be one
1 Day Voting is what we (America) need Campaigning season should be on election year only (Spring to Fall) And Election Day being the only day for voting Also unlike Mr. Beat, I really don't care about the character of a President. World Leaders can be good people but they have to be careful to not show weakness to other countries. So sometimes, even if WE don't like some actions some leaders take, you need to show strength in order to appear strong against any nation who wants to oppose the United States
Brother you and Mr beat are my favorite new duo - AND more importantly you cover awesome topics AND give me hope that we can get back to a bi partisan climate where we are Americans first party second 🙏
The world needs more of VTH and Mr. Beat discussing Presidents and elections. You guys should do your lists of the most interesting presidential elections in history.
VTH (in a Texan accent) "Now we're gonna look under the hood of this car and see what the problem is." Me "You should speak in a Texan accent more often"
6:30 Or the Supreme Court striking down what they accomplished. 7:50 Fun fact out of the three sitting senators that got elected president (Harding, Kennedy, and Obama), all three of them were the junior senators of their state, and if John P. Hale had been elected he would've been the only senior senator elected president (even though if wasn't the senior Senator form New Hampshire for that long).
I think Barry Goldwater would have been a better president then LBJ with him not spending trillions of dollars on programs that didn't really help the problems that he was trying to solve.
I also think that John B. Anderson was the last major Liberal Republican to run with much of his support with Rockefeller Republican and Liberal College Kids.
I always find these topics fun because it's cool to educate people that Democrats have not had an incumbent office replaced with a new candidate for Presidency and go on to maintain the office of The President since James Buchanan succeeded Franklin Pierce. Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, JFK, Carter, Clinton, Obama and Biden all followed Republicans. Only 2 Dem Presidents succeeded Democrats, Truman in 45 when Roosevelt died and LBJ in 63 when JFK was assassinated, so neither were incumbent replacements. The Republicans went back to back in 1988 which was the last Party to Party transfer of the Presidency (Which means it could be 40 years on the dot if it happens in 2028 should Biden retain the Presidency this fall).
Hi Chris I really like your channel. I was wondering, would you be interested in doing a video about how you would vote every presidential election just like Mr. beat did
If Wendell Willkie had one the election of 1940 and decided to run for reelection in 1944 he would’ve died about a month before Election Day being that he died Oct 8th 1944. I often wondered how that would have changed the election of 1944 and history perhaps.
Chris never ceases to amazing me with his encyclopedic knowledge and amazing recall. just churning off presidents who were secretaries of state like that was crazy to me. my memory is so shoddy that even the things I'm most passionate about I wouldn't be able to do that with. heck, I'd take longer to list off my cousins and I only have 3 lol
That’s awesome you two have so much respect towards each other despite having different word views. To get metaphysical, all humans have slightly different worldviews, even those on the same side, we have to find unity though our differences
14:00 Daniel Webster actually served as Secretary of State under three different administrations, as he controversially remained in John Tyler's Administration after the death of William Henry Harrison.
He chris, i am enjoying myself watching your videos based on the knowledge you have. I just so much wiser and became a subscriber for your channel and i wanna thank you for sharing the knowledge you have. Have you ever the comic books called " bluecoats"? Its about the civil war and i had big fun reading it as a child.. if you d like to google it i can send you sone copys. Originally they are in french/dutch. The artist who made them were french but they have been translated in engkish now. Dont know if you read this. If so, please let me know caise i know you will be having fun watching it
I will say, I think Biden is qualified, long time senator and former VP to a beloved President, whether you like his policies or not, you have to admit he is experienced, I mean he was elected to the Senate all the way back when Nixon was president
It's surprising to me despite Kamala Harris being vice president being the pick to have considered Biden's replacement, Gavin Newsom to me seems a much better choice
She has a natural advantage as having already been elected to the position that replaces the President by default. Newsom may also be a hazard in some swing states.
You should see me in the History Channel 4 hour presentation on the Great War at the end of this month. I answered quite a few questions about the 1st ID and Cantigny. It's a big focus of the show.
I’d personally say character doesn’t matter much to me. I just want someone to make the country better. I don’t care if Bill Clinton or Donald Trump cheated in their wives, I care about policy.
@32:15, Chris are you saying that you are against the direct election of US Senators? I understand being against a lot of the progressive elements of a populist platform (I am a progressive so I agree with those elements, but I understand not agreeing with them.) But the direct election of US Senators by the people, as opposed to by state legislators, is in my mind an unquestionably good step in the democratic direction. Maybe that one just got caught in the cross-fire? I'd be curious to hear your take. Maybe I can learn something here from you. Thanks!
Yep. I'm 100% in favor of repealing the 17th Amendment. The whole point is that it's not supposed to BE democratic. We're a federal republic, and the 17th amendment was a step toward pure democracy, which in my mind (and that of the founding fathers) is not a good one.
What if most people in a state want to be represented by one party in the state legislature and the opposite party in the US Senate? Why take away that ability? Besides, removing direct election of Senators will give both parties even more reason to gerrymander the state legislature.
Hey, John B. Anderson isn't so obscure to me -- I voted for him! I even went to his rally in Minneapolis, and friends of mine saw me on television. While my namesake (Matt Beat) didn't mention it, one of the things that Anderson, a Republican, did to promote unity was to select a Democrat, Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey, as his running mate. I felt that needed to be mentioned.
What about Vice President William Wheeler? He possibly could've gotten the GOP nomination in 1880 (probably chose not to due to health issues.) One of my favorite quotes from him when Roscoe Conklling offered him anything he wanted if he would just go along with the party. He rejected it and said, "Mr. Conkling, there is nothing in the gift of the State of New York which will compensate me for the forfeiture of my self-respect."
Perot was my first election (I was 19 years old in 1992.) I voted for him twice (1992 & 1996) and even spoke at a rally in the Midwest representing "College students for Perot".
Character is important. However, I would place as implied criteria is how "politically correct" that candidate, is with the standards of the time. For example, Henry Clay might be considered to be one of the top 10? But, does the fact that he owns slaves disqualify him ?
I only knew about John B. Anderson myself was because when I was in college half a million years ago in 2006 my US history prof said he voted for him in 1980.
If you're interested in Ross Perot there's a new video from a largely sports channel, Secret Base, called Reform! I remember that he had dropped out of the race because he had heard that one of the parties was going to circulate an altered photo (we'd call it Photoshopping now) of his daughter, and spoke about it on 60 Minutes. He had quite the impact at the time and the behind-the-scenes happenings in the Reform party were crazy. It might be worth a reaction.
I know this is not an "international" subject, focussing on the US presidential system- but points that both Matt and Chris hi-light about two party systems holds true everywhere. Here in the UK i think we realistically have two parties on a national level Labour (centre left) and Conservative (centre right)- for you folks in the US you would consider both to be some level of social democratic. The only time we have Challenges to this when both parties are seen as not totally trustworthy or "Useless" in some respect. Most recently in 2010 at the height of the "banking crisis" where the Scottish Nationalists had taken the previously Labour dominated Scottish seats and no one rally trusted the either of the parties to fix the issues ( incumbent Labour were seen as the cause of the problems here and Conservatives were seen as wanting to freeze spending on the NHS etc) so the Liberal Democrats did well enough to hold a balance of power in an election where Conservatives did not get a majority. Note this power sharing didnt ultimately go well for the Liberals, who were accused of "selling out for power" to the Conservatives at the next election in 2015 and lost most of that political capital they had gained in 2010- let that be a warning to future leaders!
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Head over to Mr. Beat's Channel and Congratulate him on hitting a MILLION subscribers today!!! www.youtube.com/@iammrbeat
Looks like he hit 1,000,000! I’ve enjoyed his videos for a good while! Glad to see you give him the props!
… and, love your work here as well!
Why ? His bias is too obvious
@@caseystockton3005who cares?
Thank you so much Chris! Well shoot, you're about to hit half a million yourself!
@iammrbeat congrats on 1 million! mrbeat vs mrbeast compared soon??
@@Apeirogonlol
Congrats Mr Beat!
Congratulations bro you deserve it. Huge fan
Congrats on 1 million
A great day when you can hear vlogging through history and Mr. Beat.
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Mr. Beat's mention of John Anderson brought back a memory from the old Doonesbury cartoon strip by GB Trudeau. The MC, Mike Doonesbury, was shown working for Anderson's campaign. One of the books that collected the strips was called _He's Never Heard of You, Either,_ with the cover showing Mike speaking to a woman about Anderson.
I agree with you Chris on Jennings Bryan with the trial. He was simply standing up to his beliefs in creationism id assume. It may be crazy for some but that was his belief and faith.
Teaching something should never be a criminal offense. The state had the right to fire Scopes, but not to punish him further.
I’ve been getting political text messages for the 2024 election since Oct 2023.
We need another Garfield.
Hell yeah, his love of eating, sleeping, and hatred of Mondays made him very relatable to the everyday person.
John Anderson was an adjunct law professor at Nova Law when I was there in 2003.
You may not agree, but my favorite candidate was Eugene V. Debs
Set a good precedent for running as a convicted felon.
@@jdotoz there's a difference between protesting a war and paying a porn star with campaign funds 😉
His Tier List on this topic wasn't too bad, I hope he does one for all the failed Vice Presidential candidates as well, now that's a real deep dive.
I didn't see it was a Mr. Beat reaction part of the title. All I saw was Chris pointing at Mr. Beat and telling us the top 10 presidential candidates.
"I wish we had more of that"
We DO have more of that, Chris. The parties agree on the worst things nowadays :))
Just a couple months ago, they voted to reauthorize warrantless spying on American citizens. Back in 2020, they passed every single COVID bill almost unanimously. The patriot act, in 2001 passed with a 99-1 vote in the senate.
The parties work together ALL the time.
Im actually from Dayton Ohio and now i have to apologize for more stuff on behalf of my city.
Without even watching, I know William Jennings Bryant is on the list. I'm guessing Henry Clay might be on there.
*Ahh!!* Where's the Soul Patch?!?
Love the haircut Chris.
11:40 The spoils system goes all the way back to Andrew Jackson. Which... yeah that makes sense.
Congrats to Mr. Beat. He has the second best history youtube channel, only after you.
Election Day 1992 I was in the 3rd grade. My school did an election to see how the kids would have voted. I voted for Ross Perot and he actually won the election at my school.
The only quibble I have is with a statement early in your video about having 'our best choices' for president this year. Considering the meat grinder America (i.e. the media, the people, etc.) puts the candidates through, why would someone who could be considered 'our best choice' objectively (impossible, I know), but why would this person but themselves or their family through that. Our best and brightest are scientist, engineers, maybe even clergy. But they would, rightfully so in my opinion, steer clear of the circus we call presidential politics. Those that do run, my hat goes out to them. If we can't get our 'best' choices, it's our fault. We get the government we deserve IMHO.
well at least one side now looks at least somewhat presentable
No John C. Fremont or Henry Clay?!
I would never assume to dispute a scholar’s opinion about who is the best, but H Ross Perot does not belong on this list. He was not selflessly trying to help the people is the United States, he had an exclusive and very lucrative contract at an International port in Texas that was used as a model for the NAFTA treaty... the treaty that he said was going to suck jobs into Latin America. When (if) NAFTA passed, his would become just one of many companies that could bring in goods from out of the country without having to pay tariffs. This candidacy was about keeping his exclusive deal so he could import and sell domestically cheaper than his competitors.
We need ranked voting
How to get Chris' vote: be from ohio
I think the singer John Anderson would be good too!
John Anderson was also an Evangelical Christian. I was in college when he ran and was Center-Left. I voted for him, as did an acquaintance who was solidly on the Right and a Marine ROTC. He said he saw the need for a viable third party and wanted Anderson to get enough votes to hopefully continue to make a difference, as did I. Sadly, we didn’t see our hopes come to fruition but that’s life.
RFK not being on this list is crazy
RFK was never his party's nominee for President.
What can we even do to get out of this 2 party pit we’re stuck in?
Mister Goat 🐐🎉
Lol community note
Since we're in an election year I think it might be a fun idea to react to his Presidential Elections series. Probably do them like 3-5 elections per vid tho
I would love to see VTH´s list on this same issue.
Rfk was the best to never do it
Side note: Both Wendell Willkie and his VP running mate Charles McNary died in 1944, the same year FDR passed. Had they won, God knows what direction the country would have taken.
FDR died in 1945
@@Skyline25 You’re right. My bad. Still, my last statement stands.
As a German I both envy and despise the United States. On the one hand you have this great history and great mentality, then on the other hand you have a democracy that is hardly one as the overboarding capitalism has since long swallowed it.
Germany has no room to criticize American politics.
@@jeffslote9671 Am I Germany? I can criticize whatever I want
@@zerotohero8993 Legally you can’t as a German. That’s one reason why America is better
Not sure how you’re linking capitalism to our primarily 2 party system. Those in government hate capitalism because it takes power away from them and the corporations who buy off politicians hate capitalism too. They try to use the government to give themselves an advantage over the competition with the intention of destroying their competitors entirely. It’s corruption of the free market and not unique to America. Power corrupts etc etc and it’s a tale as old as time.
@@jeffslote9671 wtf are you talking about? I can.
Americans would vote for Mickey Mouse.
The way this reaction series is going, the next reaction will be: "Top ten low level government employees in US history"
I personally would love a teir list of HR managers or something
I could easily see videos about the accomplishments of cabinet members or something.
One for secretary’s of state would be cool
Top 10 CEO to ruin Boeing!
my number 1 is jeff from accounting
Mr terry is at 418k
VTH is at 424k
Mr beat is at 1M
Congratulations it all three of you
I like how, unlike most reaction RUclipsrs, your reactions to videos *add* something to the table. It feels like 2 videos in one in terms of knowledge.
I go back and watch the 92 debates frequently. I liked Perot a lot, and Bill obviously had his issues, but I think we sometimes forget how exceptionally intelligent Bill was. Absolute political genius and knew how to play the game. I don’t know if Perot would’ve been able to get in there and really change things too much but it’s fun to imagine. Glad Mr Beat is at 1 million followers!
I’m a professional political consultant and party committee member in PA. Almost all of us on both sides wish that our elections were shorter and more like a British timeline where you have 6 weeks to campaign. It’s hard to get volunteers to help for 2 or 3 months (depends if your state has mail in voting). It’s a long and exhausting campaign and then primaries start everything over again by mid January. Money is another huge problem citizens United was totally wrong and a lot of the people on both sides agree with that too.
That why I wish we go back to the Conventions instead of primaries.
Citizens United was correctly ruled. It was just a simple first amendment issue. If you hated the ruling you didn’t understand it
@@jeffslote9671 So Corporations are actual living human beings? That ruling pretty much legally allowed all the political dark money to exist and thrive. Nowhere in the constitution does it say corporations are people.
@@thephoenixxm4160 That’s not what the ruling was about. It was about groups of people having first amendment rights as a whole.
@@jeffslote9671 money isn't speech it's money that's why it's called money and not speech.
I was surprised I was not a subscriber to Mr Beat yet when I looked. I am now. Thank you for always shining light on other RUclipsrs from small to big channels.
BTW he’s at a million now :)
We should bring back the way candidates acted like they didn’t even want the presidency
If George Wallace had won a few more Southern states in 1968, he would have deadlocked the Electoral College, which might have thrown the election into the House of Representatives. He might have done that had not his running mate, General Curtis LeMay, advocated dropping nuclear bombs in Vietnam. The Wallace campaign staff said in that scenario they would have gone to Nixon and negotiated for Wallace to potentially have his electors. The big question is what would Wallace have wanted that Nixon was willing and able to give? Maybe a Cabinet appointment, like Attorney General.
Yeah probably, though knowing Wallace I wouldn't be surprised if he pushed for vice president
Glad in the long run we didn't have to deal with G. Wallace at all. Whew!
Props to Mr Beat. Dude makes great content and definitely deserves all the praise
He irritates me and I’m unsure why. However, does make great content and he’s very knowledgeable I agree
@@TrampConnoisseuridk if it's the same thing for you, but for me it's his way of narration. I wouldn't say he irritates me, but his cadence when reading a script doesn't sit too well for me. I much prefer his normal speaking voice lol.
I know I’m late to the party but before watching, Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, who lost the 1976 Democratic nomination to Carter, immediately comes to mind as someone who’s nomination or election could have taken America in a completely different direction.
Scoop Jackson, while socially liberal and a major environmentalist, advocated a strong and robust foreign policy during an era when the Democratic Party went in the complete opposite direction, and after he lost the nomination to Carter most of his staff and associates eventually abandoned the party and went to work for Ronald Reagan.
Now I know Scoop Jackson would never be on Mr Beat’s list, as Matt tends to be extremely isolationist on foreign policy, but as a personal favorite of mine I have to add Jackson into the ring especially given the point of divergence in the Democratic Party that ended with the creation of the Reagan coalition.
I’m my experience people who don’t like immigrants tend to be other immigrants. Also best candidate not to president RFK.
6:08 I defintely agree about character being pretty subjective.
Being a good guy didn’t make Carter a good president, and being a bad guy didn’t make LBJ a bad president.
Also, character only matters to the extent that it affects your actions. If you're a good person inside, but you still support bad policies, then the fact that you're a good person doesn't really "matter." Likewise, if you're a terrible person, but support good policies anyway, then you're still doing good for the country.
LBJ wasn't a bad president?
@@mrcroob8563 His domestic policies have damaged America and we have never recovered from them. His war on poverty has destroyed black communities and doomed them to poverty
@@mrcroob8563He was, Vietnam war was a fucking disaster among many other things but that tends to be the main one
The main sin if you will
Obviously Ron Paul
Would love to see a video on:
Most underrated/ under appreciated Presidents
And a video on Presidents that deserve a movie based around them
I have been subscribed to both of you for some years now, here's to 1 mil. and 0.5 mil, respectively!
19:30 yOU KNOW who; he who m ust not be named. The voldemort of presidents. Now that I think of it; kinda literally scaringly.
1:30 The portraits of the major losing candidates, ie. the runner ups, as opposed to those who never even got out of the primaries, can be found in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.!
27:40 The movement of jobs outside of north america has been so incredibly destructive to not only the enviroment, but also has made us vulnerable to foreign interferance and weakened the economy by destroying the middle class. The world we live in today is pretty much completely shaped by this action.
#1 Ron Paul
I agree, but he wasn't a major contender in 1988 which was the only time he ran before 2000.
And even when he ran after 2000 he wasn't a major contender because the gop dumbasses wouldn't let him be one
I remember a joke in 1980. Flip a coin. If it comes up heads, vote for Carter. If tails, Reagan. If it lands on its side, vote for Anderson.
1 Day Voting is what we (America) need
Campaigning season should be on election year only (Spring to Fall)
And Election Day being the only day for voting
Also unlike Mr. Beat, I really don't care about the character of a President. World Leaders can be good people but they have to be careful to not show weakness to other countries. So sometimes, even if WE don't like some actions some leaders take, you need to show strength in order to appear strong against any nation who wants to oppose the United States
Brother you and Mr beat are my favorite new duo - AND more importantly you cover awesome topics AND give me hope that we can get back to a bi partisan climate where we are Americans first party second 🙏
The world needs more of VTH and Mr. Beat discussing Presidents and elections. You guys should do your lists of the most interesting presidential elections in history.
You should react to Sam O'Nella's video about banana republics!
VTH (in a Texan accent) "Now we're gonna look under the hood of this car and see what the problem is."
Me "You should speak in a Texan accent more often"
Henry Clay would have been a great president in the 1840's.
6:30 Or the Supreme Court striking down what they accomplished.
7:50 Fun fact out of the three sitting senators that got elected president (Harding, Kennedy, and Obama), all three of them were the junior senators of their state, and if John P. Hale had been elected he would've been the only senior senator elected president (even though if wasn't the senior Senator form New Hampshire for that long).
Thank goodness Ronnie won in 1980. Anderson had insane beliefs
lol, Reagan has done unimaginable damage to this country
And was low key dog whistle antisemitic, as most libertarians were at the time.
@@jasonhoffarth Making America stronger is damaging America? Reagan’s only big mistake was taking AIDS seriously.
@@PopeSixtusVIproof
@@jasonhoffarth He made America stronger and improved American lives.
This mr. Beat guy also released a cool bio about harry truman i would love you to react to (in a few weeks).
David Lynch in a Robert LaFollette movie when?
I think Barry Goldwater would have been a better president then LBJ with him not spending trillions of dollars on programs that didn't really help the problems that he was trying to solve.
I also think that John B. Anderson was the last major Liberal Republican to run with much of his support with Rockefeller Republican and Liberal College Kids.
I always find these topics fun because it's cool to educate people that Democrats have not had an incumbent office replaced with a new candidate for Presidency and go on to maintain the office of The President since James Buchanan succeeded Franklin Pierce.
Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, FDR, JFK, Carter, Clinton, Obama and Biden all followed Republicans. Only 2 Dem Presidents succeeded Democrats, Truman in 45 when Roosevelt died and LBJ in 63 when JFK was assassinated, so neither were incumbent replacements.
The Republicans went back to back in 1988 which was the last Party to Party transfer of the Presidency (Which means it could be 40 years on the dot if it happens in 2028 should Biden retain the Presidency this fall).
Hi Chris I really like your channel. I was wondering, would you be interested in doing a video about how you would vote every presidential election just like Mr. beat did
If Wendell Willkie had one the election of 1940 and decided to run for reelection in 1944 he would’ve died about a month before Election Day being that he died Oct 8th 1944. I often wondered how that would have changed the election of 1944 and history perhaps.
Chris never ceases to amazing me with his encyclopedic knowledge and amazing recall. just churning off presidents who were secretaries of state like that was crazy to me. my memory is so shoddy that even the things I'm most passionate about I wouldn't be able to do that with. heck, I'd take longer to list off my cousins and I only have 3 lol
Didn’t Donald Trump announce his campaign for a second term like right after he won his first? Lol
That’s awesome you two have so much respect towards each other despite having different word views. To get metaphysical, all humans have slightly different worldviews, even those on the same side, we have to find unity though our differences
Williams Jenning Bryan was such a likable man. However, I have no clue how well his economic policies would have worked out.
Best choice, no. Most qualified? Biden has been in politics since before Carter (I think).
Beat "you know who's presidency" me immediately thinks "when was Voldemort our president?"
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Daniel Webster actually served as Secretary of State under three different administrations, as he controversially remained in John Tyler's Administration after the death of William Henry Harrison.
wait, worcester is pronounced wooster?
yep.
He chris, i am enjoying myself watching your videos based on the knowledge you have. I just so much wiser and became a subscriber for your channel and i wanna thank you for sharing the knowledge you have. Have you ever the comic books called " bluecoats"? Its about the civil war and i had big fun reading it as a child.. if you d like to google it i can send you sone copys. Originally they are in french/dutch. The artist who made them were french but they have been translated in engkish now. Dont know if you read this. If so, please let me know caise i know you will be having fun watching it
i started watching your channel a month ago and i have watched alot i have learned alot from you and the stuff you react to 😀
Thanks for the reminder that I needed to sub to Mr. Beat. Really love the history creators!
He did it! 1 Million for Mr. Beat!
I will say, I think Biden is qualified, long time senator and former VP to a beloved President, whether you like his policies or not, you have to admit he is experienced, I mean he was elected to the Senate all the way back when Nixon was president
Sure, biden has been committing billions of crimes for decades that does make him more qualified for committing even more billions of crimes.
Welp Chris RFK Jr. is here now for 3rd party!
It's surprising to me despite Kamala Harris being vice president being the pick to have considered Biden's replacement, Gavin Newsom to me seems a much better choice
She has a natural advantage as having already been elected to the position that replaces the President by default. Newsom may also be a hazard in some swing states.
Hey, Chris.
You should visit Chicago. Specifically the 1st division’s museum at Cantigny park.
You should see me in the History Channel 4 hour presentation on the Great War at the end of this month. I answered quite a few questions about the 1st ID and Cantigny. It's a big focus of the show.
@@VloggingThroughHistoryYou should visit their museum. It’s a pretty cool place.
Didn’t Aaron Burr run for as a candidate president in 1800, tried to steal the election from Jefferson, lost and then became vice president?
Sorry I meant presidential candidate
Everyone is from Ohio is the motto of this channel haha
I’d personally say character doesn’t matter much to me. I just want someone to make the country better. I don’t care if Bill Clinton or Donald Trump cheated in their wives, I care about policy.
Mr Beat just hit 1 million subs!
@32:15, Chris are you saying that you are against the direct election of US Senators? I understand being against a lot of the progressive elements of a populist platform (I am a progressive so I agree with those elements, but I understand not agreeing with them.) But the direct election of US Senators by the people, as opposed to by state legislators, is in my mind an unquestionably good step in the democratic direction. Maybe that one just got caught in the cross-fire? I'd be curious to hear your take. Maybe I can learn something here from you. Thanks!
Yep. I'm 100% in favor of repealing the 17th Amendment. The whole point is that it's not supposed to BE democratic. We're a federal republic, and the 17th amendment was a step toward pure democracy, which in my mind (and that of the founding fathers) is not a good one.
What if most people in a state want to be represented by one party in the state legislature and the opposite party in the US Senate? Why take away that ability? Besides, removing direct election of Senators will give both parties even more reason to gerrymander the state legislature.
@@alans98989 Since the Senate is supposed to be the states' house, who cares what the people want? They have their own house.
Best duo of all time. Love the collabs!
Hey, John B. Anderson isn't so obscure to me -- I voted for him! I even went to his rally in Minneapolis, and friends of mine saw me on television. While my namesake (Matt Beat) didn't mention it, one of the things that Anderson, a Republican, did to promote unity was to select a Democrat, Wisconsin Governor Patrick Lucey, as his running mate. I felt that needed to be mentioned.
What about Vice President William Wheeler? He possibly could've gotten the GOP nomination in 1880 (probably chose not to due to health issues.) One of my favorite quotes from him when Roscoe Conklling offered him anything he wanted if he would just go along with the party. He rejected it and said, "Mr. Conkling, there is nothing in the gift of the State of New York which will compensate me for the forfeiture of my self-respect."
If only... if only Sherman ran
"Aaron Burr murdered Alexander Hamilton"???? Two armed men shoot at each other, one misses and one does not. Are you really calling that murder?
The law did. So, yes.
Perot was my first election (I was 19 years old in 1992.) I voted for him twice (1992 & 1996) and even spoke at a rally in the Midwest representing "College students for Perot".
No Henry Clay?
Character is important. However, I would place as implied criteria is how "politically correct" that candidate, is with the standards of the time.
For example, Henry Clay might be considered to be one of the top 10? But, does the fact that he owns slaves disqualify him ?
I only knew about John B. Anderson myself was because when I was in college half a million years ago in 2006 my US history prof said he voted for him in 1980.
If you're interested in Ross Perot there's a new video from a largely sports channel, Secret Base, called Reform! I remember that he had dropped out of the race because he had heard that one of the parties was going to circulate an altered photo (we'd call it Photoshopping now) of his daughter, and spoke about it on 60 Minutes. He had quite the impact at the time and the behind-the-scenes happenings in the Reform party were crazy. It might be worth a reaction.
I know this is not an "international" subject, focussing on the US presidential system- but points that both Matt and Chris hi-light about two party systems holds true everywhere. Here in the UK i think we realistically have two parties on a national level Labour (centre left) and Conservative (centre right)- for you folks in the US you would consider both to be some level of social democratic.
The only time we have Challenges to this when both parties are seen as not totally trustworthy or "Useless" in some respect. Most recently in 2010 at the height of the "banking crisis" where the Scottish Nationalists had taken the previously Labour dominated Scottish seats and no one rally trusted the either of the parties to fix the issues ( incumbent Labour were seen as the cause of the problems here and Conservatives were seen as wanting to freeze spending on the NHS etc) so the Liberal Democrats did well enough to hold a balance of power in an election where Conservatives did not get a majority.
Note this power sharing didnt ultimately go well for the Liberals, who were accused of "selling out for power" to the Conservatives at the next election in 2015 and lost most of that political capital they had gained in 2010- let that be a warning to future leaders!