This election was the first time a lot of states voted Democrat in decades! That along with the year when the "Blue Wall" was built for that matter also.
Fun Fact in 1992 NBC was the only T.V station who still used Republican Blue Democrat Red, by 1996 they switched to to the Democrat Blue Republican Red so channel surfers wouldn’t get confused. By 2000 it became standardized
@@ea-kb6vm The democratic party existed before Communism... And when Communism did come into existence the democratic party was conservative back then.
@@chamberlainallman3242 because it made more sense, tbh their reasoning made more sense than the color scheme we use today. They did it because most left wing parties around the world use red and most right wing parties use blue- for example in Britain, there is Conservative Blue and Labour Red. The reasoning for the current scheme is legit just “Red R Reagan”
And now the only statewide officials left there are Governors Charlie Baker (MA), Chris Sununu (NH), and Phil Scott (VT), Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito (MA), and Senator Susan Collins (ME). They also have no Representatives in the House. Oh, how times change.
Exiledwest Perot had nothing to do with him losing that’s just a loser excuse. There’s no evidence to prove that Perot voters would have voted for Bush some of them might not of voted at all.
Yeah, even if Perot still got shut out of the electoral college though. Interesting how he actually DID lead the summer polls until he dropped out. That which damaged his credibility as a result, along with having a totally inept running mate too.
@@freakyfornashStockdale really only had one “oops” moment which was taken out of context. Even if Perot won what would likely have been a narrow plurality popular vote win, I wonder if it would have been concentrated enough to get an EC win.
@@alexanderfooy723 Well Stockdale obviously wasn't a politician, which even he acknowledged during the debate. He was initially supposed to be a filler candidate, until Perot was going to pick someone more established, though didn't have time to do once he dropped out, but re-entered too late for that to happen. Granted Perot obviously wasn't one either, but he (like Trump years later) had a pedigree, what with him being a wealthy, highly successful business man and all however.
@@someedgyaccount3589 I personally always found it funny how Republican presidential candidates run heavily on cutting the deficit yet it's always Republican presidents who have the largest deficits.
Same, though it makes more sense when you think about it. In other countries the color red has always been associated with left-wing and liberal parties, while blue has always been associated with conservative parties. I kind of wish it was still that way here.
The only time I've ever seen a third candidate in the running so late in the game in my lifetime. Ross Perot was huge there for a while, after his popularity skyrocketed after one of the debates. People thought he really had a chance for a while there.
Norma Bates How was he privileged. He was raised by a single mother in Arkansas. George H. W. Bush was the privileged one. He was rich from Connecticut, and he went to Phillips Academy for high school.
Exit poll data. The 2000 election showed that relying on that was a problem, though, as it led some news organizations to think that Gore easily won Florida when that wasn't' true.
If Perot never dropped out he might of won some states and even actually had a chance fo winning because I believe he was actually winning in the polls early in the race
The 1992 election is probably the most interesting. Clinton winning was the last time someone beat an incumbent, the way Bush attempted to defend his position as President, and the fact Perot managed to run the most successful third party campaign ever.
Random fun fact: this election coverage was produced at the Ed Sullivan Theater, the only time NBC ever produced an election special outside of their own facilities. Less than a year later, CBS bought the theater and Letterman moved his show there.
I was borne only 2 month before this, what was gong on at the time to make this such a land slide? Was Bush Sr. A really bad president or just had a bad campaign?
Bush ran on “no new taxes” but made more taxes and overall wasn’t a great president. Then Perot and Bush split up the republican vote to make Clinton get an easy win since the left wing only had one candidate.
@@dysongus4613 Its actually a common misconception that bush lost because of perot. Perot siphoned voters roughly equally from democrats and Republicans in 1992.
What happened after they went off the air: - Of the uncalled states, Clinton won Montana and Nevada, the first time a Democrat won either of those states since 1964. Bush won Alaska, Arizona, South Dakota, Florida, and North Carolina - The final electoral vote total: Clinton 370, Bush 168 - Final popular vote counts: Clinton 43%, Bush 37%, Perot 19%. Although Perot didn’t win any electoral votes, his popular vote performance was the best for a third party candidate in 80 years (since Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 campaign), the third best third party performance ever, the best performance for a third party candidate who was not a former president, and the best performance by any candidate who received no electoral votes
The 90s was the last time any Democrat won the hardcore conservative states. Montana, Arkansas, Lousiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, West Virginia and Arizona were conservative states, that voted Blue in the 90s, and only Arizona and Georgia voted Blue again in 2020. Today it would have been impossible for any Democrat to win Montana, Arkansas, Lousiana, Tennesee, Kentucky and West Virginia. The political parties were very different back then. Clinton and Carter were Southern Democrats and thats what resulted in their victories. Most of the Southern rural Democrats and their offspring became the modern day gop party we see today.
This election night was quite quick comparing to other ones I’ve seen. In the future I would like to be elected President May God help me with my dream people didn’t think Bill Clinton couldn’t win he did hope I can aswell. I would be the first Ugandan- American ever elected, either second, or third, fourth who knows but still I’ve been inspired by my idols to serve in public service. I know being President has perks, and all but it’s been my dreams for a while now I have respect for the office May God help me achieve my dream in Jesus name Amen! 🙏🕊.
There's a great vox video explaining it. This colour scheme actually makes more sense internationally where left parties are red and conservative parties are blue
“An new era, two baby boomers” oh my how times have changed
Still boomers running lol. Not much changed. Were a couple millenials running in the primaries.
@@DFandV At least they were only in the primaries!
And a Silent generation man becomes president out of all of those Democrat baby boomers.
It's been 30 years lol
@@ice3753 that’s sorta the point lmao
Strange they got the colors switch
It was the norm for a while.
I think it changed in 2000
They didnt have any specific colours until 2000 and the Gore/Bush clusterfuck
One news station actually changed it so it could be "red for regan"
Yeah they said "red R Reagan thats why we did that." R is the first letter of Republican too.
That was the first time that California voted Democratic since 20 years and 5 elections!
It was the second time Vermont voted Democratic, spanning 51 elections
funny how times change
@@Willmorrison99 and now they have been reliably democratic
Reagan was able to get swing voters because people like to vote for movie stars, they weren't even swing voters, they were just Reagan Democrats!
This election was the first time a lot of states voted Democrat in decades! That along with the year when the "Blue Wall" was built for that matter also.
West Virginia: solid blue. Virginia solid red
Lol it is the reverse now
@@stinkypoopybutt8303 trump won both
i k he won West Virginia. He didn’t win Virginia.
i k
He lost Virginia. You’re a gumbihead.
@@IanMalcolm-rw5pn That happened in the 60s
Fun Fact in 1992 NBC was the only T.V station who still used Republican Blue Democrat Red, by 1996 they switched to to the Democrat Blue Republican Red so channel surfers wouldn’t get confused. By 2000 it became standardized
But why would they do it in the first place
the GOP was blue because the blue color was associated with the union army and the democratic party was red because it was associated with communism
@@ea-kb6vm The democratic party existed before Communism...
And when Communism did come into existence the democratic party was conservative back then.
@@chamberlainallman3242 because it made more sense, tbh their reasoning made more sense than the color scheme we use today. They did it because most left wing parties around the world use red and most right wing parties use blue- for example in Britain, there is Conservative Blue and Labour Red. The reasoning for the current scheme is legit just “Red R Reagan”
@@sayerqt5916 Yeah lol, that's just it.
"New England is Solid Republican Territory"
Dukakis: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
And now the only statewide officials left there are Governors Charlie Baker (MA), Chris Sununu (NH), and Phil Scott (VT), Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito (MA), and Senator Susan Collins (ME). They also have no Representatives in the House. Oh, how times change.
Although I wouldn’t necessarily give Dukakis the credit, he only won Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
@@alexanderfooy723 and all of them are super moderates apart from sununu and collins which are slightly further to the right
@@alexanderfooy723 lary hogan of maryland
@@liam_7564 Not in New England
“Read my lips: no new taxes” - the reason Bush 41 lost
It was Perot
perot and taxes
Echo
He didn’t really have a choice about raising taxes. Reagan busted the budget and Bush had to be the adult in the room and clean up the mess.
@@exiledwest8114 WSJ says that clinton would have won with or without Perot in the race. As perot was taking votes out of both candidates
Exiledwest Perot had nothing to do with him losing that’s just a loser excuse. There’s no evidence to prove that Perot voters would have voted for Bush some of them might not of voted at all.
Thanks for only the calls, I appreciate it, Thanks!
Poro Poro
Cuckold
I'm dying at that Clinton pic.
Why?
@@charlest2858 The smug look on his face
Giggitty 🤣
He’s coming for Lewinsky’s booty
@@goiabexphe was getting ready for the affairs😂
One of the few times in our history that a 3rd party candidate actually did okay
Yeah, even if Perot still got shut out of the electoral college though. Interesting how he actually DID lead the summer polls until he dropped out. That which damaged his credibility as a result, along with having a totally inept running mate too.
@@freakyfornashStockdale really only had one “oops” moment which was taken out of context. Even if Perot won what would likely have been a narrow plurality popular vote win, I wonder if it would have been concentrated enough to get an EC win.
@@alexanderfooy723 Well Stockdale obviously wasn't a politician, which even he acknowledged during the debate. He was initially supposed to be a filler candidate, until Perot was going to pick someone more established, though didn't have time to do once he dropped out, but re-entered too late for that to happen. Granted Perot obviously wasn't one either, but he (like Trump years later) had a pedigree, what with him being a wealthy, highly successful business man and all however.
might want to check that again... 1912, 1968, a lot of 3rd parties in the 1800s
Looks like the Virginias got a personality swap since then :/.....
@foulpotato yeah I hated them now love them 😊😊
@foulpotato lol east and north virginia is also blue as well as some places in west, basically where mass people live, red is where muppets are 😜😜
Napoléon Bonaparte funny how your last democratic president had average 1.8 gdp growth and had slow wages as offshoring😂
@@someedgyaccount3589 I personally always found it funny how Republican presidential candidates run heavily on cutting the deficit yet it's always Republican presidents who have the largest deficits.
Cato, That Idiot when the GOP is in charge there are usually democrats in the senate and house who make the budget, and vice versa
1992: Wanna see Arizona turn blue?
2020: Wanna see me do it again?
You mean Georgia?
@@Megacooltommydee they both turned blue
@@chamberlainallman3242 But Clinton didn't win Arizona in 1992. That happened during his re-election bid in 1996.
Wrong election bill Clinton won Arizona in 1996 but not 1992
1992 +1996 = both blue arizona and blue georgia
Democrats in red and Republicans in blue took a while for me to adjust to.
Same, though it makes more sense when you think about it. In other countries the color red has always been associated with left-wing and liberal parties, while blue has always been associated with conservative parties. I kind of wish it was still that way here.
@@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist Liberals are usually blue or yellow in most countries, but liberals are the left here.
The only time I've ever seen a third candidate in the running so late in the game in my lifetime. Ross Perot was huge there for a while, after his popularity skyrocketed after one of the debates. People thought he really had a chance for a while there.
I've been looking for a short vid of 1992 thanks
State Call Times (ET)
7:00 GA, NH, VT
7:08 IN
7:30 WV
8:00 PA, IL, MI, NJ, MA, MO, MD, CT, ME, DC
8:13 KY
8:21 SC
8:30 AR
8:32 OK
8:43 TN
9:00 NY, MN, CO, NM, RI, DE, NE
9:19 VA
10:00 IA, UT, ID
10:22 AL
10:36 WI
10:48 OH (Clinton crosses EV threshold)
11:00 CA, WA, OR, HI
11:07 KS
11:30 MS, ND
12:11 WY
12:52 TX, SD
Arkansas was 8:30 and the prediction was called at 8:30 PM
Looks like the calling of Louisiana for Clinton was skipped.
it's so quiet. no music, no graphics, just narration and office background noise. a little weird but very relaxing.
The final election where most of the south was blue.
Nah 1996 too
1996 also
1996: *What about me?*
Bill Clinton had a smug look in the picture.
Acting 40 at 16 and acting 16 at 40. :D
What do you expect from such a privileged prick 😂😂😂😂😂
Norma Bates How was he privileged. He was raised by a single mother in Arkansas. George H. W. Bush was the privileged one. He was rich from Connecticut, and he went to Phillips Academy for high school.
@@jaywhite864 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂YOU'RE HILARIOUS
He knew what he was gonna do to a certain intern young lady on his second term is why
My my look how things change
3:31 WV is solid democratic damm Obama
Why would they call georgia so early? Turned out to be a very close state
Clinton was popular in the south. It was right to assume he would win that state, but it was close.
Exit poll data. The 2000 election showed that relying on that was a problem, though, as it led some news organizations to think that Gore easily won Florida when that wasn't' true.
If Perot never dropped out he might of won some states and even actually had a chance fo winning because I believe he was actually winning in the polls early in the race
At 5:04 the picture of Bill Clinton blinks
Today we look down at these because they are 'boring.' But it's super fun to watch. And...the colors were opposite!
The 1992 election is probably the most interesting. Clinton winning was the last time someone beat an incumbent, the way Bush attempted to defend his position as President, and the fact Perot managed to run the most successful third party campaign ever.
@@ATTJ7628 Not anymore!
Random fun fact: this election coverage was produced at the Ed Sullivan Theater, the only time NBC ever produced an election special outside of their own facilities.
Less than a year later, CBS bought the theater and Letterman moved his show there.
Why did they call Georgia so early when he only won it by 13,000 votes??
Just like trump in wisconsin in 2016
@@Gabethetitan Wisconsin wasn't called early. It was called around 10:30 p.m., if not later.
@KYExtemper couldve been tilt D too
New England being a republican part of the country oh how times have changed
True, now New England is solidly blue aside from Maine's second Congressional district.
New England- a stanch republican area- damn things were very different back then
@Elijah Edric Guinto bitch you know wtf I meant I ain’t stupid
@Elijah Edric Guinto I think you mean Maryland and New Hampshire.
@@AVeryRandomPerson Bitch Maryland isn't even New England
I was borne only 2 month before this, what was gong on at the time to make this such a land slide? Was Bush Sr. A really bad president or just had a bad campaign?
Bad time for ghw bush
Bush ran on “no new taxes” but made more taxes and overall wasn’t a great president. Then Perot and Bush split up the republican vote to make Clinton get an easy win since the left wing only had one candidate.
@@dysongus4613 Its actually a common misconception that bush lost because of perot. Perot siphoned voters roughly equally from democrats and Republicans in 1992.
Why is the color of Clinton Red?
Because Clinton is a prick 😂😂😂😂😂😂
NBC used reversed colors until 1996
@@MaroonGoon8629 And 2000 When It Was Made Official
Idk why this was recommended to me but cool
Bill Clinton
Indeed
???
Anybody know the name of the music they used for the credits?
That’s the 1976 NBC election theme, written for the network by Henry Mancini.
This is the Andy Bashear map
Ross Perot sure had a huge price on his head after this election!
What happened after they went off the air:
- Of the uncalled states, Clinton won Montana and Nevada, the first time a Democrat won either of those states since 1964. Bush won Alaska, Arizona, South Dakota, Florida, and North Carolina
- The final electoral vote total: Clinton 370, Bush 168
- Final popular vote counts: Clinton 43%, Bush 37%, Perot 19%. Although Perot didn’t win any electoral votes, his popular vote performance was the best for a third party candidate in 80 years (since Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 campaign), the third best third party performance ever, the best performance for a third party candidate who was not a former president, and the best performance by any candidate who received no electoral votes
R.I.P. George Bush, Ross Perot.
back when they had someone manually paint the map...
Why do they have Clinton red and Bush Blue?
Republicans were blue until 2000
The 90s was the last time any Democrat won the hardcore conservative states.
Montana, Arkansas, Lousiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, West Virginia and Arizona were conservative states, that voted Blue in the 90s, and only Arizona and Georgia voted Blue again in 2020.
Today it would have been impossible for any Democrat to win Montana, Arkansas, Lousiana, Tennesee, Kentucky and West Virginia.
The political parties were very different back then. Clinton and Carter were Southern Democrats and thats what resulted in their victories.
Most of the Southern rural Democrats and their offspring became the modern day gop party we see today.
That thumbnail is terrifying
What if this happens 2020?
I am from the future the 2020 elections was close
@@TRUMP2024-m1y To quote Trump in 2016, it was an "electoral college landslide" in favor of Biden
Democrat wins Kentucky,Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana at the same time...yeah I don't think that's gonna happen anytime soon
@@justalex3828 Biden got two states that Clinton was the last winner in (Georgia 92, Arizona 96)
@@justalex3828bill Clinton didn’t win Indiana
255 million back then?
This election night was quite quick comparing to other ones I’ve seen. In the future I would like to be elected President May God help me with my dream people didn’t think Bill Clinton couldn’t win he did hope I can aswell. I would be the first Ugandan- American ever elected, either second, or third, fourth who knows but still I’ve been inspired by my idols to serve in public service. I know being President has perks, and all but it’s been my dreams for a while now I have respect for the office May God help me achieve my dream in Jesus name Amen! 🙏🕊.
This was my dad’s first election and he voted for Perot
Damn, he won before Florida, Texas, or California was called.
I was a child during this election, only 10, and i remember this. I still can not believe Republicans were blue 😂
Why Clinton has red colour, while Bush blue?
Because the news networks chose the colours back then. The colours weren't standardised like they are today.
Wow how has the times changed in the red vs blue states
My dude Chilly Chill Will!
Republicans are beyond stupid eyyy my black brotherin
Why they use that pic of Bill 😂
Interesting that he mentions Dick Cheney who ended up being the younger Bush VP.
He was the defense secretary in the bush senior administration.
Now you know how Obama and Trump got in.
I like how they made their projections solely on voter feedback. Pretty cool idea.
terrible idea! this can be very skewed, real voter precint data is much better!
@@zanejones7208 I agree...but it’s unique to say the least.
Georgia call was right but maybe too early
Ross Perot
Weird how the colors representing Clinton and Bush are reversed.
Senate calls
+Arizona, +Florida
-Georgia, -Montana, -Colorado
Those top two states have over 11 million more than the bottom three
At least Bush didn’t blame his loss on massive voter fraud
Popular vote was 43.01% Clinton - 37.45% Bush
In late 1992, around 31.4% of Americans lived in a Bush-won state (1992)
Clinton ended up with 370 electoral votes the best for a democrate since LBJ in 1964
Blue is Republican and Red is Democrat
The beginning of the end for America.
Wheres montana it went to bill clinton
People voted for people in 1992, now we vote for party and color….
Yea a lot of people voted for a guy just because he was orange twice...
now we vote for America First or a communist. the lines are quite clear
Offer the people a true leader, who is likable and genuine, who cares about America, and who appeals to all citizens, you will win in a landslide.
Let’s hope that the democratic nominee will win a landslide like this and send Trump back to Park Avenue!
@Sonic Phil True, my friend. but what a marvelous win it has been!
Life put you back in your place in the end.
@@samueldavis141I mean this guy was talking about the 2020 election not 2024
@@mrworldwide7387 So what. They were celebrating their victory only to cry again four years later. Deserved. They lost in the end.
@ history hasn’t ended mate. There’s gonna be another election in 4 years. Are you gonna cry too if your side loses then ?
Why is he still relevant
kyary pamyu pamyu superfan what ?
Because he was an American president someone more important than you'll ever be hater.
The night the decline of America began.
That is not even close to being true.
No it began in 2000 when your vote only matters when you’re in a swing state.
Nope it was 1980
Bill Clinton was an able administrator. He loved the job.
We need a constitution amendment protecting the Electoral College. We can't have states like NY and CA deciding the winner every time.
We also can't have Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania deciding either.
@@goiabexp yeah that too
Why did they make Dems red and GOP blue, I assuming blue and red States was a thing in 92.
James Coldiron Because, it was only whites candidates running and basically from red states😎
There's a great vox video explaining it. This colour scheme actually makes more sense internationally where left parties are red and conservative parties are blue
Koopa Da Quick Actually, ABC started ID’ing Republicans red and Democrats blue in 1980 with CBS following suit in 1984.
Blue for Republicans cause they were the Union and Democrats red cause they were for the Confederacy.
@@noahteeter2693 nope red was because they're leftist
Ross Perot won.
No he didn’t.
Won what?
This was the election where America handed itself over to globalisation.