282) Closest Presidential Elections in U.S. History

Bush vs. Gore. JFK vs. Nixon. Biden vs. Trump. Which Presidential elections throughout U.S. history have been the most competitive? Join Nick Emel and Presidential historian, Jerry Landry, on this look back in time discussing the Top 10 Closest Presidential Elections in American History, ranked based on the narrowest margins of victory in the Electoral College. PLUS... fun facts and trivia about each election, parallels between long-ago elections and modern-day elections, hot takes about the Electoral College, presidential scandals, and MUCH more. WATCH THE FULL VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/hhOWAa7IM6Y IMAGE of Zachary Taylor: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Zachary_Taylor_restored_and_cropped_%28cropped%29%282%29.jpg IMAGE of Millard Fillmore (Alec Baldwin lookalike): https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/13_millard_filmore.jpg ---------------------------------------------- Hear more from Jerry on his podcast, Presidencies of the United States, a history podcast dedicated to exploring each of the presidencies of the United States from the beginning to the present day. Listen now on any podcast app or at https://www.presidenciespodcast.com. ----------------------------------------------- Listen to Nick's favorite podcast app, Overhaul FM! https://onelink.to/x8u7u4 ---------------------------------------------- 10ISH POD+: https://www.10ishpod.com/plus NEWSLETTER: https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter MERCH: https://www.10ishpod.com/merch TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpod YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcast TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod ---------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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