ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Mr. Beat counts down the five most consequential midterm elections in American history (in his opinion), with a couple of honorable mentions. This video features Colleen Shogan, the former Archivist of the United States and CEO of In Pursuit. Find out more about In Pursuit by going here: https://www.inpursuit.org/
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Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Edited by Matt Beat. Filmed by Matt Beat and Shannon Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band) and Karneef.
Script: https://www.iammrbeat.com/resources/the-five-most-consequential-midterm-elections-in-us-history
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhUpHyxsyoo&t
Sources/further reading:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41427426
https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/watergate.htm
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10272-022-1082-1.pdf
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/top-10-historic-midterm-elections-65355118/
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/midterms-and-mandates/swing-time-the-new-deal-midterms-of-1934-and-1938/D17DEC43B1DA6893DDBA257503E1D5AD
https://www.history.com/articles/5-midterm-elections-that-changed-america
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73461140/best-most-impactful-midterm-elections-american-history/
#midterms2026 #midtermelections #ushistory
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:33 The Midterm Election of 1974
4:31 The Midterm Election of 1938
9:08 The Midterm Election of 1894
11:12 The Midterm Election of 1866
13:44 The Midterm Election of 1994
18:24 Outro
