PickVidsBest US politics & elections Videos
The 187 US politics & elections videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 2 introductory, 4 intermediate, 181 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a news piece. What they share is that what remains is the argument of that moment, not a permanent textbook. Channels you will keep seeing include CGP Grey, CNN, LastWeekTonight.
Exclusive: Lee Atwater's Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy
A short audio clip of a 1981 interview in which Republican strategist Lee Atwater explains to a political scientist how the party could win racist voters without using overtly racist language.
BLM Founder Says They Are "Trained Marxists"
A one-minute clip from Tony Heller's channel in which a Black Lives Matter co-founder describes herself and a colleague as trained Marxists.
Gary Johnson booed at the Libertarian Debate for Supporting Driver's Licenses
A short clip of Gary Johnson being booed at a Libertarian Party debate for saying he supports driver's licenses.
Violence in the C.H.O.P
Seattle Police Department compilation of open-source video of violent incidents in the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone in 2020, released around the July 1 emergency proclamation.
Joe Biden Pressures Ukraine to Fire Prosecutor
A short clip of Joe Biden describing how he pressed Ukraine to fire a prosecutor by threatening to withhold loan guarantees, framed by the uploader around Hunter Biden's board role.
Donald Trump on ISIS - "I would bomb the SHIT out of 'em!"
A one-minute clip of Donald Trump at a 2015 Iowa event saying he would bomb ISIS.
President Reagan, Mastermind - SNL
A 1986 SNL sketch in which Phil Hartman's Reagan seems clueless in public but is a scheming mastermind in private.
Guam will Capsize and Tip Over into the ocean Hank Johnson
A 2-minute clip of US Representative Hank Johnson telling a congressional hearing he feared Guam would become so overpopulated that it would tip over and capsize.
GERMANS LAUGH AT TRUMP when he warns "Germany will become totally dependent Russian energy" UN 2018
A short clip of German diplomats laughing at the UN in 2018 as Trump warns that Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy.
Bush "Fool Me Once..."
A very short clip of George W.
Trump Bombshell Montage - Walls Are Closing In (no collusion)
A short 2019 montage of news clips about the Trump-Russia investigation, with the title ending in 'no collusion'.
"Debate" American Style: Our Top Orators in Action
A short clip from the 2014 college debate championship, posted by a commentator who criticizes the winning performance as not being a real debate.
Pelosi: "We Have to Pass the Bill So That You Can Find Out What Is In It"
A short clip of Nancy Pelosi saying Congress has to pass the health care bill so people can find out what is in it.
How Fox News has shifted its coronavirus rhetoric
A short Washington Post compilation showing Fox News hosts shifting from doubting the coronavirus to calling it a public health crisis.
Bill Clinton It Depends on what the meaning of the word is is
A short clip of Bill Clinton's grand jury testimony in which he says it depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is.
McCain Counters Obama 'Arab' Question
An AP clip from October 2008 of John McCain correcting a town hall questioner who called Barack Obama an Arab, telling her Obama is a decent family man.
Barack Obama - Computer Science Question
A one-minute clip from Barack Obama's 2008 Google visit in which Eric Schmidt asks him the most efficient way to sort a million 32-bit integers.
The Shortest-Splitline Algorithm: a Gerrymandering Solution [Bonus Video]
A short CGP Grey bonus video explaining the shortest-splitline algorithm, which draws electoral districts by repeatedly splitting a state along its shortest dividing line while balancing population.
Noam Chomsky - Why Does the U.S. Support Israel?
A short clip of Noam Chomsky explaining why the United States supports Israel, framing it in terms of strategic interests and foreign policy.
Innovation Agenda | Barack Obama | Talks at Google
Barack Obama, then a presidential candidate, presents his innovation agenda at Google and takes questions from Eric Schmidt and employees in November 2007.
Trump Vs. Biden: Tech Policy
On The Ben & Marc Show, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz compare Trump and Biden policies on tech, crypto, AI and startup taxes, framed around their 'Little Tech Agenda'.
Germany is 'totally controlled' by Russia, Trump says | Squawk Box Europe
A short CNBC clip from 2018 in which President Trump criticizes Germany for paying billions of dollars to Russia for energy, saying Germany is 'totally controlled' by Russia.
Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran
A one-minute clip of John McCain singing 'Bomb bomb Iran' to the tune of a Beach Boys song at a 2007 campaign event.
Madeleine Albright says 500,000 dead Iraqi Children was "worth it" wins Medal of Freedom
A short video promoting the claim that Madeleine Albright said the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children from sanctions were 'worth it', timed to her receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.