Electoral Collage – Voter Fraud, Election Interference & Other Shenanigans

The US midterms are coming up and there's lots of chatter about fraud. Are they legit? Has there been fraud and interference in the past? Yes, but not every time foul has been cried. A look at claims and scandals 1792-1982, plus a thumbnail history of American political parties.

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03:18 - Hail to the Thief - intro
05:14 - 1792 New York Governor's Race
07:47 - 1824 Presidential Election ("Corrupt Bargain")
10:33 - Nullifiers & Anti-Masons in the 1820s & 30s
13:50 - 1838 – The New Jersey Broad Seal War & Cooping (plus Edgar Allen Poe)
18:17 - 1855 – Bleeding Kansas
24:57 - 1860 Presidential Election - A Nation Divides
27:38 - White League, Red Shirts and the Compromise of 1877
36:18 - 1888 Presidential Election (Packs of Five, the Murchison Letter & the Lodge Bill)
42:12 - 1948 Senate Elections in Texas
44:20 - 1960 Presidential Election
47:15 - Unpledged & faithless electors
49:20 - Illinois in 1982