That was a fast decline

What about Lincoln

@@chancellor1055 1860 - Last time a former Whig won the Presidency.

To be honest, Buchanan would not have won if it had been known. Also, much easier to hide sexual preferences than race so it makes some sense actually.

Yeah that is true. It is also interesting how he is one of the worst presidents at the same time.

Yeah, definitely one of the worst. He seemed to be just way in over his head with the drama around slavery going on and he had his head in the sand and didn't see it

It shows tha sexuality doesn't really dictate the type of leader you are. The first openly gay canidate for president was a complete mess and this is coming from someone who is openly gay.

They quiz you on American History in the UK?

+Edrei Argueta yes in my Government and Politics A Level the first year is UK politics and the second is US and in History we do a mixture of US and UK history :)

Fact

About Lincoln

+Ray T I still have 1864-1892. But thanks!

+Keith Hughes (HipHughes) I hope you will do more. Your videos and very informative. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

+Keith Hughes (HipHughes) Love these videos man, I'm like a kid in a candy store when I see you post a new one! You need to make videos discussing the administrations. I want to know what the hell happened during each administration leading to these elections. And put them in order in this playlist so we can watch it like a video text book! I've read that Millard Fillmore is usually regarded as the worst president ever, funny you say Buchanan is but don't give us anything more than he opposed secession and opposed war to prevent secession. That I would think would make a guy popular. Anti war and patriotic. From experience, I'll say Dub yah was the worse president ever.

I think the idea is that Fillmore and the Know Nothings took away the votes of the former Southern Whigs ("Cotton Whigs") who would have voted for the Republicans (as the de-facto successor of the Whig Party) but shied away from doing so due to the explicitly anti-slavery/abolitionist platform. So, former Southern Whigs who didn't agree with the Republicans for the above reason but also refused to vote for Buchanan and the Democrats would vote for the Know Nothings.

I think so yeah.

Tyler wanted the Democratic nomination in 1844, and Fillmore lost at the 1852 convention

It would join the confedericy but would've been easily invaded. It probely have Jim crow laws until the civil rights act. But most importantly Castro would've never got into power preventing the Cuban missile crisis. Other than that not much would change besides having a nice and even 51 states.

@@dingo1547 ...Castro was a western movie extra in Hollywood. It's all a ruse.

I have been trying to track down a newspaper article or perhaps a letter to a newspaper from the time of this election, that claimed that Fremont had Kit Carson murder the Mexican Mayor of Yerba Buena and his nephews near Sonoma. The source claimed to be an eyewitness from Fremont’s cap. Any ideas ?

I remember reading as a kid that he was engaged and his fiancée died. He ended up never marrying, instead having his niece be the First Lady during his administration. That letter hip hughs read made it seem as though he might have been gay though. Master Hip Hughes can verify...You have a masters in education hip hughs? Where did you get that gay letter? I hope it was a credible source. Not that being gay is wrong but "Defaming" a president posthumously is wrong man.

+Gold Wolf The letter is legit. Historian James Lowell Who has such books as lies my teacher told me has written about it before. You can do your own research, there are also letters from the wife of James Polk who refers to the effeminate nature of both men. And I don't know how it is defaming somebody to call them gay. But I understand your point

+Gold Wolf and yes I have a Masters degree in educational technology as well as an undergraduate degree in social studies and political science. I also adjunct at the University of Buffalo graduate school of education. I taught AP government & US history for 17yrs

Because the Know Nothings split the vote which allowed Buchanan to win

@@Spongebrain97 perfect name for them

@@scottaznavourian540 yeah true. More specially the Know Nothings were an anti immigrant party and the barely populated California had a lot of immigrants coming in for mining jobs and the Know Nothings became popular there. In the north they were popular amongst people who were racist against the Irish and German immigrants

Well I also take there anti catholicism personally....

@@scottaznavourian540 yeah that used to be more rife in the US up until like the 1960s where it died away. What's your background?

To be fair, neither did Wilt Chamberlain....and.....no one would accuse him of being gay. LOL.

Academia is full of a bunch of liberals.

Scott MrConservative If hes liberal let him be liberal. Its a youtube channel.

James.....I only say this, because he claims he is a teacher! A teacher should keep political bias to themselves.

im pretty sure he is a Republican

I like your comment, but you should really keep your conservatism to yourself.

Back then you were expected to marry and bring on the family name