The five most consequential midterm elections in U.S. history

Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/mrbeat #sponsored 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/ IN PURSUIT: LESSONS OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP Premieres Tuesday, October 27, 2026 on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/in-pursuit-lessons-of-american-leadership-premieres-tuesday-october-27-2026-on-pbs/ The second episode of Mr. Beat's new podcast, Let the Record Show, is out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j-yHgAxp6Y&t 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 Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9eCqOtow4E&t https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mZp_AoKvZRE https://www.youtube.com/shorts/llDw8JMv03M https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2sZfV2WeACY https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F-Jmo-hgb0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b74Oje4Qlp8&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5AzWepvOxs&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFqV2OtJOOg&t 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 ⚡️ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join ⚡️ The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book is now updated to include the 2024 election: https://a.co/d/ePggNHX ⚡️[How to contact me.] https://www.iammrbeat.com/about.html Find all my resources, bonus content, and more at iammrbeat.com. ⚡️ [Your support means the world. Here's how to support me.] Subscribe to @iammrbeat and @mattbeatgoeson Join for great perks on Patreon ➡︎ https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal ➡︎ https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee ➡︎ https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Book me on Cameo ➡︎ https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat The Beat Goes On Patreon ➡︎ https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson ⚡️ [Connect with me] Links ➡︎ https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website ➡︎ https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Reddit ➡︎ https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ X ➡︎ https://x.com/beatmastermatt Facebook ➡︎ https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord ➡︎ https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok ➡︎ https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Spotify ➡︎ https://open.spotify.com/show/1HK6yjZ907Ck0ec6U6xUvZ?si=sxehWULdRom01RUl3McSpA ⚡️ [Merch] https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ ⚡️ [Affiliate Links] *I may receive a commission if you purchase or sign up through the links below: Useful Charts ➡︎ https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall ➡︎ https://link.fourthwall.com/ref/matt-beat Cameo ➡︎ https://v.cameo.com/invite?c=matt667 StreamYard ➡︎ https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 Amazon Storefront ➡︎ https://amzn.to/3RYwbAa