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US politics & elections Videos Recommended on Hacker News (187)
US politics & elections is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 187 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2008 and 2026 — 291 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
US politics: elections, presidents, Congress, campaigns, debates, polling, Trump, Obama, Democrats and Republicans, political speeches, C-SPAN clips, political commentary.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on George Lakoff: Moral Politics: “Changed how I listen - to anyone - forever.” — an HN commenter, 2021.
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3 mo on HNYou Can Win the Presidency With 22% of the Vote
CGP Grey
3 HN recommender · 2015–2020
3 mo on HNHow government programs drive up college tuitions
Peter Schiff
3 HN recommender · 2010–2018
2 mo on HNAlgorithmic Redistricting: Elections made-to-order
AlphaPhoenix
2 HN recommender · 2023–2025
3 mo on HNPeter McCullough, MD testifies to Texas Senate HHS Committee
AAPS Video
3 HN recommender · 2021–2021
3 mo on HNJoe Rogan Experience #1245 - Andrew Yang
PowerfulJRE
2 HN recommender · 2019–2020
3 mo on HNPeter Thiel on “The Straussian Moment”
Hoover Institution
3 HN recommender · 2019–2021
3 mo on HNHow to Fix America's Corrupt Political System
RepresentUs
2 HN recommender · 2016–2021
3 mo on HNThe UK Election Results Were the Worst in History
CGP Grey
3 HN recommender · 2015–2022
3 mo on HNJonathan Haidt: The moral roots of liberals and conservatives
TED
3 HN recommender · 2016–2018
2 mo on HNDARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious
9 HN recommender · 2025–2026
2 mo on HNRobert F. Kennedy challenges Gross Domestic Product
ipyramid
2 HN recommender · 2014–2020
2 mo on HNWhere's the 'Collusion'?
The Real News Network
2 HN recommender · 2019–2020
2 mo on HNF2C2012: Aaron Swartz keynote - "How we stopped SOPA"
F2C2012
2 HN recommender · 2013–2023
2 mo on HNBrian Springer - Spin
MasterpieceConCen7
2 HN recommender · 2016–2021
2 mo on HNTrump's Biggest Failure
Kraut
2 HN recommender · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNCambridge Analytica Uncovered: Secret filming reveals election tricks
Channel 4 News
2 HN recommender · 2018–2019
2 mo on HNCorruption is Legal in America
RepresentUs
2 HN recommender · 2015–2022
2 mo on HNLESSON 1: Do Not Obey In Advance
Timothy Snyder
2 HN recommender · 2023–2025
2 mo on HNU.S. Territories: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
2 HN recommender · 2015–2019
2 mo on HNPresident Donald Trump On Charlottesville: You Had Very Fine People, On Both Sides | CNBC
CNBC
2 HN recommender · 2017–2020
2 mo on HNEisenhower Farewell Address (Best Quality) - 'Military Industrial Complex' WARNING
Ewafa
2 HN recommender · 2018–2023
2 mo on HNReagan and Bush Debate Immigration, Border Fences, and Undocumented Children in 1980
TIME
1 HN recommend · 2018–2026
2 mo on HNPerhaps Ben Shapiro Shouldn't Be Taken Seriously By Anyone About Anything - SOME MORE NEWS
Some More News
2 HN recommender · 2019–2020
2 mo on HNDo these scatter plots reveal fraudulent vote-switching in Michigan?
Stand-up Maths
4 HN recommender · 2020–2021
2 mo on HNHow We Should Vote (Range Voting)
Undefined Behavior
3 HN recommender · 2017–2019
2 mo on HNWhy do Biden's votes not follow Benford's Law?
Stand-up Maths
2 HN recommender · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNLiquid Democracy In Simple Terms
pxi
1 HN recommend · 2015–2020
2 mo on HNSimulating alternate voting systems
Primer
2 HN recommender · 2020–2026
1 mo on HNRobert Kennedy on GDP
Wimble Don
1 HN recommend · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNGerrymandering: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
1 HN recommend · 2017–2020
1 mo on HNWhy Libertarianism Is So Dangerous
School Sucks
1 HN recommend · 2013–2021
1 mo on HNBrother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn (Official Video)
Rhymesayers Entertainment
1 HN recommend · 2013–2020
1 mo on HNAmerica's Great Divide: Steve Bannon (first interview) | FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE PBS | Official
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
1 mo on HNI'm Just a Bill (Schoolhouse Rock!)
TheGreatWorker
1 HN recommend · 2013–2024
1 mo on HNNoam Chomsky - The Crimes of U.S. Presidents
Chomsky's Philosophy
1 HN recommend · 2018–2025
1 mo on HNPresident Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
Reagan Library
1 HN recommend · 2025–2026