The Closest Calls: How America Nearly Forged a Different Path in 1916

Welcome to the first piece in a series we’ve named “The Closest Calls,” where we dive into some of the most narrowly decided presidential elections and explore how small changes in the race would have altered the outcome — and American history.

E ven if you’re not a sharp observer of politics, you likely know that the last two presidential elections were two of the closest in American history.

In 2016, with almost 150 million votes cast nationwide, a shift of 77,000 votes in three states — Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan — would have put Hillary Clinton in the […]

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