It seems as though every election is “the most important election of our lifetime." Historian Jeffrey Engel and political scientist Julia Azari assess whether this is really the one. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members A screen shows "Nov. 5 - the most important day in the history of our country" at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Tempe, Arizona. Photo by REBECCA NOBLE/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Remember, remember the 5th of November, because this is the most important election of our lifetime.
Fellow Americans, this election is not only the most important of our lives, it is one of the most important in the life of our nation.
And this is the most important election.
I think it's going to be the most important election of them all.
I mean, they had some pretty good ones, right?
Long time ago, they had some pretty.
Good Stop me if you've heard this one before.
Every single election, you're gonna find somebody.
Saying that you can't go anywhere without it being the most important election of our lifetimes.
And that was also true four years ago and eight years ago and 24 years ago.
We're gonna try and figure out if this really is the most important, most important election of our lifetime on Election Day here at Today Explained.
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