did you know that US presidential elections have seen some of the most shocking and unexpected moments in history in 1876 Rutherford B Hayes won the presidency after a constitutional crisis despite losing the popular vote a special commission awarded him the victory by just one electoral vote fast forward to 2000 remember the Florida recount the entire election hinged on just 537 votes with George W bush ultimately winning after the Supreme Court halted the recount leaving the nation deeply divided in 19 68 the country was in turmoil Vietnam War protests and civil rights clashes shook the nation amidst this chaos Richard Nixon promised to restore Law and Order securing his victory in a tense and violent year and who could forget 1948 all the polls predicted Harry Truman's defeat yet Against All Odds Truman pulled off one of the greatest upsets in political history leaving newspapers embarrassed with premature headlines like Dewey defeats Truman these moments remind us in politics Anything Can Happen what surprises await in the next election