"I used to say it about 2016 -- this is the most election. And I meant it. This is now the most important election in the history of our country."

--Donald Trump. October 7, 2023, Waterloo, Iowa.

Just like he said in Erie, Pennsylvania, October 20, 2020: "This is the most important election in the history of our country."

A year before the next presidential election, it's time to ask the enduring question:

Will this be the most important election in your lifetime? Or perhaps in the history of our country? 

If the history of campaign rhetoric is any guide, the answer is yes... Just like every presidential election before it.

Who said prior elections were the most important ever? 

Find out in the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly."

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