Dave Jorgenson

YouTube: The numbers today

YouTube: What happened lately

November 11, 2026 passed 1M views I asked AI bots to interview me for my own job The video passed 1,000,000 views.

This week on the channel +11M views this week

Dave Jorgenson gives Haley Stevens's CNN interview imaginary cue cards

His staged media-handler routine was the most-watched of eight uploads spanning election preparations, results and the White House response.

Channel: Dave Jorgenson · Story of November 8, 2026

Video taking off 6.1x its usual first day

Dave Jorgenson explains a popular-vote route around the Electoral College

A startled Founding Father and an overhead projector help unpack an election proposal that still faces political and legal obstacles.

Channel: Dave Jorgenson · Story of November 7, 2026

Views jump 7x the channel's usual pace

Dave Jorgenson says Republican gerrymandering "backfired" in Florida

His election-firsts Short has passed a million views alongside a channel-wide surge in viewing.

Channel: Dave Jorgenson · Story of November 5, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

I asked AI bots to interview me for my own job

Video published

November 9, 2026

Video views so far

1,135,890

Video views, pace per day

657,533

Views on its first day

925,877

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

1.2% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

1.3% on this channel, 0.3% on the category's middle channel

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Nvidia CEO’s affair with a Chinese spy, explained	November 10, 2026	1:54 short	200,689	301,274	200,689 (11 hours)	15,636	266
I asked AI bots to interview me for my own job	November 9, 2026	2:47 short	1,135,890	657,533	925,877	69,080	585
How President Trump reacted to the ‘blue wave’	November 6, 2026	1:12 short	2,167,204	183,999	1,264,344	112,586	1,069
Is the job market as bad as it seems?	November 6, 2026	34:47	42,282	3,558	19,273	1,267	94
Can the ‘blue wave’ wipe out the Electoral College?	November 5, 2026	2:15 short	2,299,087	70,108	1,547,821	131,453	4,131
The historic firsts of the 2026 election	November 4, 2026	0:54 short	1,790,847	8,647	1,312,835	104,786	2,481
Republican gerrymandering backfired.	November 4, 2026	0:58 short	1,543,302	15,212	800,971	80,070	1,135
Trump sent 1,000 election monitors to 50 states	November 3, 2026	1:34 short	613,710	9,979	337,260	44,584	555
What are voter roll purges?	November 2, 2026	2:27 short	545,342	3,399	271,576	36,668	453
Directing Rep Haley Stevens (D-MI) on CNN	November 2, 2026	2:03 short	2,435,183	4,780	1,328,459	97,272	6,373
There’s not enough money to fill potholes in the U.S.	October 30, 2026	1:51 short	136,876	969	80,009	11,564	311
The science behind potholes	October 30, 2026	24:41	34,294	296	21,953	782	76
Anthropic is going public! 👉😎👉	October 29, 2026	1:01 short	1,030,464	12,942	387,975	37,185	797
Directing President Trump’s speech in Georgia	October 28, 2026	1:54 short	380,719	599	268,337	23,868	810
Here’s why some companies have so many patents	October 27, 2026	1:31 short	115,610	645	75,789	6,356	148

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

53.4 in the category: 39.4

comments per 1,000 views

1.3 in the category: 4.4

a video's usual first day on this channel

170,129 views

short vs long

13 short (up to 3 minutes), 2 long
average views per short video: 1,107,301
average views per long video: 38,288

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Why did we think Mitch McConnell was dead?	September 25, 2026	29:56	171,602
Is AI really going to destroy human civilization?	September 18, 2026	33:31	171,440
Are polls about a “blue wave” accurate?	October 16, 2026	24:19	137,767
Did RFK Jr. ruin our food?	October 2, 2026	26:37	100,625
Dear Jeff Bezos	July 22, 2025	0:55	65,521

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
The Reflecting Pool is a bright blue money pit	May 13, 2026	1:41	9,159,600
After Venezuela raid, Trump threatens Greenland	January 7, 2026	1:03	6,164,110
Trump wants a $250 bill with his face on it	May 28, 2026	1:47	6,084,804
This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America	January 19, 2026	2:30	5,158,014
Fact-checking the Bad Bunny halftime show	February 9, 2026	2:32	4,694,159

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 11, 2026MilestoneI asked AI bots to interview me for my own job The video passed 1,000,000 views.
2. November 10, 2026Video taking offI asked AI bots to interview me for my own job The video opened at a pace of 889,089 views a day, 3.5 times a normal first day on this channel (252,988).
3. November 9, 2026MilestoneAnthropic is going public! 👉😎👉 The video passed 1,000,000 views.
4. November 8, 2026MilestoneHow President Trump reacted to the ‘blue wave’ The video passed 1,000,000 views.
5. November 8, 2026Video taking offHow President Trump reacted to the ‘blue wave’ The video opened at a pace of 1,264,344 views a day, 5 times a normal first day on this channel (252,988).
6. November 7, 2026MilestoneCan the ‘blue wave’ wipe out the Electoral Colleg… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
7. November 7, 2026Video taking offCan the ‘blue wave’ wipe out the Electoral Colleg… The video opened at a pace of 1,547,821 views a day, 6.1 times a normal first day on this channel (252,988).Read the story
8. November 6, 2026MilestoneRepublican gerrymandering backfired. The video passed 1,000,000 views.
9. November 5, 2026Video taking offThe historic firsts of the 2026 election The video opened at a pace of 1,348,795 views a day, 5.4 times a normal first day on this channel (249,997).
10. November 5, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 3,554,569 views a day, 7 times a normal day (510,942).Read the story
11. November 5, 2026Video taking offRepublican gerrymandering backfired. The video opened at a pace of 792,566 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (249,997).
12. November 4, 2026MilestoneDirecting Rep Haley Stevens (D-MI) on CNN The video passed 1,000,000 views.