The 2016 Election momentum created by Trump’s attacks on the liberal and conservative spectrum; success in defeating the traditionalists within the GOP system assuring Clinton’s nomination; spies dedicated to her cause and occupying the Republic, obstructed Republican support; enormous sums of money spent for a good cause, thereby demonstrating Clinton’s broad and diverse coalition?
I do not know, but the spectacle had shoppers standing stunned in contempt when Donald Trump won his presidency, forced through an election held with Hillary Clinton. The canny flocks of our democracy had no planned policy or a legal half-reasonable stand for cabinet members. Correct me if I am wrong, gentlemen.
Major Candidates and Campaign Issues
There’s a sharp contrast between the main actors involved in the 2016 Election. The only factor that could have helped Trump was that he was the most talked-about candidate in US history. Donald Trump was the rather quiet one, and Hillary made all the noise because she was privileged with media publicity.
Hillary remained the hard-working presidential candidate, while the other, Trump – or at least his advisors – was realistic with ideas on immigration. To many, he was the embodiment of hope for a rider against the establishment. But none talked much about themselves, except for herd mentality or discrimination. At last, America would decide whom to trust.
The dark side of this was that the run-up to the 2016 elections saw a series of dirty fights, with virtually every candidate hitting below the belt. The race became so tight that the negative attacks and personal criticism just served to widen the gap across the school of thought of supporters, many of whom were frantic.
Electoral College vs. Popular Vote
An important reference underlying the 2016 presidential election was the contrast between the Electoral College and the popular vote. Trump emerged victorious, clenching a total of 304 electoral votes—way more than the 270 needed. On the other hand, Clinton gained nearly 3 million more votes than Trump countrywide. This inconsistency has raised a lot of questions concerning the significance of the Electoral College at present concerning the ongoing election process.
Information on elections can be found from the Federal Election Commission report or its historical records found at the National Archives. The move away from the candidate that got the popular vote towards the one with more electoral votes raises concerns about the fairness and democracy of the American election system.
Foreign Interference and Investigations
So very damning were the 2016 elections in their span of controversies as to alleged foreign intervention in the election. The U.S. intelligence communities made their assertions that it was more or less a coordinated effort by Russia in a bid to subvert the United States’ electoral process.
We watched spates of such allegations being fodder for media and political discussions, such as the Mueller Investigation focusing on the Trump campaign’s relationship with the antagonizing foreign powers. Such interventions and probes back into the question of the electoral process security and integrity in the U.S., hence, securing these democratic processes.
Enduring Political Consequences
The 2016 elections will have prolonged, lasting effects on American politics. While it was able to polarize the people further and create some more chaos, Trump has rewritten the script on the fundamental base of his broader supporter base.
Pew Research somewhat agrees, stating this election may have further cemented the political partisanship of most Americans, which affected social interaction. They seek to check other assessments linking this 2016 election to the interactions of different political groupings.
The 2016 elections represent a historical landmark in the United States; they beheld serious election’ messes: interferences brought to them by certain foreign agents and how the media relate themselves to public opinion formation. The implication of this 2016 election will resonate through the history of future electoral dynamics since it is its essence, and the stage is set for the unfurling of electoral dynamics. The question is left entirely unanswered: Whether all this technology will be continued in the domestic political landscape in the most absurd of manners?
These are key issues that have arisen from the new political landscape against previous election events. Continue reading on the following issues: Focus on swing states and articles that bode well for RCV voting in the future.
