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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Democrat ticket of Vice President [[Joe Biden]] and Minnesota senator [[Amy Klobuchar]] defeated the Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. |
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Democrat ticket of Vice President [[Joe Biden]] and Minnesota senator [[Amy Klobuchar]] defeated the Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. |
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Incumbent Democratic president [[Barack Obama]] was ineligible to pursue a third term due to the term limits established by the [[Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]]. Joe Biden secured the nomination over U.S. senator [[Bernie Sanders]] and former Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] in [[2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries|the Democratic primary]] and became the first vice presidential successor candidate since [[Al Gore]] in [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]. Initially considered a [[Novelty candidate|joke candidate]], Trump presented himself as a blunt-spoken political outsider and emerged as the [[2016 Republican Party presidential primaries|Republican front-runner]], defeating several notable opponents, including U.S. senators [[Ted Cruz 2016 presidential campaign|Ted Cruz]] and [[Marco Rubio 2016 presidential campaign|Marco Rubio]], as well as governors [[John Kasich 2016 presidential campaign|John Kasich]] and [[Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign|Jeb Bush]]. Trump’s [[right-wing populist]], [[American nationalism and Trumpism|nationalist]] campaign, which promised to “[[Make America Great Again]]” and opposed [[political correctness]], and many [[US free trade agreements]], while supporting a more hard-line approach on [[Illegal immigration to the United States|illegal immigration]], garnered extensive [[Earned media|free media]] coverage due to Trump’s inflammatory comments. Trump’s vice presidential pick Sarah Palin, the first vice presidential candidate to be nominated by two different candidates since [[John C. Calhoun]], further stirred controversy due to her alleged ties to [[Russia]], which resulted in a large alienation of much of the Republican Party. Biden campaigned on a continuance of Obama-era policies, while expanding on welfare and progressive movements, while also expressing a willingness for bipartisanship. |
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Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Biden/Klobuchar, Red denotes those won by Trump/Palin, and Orange denotes states won by West/Mescudi. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Democrat ticket of Vice President Joe Biden and Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar defeated the Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. The third party ticket of Kanye West and Scott Mescudi received 40 electoral votes, becoming the first third-party candidate since George Wallace in 1968 to outright win electoral votes.
Incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama was ineligible to pursue a third term due to the term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Joe Biden secured the nomination over U.S. senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary and became the first vice presidential successor candidate since Al Gore in 2000. Initially considered a joke candidate, Trump presented himself as a blunt-spoken political outsider and emerged as the Republican front-runner, defeating several notable opponents, including U.S. senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, as well as governors John Kasich and Jeb Bush. Trump’s right-wing populist, nationalist campaign, which promised to “Make America Great Again” and opposed political correctness, and many US free trade agreements, while supporting a more hard-line approach on illegal immigration, garnered extensive free media coverage due to Trump’s inflammatory comments. Trump’s vice presidential pick Sarah Palin, the first vice presidential candidate to be nominated by two different candidates since John C. Calhoun, further stirred controversy due to her alleged ties to Russia, which resulted in a large alienation of much of the Republican Party. Biden campaigned on a continuance of Obama-era policies, while expanding on welfare and progressive movements, while also expressing a willingness for bipartisanship.
