2016 Presidential Election

The 2016 Presidential election was like no other election that we have ever seen before. A woman running for President and a businessman with no political experience whatsoever, what could go wrong…or what could go right? Some people say that the 2016 Presidential election was the worst campaign trail they have ever seen, but what makes people think that this is the first time in history when this happens? If you look back into the history of Presidential elections not all elections run their natural course. One of the first not so ordinary was the election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. This was one of the first elections where some serious mudslinging took place. This election took place almost one hundred and eighty-nine years …show more content…
Trump ran the course his campaign initiating fear and promises to groups around the United States who have not had a voice since former President Obama took office. People around the United States are still trying to decipher how and why Trump won the election by comparing candidates, state results, and polls. The electoral college is made up of five hundred and thirty-eight electors and to win the presidency the winning candidate must have at least two hundred and seventy to win the election. The final results of the 2016 election were Hillary Clinton receiving two hundred and thirty-two electoral votes to Trump’s three hundred and six. However, according to CNN, more Americans voted for Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in U.S history. Although CNN reported this Trump still won the most electoral votes coming the most from the bigger states which include, Florida, Texas, and Alaska to name a few. In total, Trump won electoral votes from thirty states to Clinton’s twenty states. Also, the swing-states tended to stay in Trump’s direction this election winning Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio North Carolina, Pennsylvania and, Wisconsin. The four key states that led to Trump’s victory was Pennsylvania, …show more content…
Recently Trump has replaced the White House website’s page on climate change with a vow to drill on federal lands, named his son-in-law a senior White House adviser, abandoned his press pool, and is currently repealing Obamacare to name a few. However, Trump’s latest executive orders have got the United States roaring with anger by protesting and hosting rallies all over the country. This specific executive order is restricting immigrant and refugee resettlement or better known as #Immigrantban. Even though, Trump has been in office for less than a month he is wasting no time with his pen in his hand signing off on orders one by one. Only time will tell if Americans still against Trump will accept their fate until the four years are