2016 Electoral College Concerns. 2016 Interactive Presidential Election Map. Exit Polls 2016. Its official: Clinton swamps Trump in popular vote. The Democrat outpaced President-elect Donald Trump by almost 2.9 million votes, with 65,844,954 (48.2%) to his 62,979,879 (46.1%), according to revised and certified final election results from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Clinton's 2.1% margin ranks third among defeated candidates, according to statistics from US Elections Atlas. Andrew Jackson won by more than 10% in 1824 but was denied the presidency, which went to John Quincy Adams. In 1876, Samuel Tilden received 3% more votes than Rutherford B. Hayes, who eventually triumphed by one electoral vote. Though the legitimacy of his victory has never come into serious doubt, Trump has repeatedly argued, usually via Twitter, that he would have won the popular vote, too, if that had been his focus. "I would have done even better in the election, if that is possible, if the winner was based on popular vote -- but would campaign differently," he tweeted as recently as Wednesday morning, more than six weeks after the election. 2016 Opinion Polls Trendline. How Voter Suppression Really Works. Cold Open Hallelujah. @realDonaldTrump -Unfair! Matt McDermott: Comey affected outcome. 2016 US Presidential Election: 7th Edition Podcast.
WLRN’s 7th podcast is a special extended edition covering the historic 2016 Presidential election, particularly the Democratic, Republican, and Green Party candidates.
Not only that, WLRN’s Nile Pierce, Sekhmet She-Owl and Elizabeth McKeown articulate important information, herstoric commentary, calls to action and stellar analysis for this elections year. Edition 7 focuses on what elections mean in the context of the American Empire – a capitalist, white supremacist, male supremacist state – and how we can make real change.
Peace activist Cindy Sheehan particularly speaks to this in one of our featured interviews. We also hear from presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein, and feminist organizer and founding member of the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF), Samantha Berg. Our musical selections include songs by Bikini Kill and our very own Thistle Pettersen. Tune-in as we ponder the question on many-a-gal’s mind this year:“Can a woman be a war-hawk and a feminist too?” Speak back! Like this: US presidential election, 2016. In the Electoral College vote on December 19, seven electors voted against their pledged candidates: two against Trump and five against Clinton.
A further three electors attempted to vote against Clinton but were replaced or forced to vote again. Ultimately, Trump received 304 electoral votes and Clinton garnered 227, while Colin Powell won three, and John Kasich, Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one. Background Barack Obama, the incumbent president in 2016, whose term expired on January 20, 2017. Primary process A general election ballot, listing the presidential and vice presidential candidates. The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses took place between February and June 2016, staggered among the 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.