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In response to Johnson's growing poll numbers, the Clinton campaign and Democratic allies increased their criticism of Johnson in September 2016, warning that "a vote for a third party is a vote for Donald Trump" and deploying Senator Bernie Sanders (Clinton's former primary rival, who supported her in the general election) to win over voters ...
By mid-September Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, and Jill Stein were on enough ballots to reach 270 electoral votes; however, only Clinton and Trump had reached the 15% polling threshold. [2] As of August 2016, Johnson and Stein had polled as high as 13% and 7%, respectively, and had an average of 8.3% and 3%, respectively. [3]
Trump won the Electoral College with 306 electoral votes, though he lost the popular vote by almost 2.9 million votes. The result was a shock as Clinton was considered a heavy favorite to take the ...
In most states, all electors vote with the state’s popular opinion. If 51 percent of voters in California choose Hillary Clinton, all 55 of California’s electors will vote for Clinton — and none will vote for Donald Trump. (Historically, a few so-called faithless electors have voted against popular opinion. They never changed the outcome ...
In March 2016, Trump's early momentum seemed to slow, as Clinton won every poll until June 2016, when Trump won a poll 45% to 44%. Most polling conducted throughout the summer was favorable to Clinton, but both candidates were neck and neck in late August and early September, with neither having a consistent lead.
In one of the most divisive contests in modern history, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton spar over important issues. How Clinton and Trump compare on all the ...
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off in a 90-minute debate that brought up dozens of inaccuracies -- and NBC News fact checked both candidates. Clinton vs. Trump: 36 fact checks from the ...
Wisconsin's unexpected swing to Trump, along with two other Rust Belt states (Pennsylvania, Michigan), was the deciding factor in his win of 306–232 over Clinton, despite her garnering a plurality of the votes. Clinton referenced the loss in her memoir What Happened: "If there's one place where we were caught by surprise, it was Wisconsin ...