In the 2016 presidential campaign, there is a significant phase called attention economy. This refers to the ways in which candidates and their campaigns appeal to voters through media, advertising, and other methods of communication.
By spending money to advertise and gain votes, candidates can add more people to their voter list. By organizing events for people to meet and connect with them, they increase their popularity among voters.
This election has seen unprecedented media coverage, with many outlets running multiple stories on every candidate. This has made it hard for newcomers to determine who they should support.
This article will go over some basic information about candidates and how many votes they have earned so far.
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Number of votes for Trump
A lot of people believe that Hillary Clinton does not have enough support to win the election. This is because she has been losing against Trump in polls for the past few months.
Many people think that she needs more votes and support to win, but she does have plenty of them. She has the endorsement and support of almost every major party candidate, and she also has the backing of many minor party candidates as well.
Her main opponent, Donald Trump, has only received endorsements from 1 major party candidate so far (Barack Obama), and he did not seem enthusiastic about it. Many voters feel that his lack of commitment makes him look unsympathetic and non-credible, which makes them vote for someone else instead.
Current electoral vote map
Currently, Hillary Clinton has the help of five republicans and one democrat in her column of votes. She has the most votes from georgia, kansas, louisiana, and North Carolina.
She also has the most votes from alaska, duke county north carolina, florida, and new hampshire. These three states are called “battleground states” because they play such a large role in presidential elections.
Of these three states, duke county is the largest county in north carolina with a total of 604 voters. New Hampshire has only one county which is enough to put out a candidate response to Hillary’s robocall.
These three states are called “battleground states” because they play such a large role in presidential elections.
States that still have ballots to count
There are still a few states that have not delivered their ballots to the election center yet.
How the electoral college works
The electoral college consists of a group of citizens, called electors, who meet in their state or district and choose the president.
In their state or district, they decide whether to vote for the person who won the national election last year, Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.
If both people get a majority of the votes in their state or district, then the two candidates are elected to the office of president.
The two candidates with the most votes wins the presidency! This is why it is important to be politically savvy when choosing your candidate.
Why the popular vote does not matter
A key question about election results is: Why do some races seem close, but the popular vote does not matter?
This has happened in several major elections, and it’s worth looking into.
In 2004, Republican senator John Ashcroft of Virginia was elected to the presidency by just a few hundred thousand votes. It wasn’t until the final tallies that he was seen as the winner due to so many voters casting their vote for a different candidate.
In 2008, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won more than 2 billion votes compared to Clinton’s 1.8 billion, including those from overseas. However, despite these votes counting for less than domestic voters did, Obama still lost to George W. Bush by a few hundred thousand votes.
In 2000 and 2004, there were similar situations where one candidate won because of the popular vote but another didn’t. In 2000, Republican representative Bill Ruckelius of Kansas was elected president with more than 2 million votes in the popular vote, but his opponent Al Gore won with those who voted in person instead.
Votes for Johnson and Stein
Both Johnson and Stein have the potential to increase Hillary Clinton’s votes by a small amount. In fact, she may gain additional votes due to their presence.
Votes for Johnson and Stein don’t mean she will be elected president, but they may help her grow her lead over Donald Trump. It is possible for her to gain even more votes if she wins the Democratic nomination, as she would do a great job as president.
Johnson and Stein are both popular candidates today, but people may vote for them because of their beliefs or ticket offer more options than Trump does. He is the only candidate who does not share their ideas!
Barack Obama named both men his two top advisors during his presidency due to their influence on his thoughts and policies.
How many votes does Hillary Clinton have?
In the last presidential election, approximately 43 million people voted. This includes both registered and non-registered voters. Approximately 22 million of those votes went to Donald Trump and 16 million went to Hillary Clinton.
Of the 43 million votes cast, 29 million were for Hillary Clinton and 12 million were for Donald Trump. This is a difference of 6 million votes between the two candidates.
This makes a big difference as more than half of all voters chose one candidate over the other more than 20 times. If half of the voters chose another candidate, then the other candidate would gain more seats in Congress and/or the presidency.
If elected, Mrs. Clinton would be the first woman president in U.S. history and she could change things up if she wanted to. She has not announced her run yet, but if she does, she will need more votes than Mr.