In November 2016, the republican Donald Trump won the presidential election against Hillary Clinton. Although Clinton won the popular votes with 48.2% over Trumps 46.1%, Trump still won the electoral college votes and thus he became the next president of the superpower America. How could a businessman beat an experienced politician in the presidential election? Not only did the Republicans win the Presidential election, but the Congressional election as well. What does the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential and Congressional elections say about American politics?
The gap between rich and poor in the US has never been bigger than what it is today. The income inequality has gone from the typical worker earning 48.302 dollars and the typical
…show more content…
5 / 7 in America. He promised to reopen the coal mines and get people their jobs back, which was appealing to many Americans who had lost their jobs.
Moreover, Democrats are no longer the party who represents the working-class. Today Democrats mainly fight for social reforms such as abortion and LGBT rights, while the Republicans on the other hand support the working-class. Trump and the Republicans gained many voters because most of the people in the US are poor or working-class people.
Nevertheless, one of the most important things during a Presidential Election is money to run the campaign and not necessary what they are campaigning for, although that too is important. In 2010, a new law was passed that allowed corporations to spend limitless amounts of money on campaigning. This meant that now more than ever would the Presidential and Congressional election be run just as much, if not more, by money than
…show more content…
A political pattern that has been proved time and time again, is that a Republican or Democratic domination almost always is followed up by a shift of power to the opposite. This happens because the political parties often do not live up to their expectations after many promises during their campaigning they cannot fulfill after being elected. The most important part of the political system in the US however, is the economy. It is the basis of every Presidential and Congressional election, both when it comes to money for campaigning and the American societies’ situation. The American Elections are first and foremost run by money, that is how a business can beat an experienced politician in a Presidential