In November 8 of this year,tuesday,another United States Election will happen again,t ge 58th quadrennial election.American voters will vote for the 45th President and 48th Vice-president in the office,the highest US government position.
People around the globe from all walks of life are waiting and watching,as the election comes nearer,the world's most powerful nation.50 states and territories are casting their votes for nominees from presidential primary election and caucuses held last February 1 and june 14,2016.This nominating process is also an indirect election,were voters choose a slate of delegate to a political party's nomination convention,who in turn select the party's presidential nominee.
There are four presidential candidates nominated by their parties,Republican Party nominees,Donald Trump from New York,Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton also from New York.And two Independent candidates Gary Johnson from New Mexico,LibertarianParty nominee and Jill Stein from Massachusetts,Green Party
Donald Trump An American Businessman,Television Personality and a Politician,Rebublican Party nominee for the 2016 election.He was nominated on July 19,2016 after he defeated Texas Senator Ted Cruz,Ohio Governor John Kasich,Florida Senator Marco Rubio,Florida former Governor Jed Bush,Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky,retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson of Maryland,former Governor Bobby jindal of Louisiana,Virginia former Governor Jim Gilmore,Businesswoman Carly Fiorina of California,South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham,Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie,former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas,former Governor George Pataki of New York,former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania,former Governor of Texas Rick Perry and Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker.There were seventeen candidates vying for the Presidential election started on March 23,2015 and was the largest presidential primary field of a political party in American history.Other candidates withdraw and even abandoned the race after pulling down their numbers in the polls,losing some campaigns because of poor performance.Other candidates won some states but was not enough for the position.
Donald Trump,Triumph came after he won a landslide victories in New York and 5 other Northeastern States and won again in Indiana primary after grabbing all the delegates.The two remaining candidates Kasich and Cruz suspended their campaigns,and trump the only active remaining candidates was declared the presumptive Republican nominee.
Republican nominated and running mate of Donald Trump for Vice-president Indiana Governor Mike Pence.
"Hilarious"Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton former First Lady,American Politician and Democratic Presidential nominee.Clinton served in the US Senate,and a former Secretary of State.Was the first to announce that she'll run for the candidacy for the President.Other Interested candidacy are Bernie Sanders an Independent Senator from Vermont.Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley.Lincoln Chafee,former independent Governor and Republican Senator of Rhode Island.former Senator of Virginia Jim Webb and the former Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig.
Like other candidates they withdraw from the Presidential race.Clinton won more states and delegates than her rivals,campaigns, speeches,polls score a decisive victories.
After months of hardship campaigns Clinton become the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party and become the first woman in US history to clinch a Presidential nominee for a major United States political party.
Hillary Clinton's running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was selected 3 days after the Democratic National Election.
Libertarian Party nominee
Gary Johnson a Governor of Mexico.His running mate Governor of Massachusetts
William Weld.
Green Party nominee
Jill Ellen Stein from Lexington,Massachusetts and her running mate
Ajamu Baraka an activist from Washington D.C.
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