June 3rd 2016 ~ Election Update
These updates are an accompaniment to my book The 2016 Presidential Election. As promised I will keep things short and concise so that you can stay up-to-date without taking too much time out of your day.
Recent Election Highlights
Donald Trump Wins Enough Delegates to Secure Nomination
~ On May 24th the Washington Republican primary was held.
~ Trump was awarded 40 of the available 44 delegates.
~ He has also won the support of some unpledged delegates who hadn’t previously given their backing.
~ This takes his total to 1239 delegates which surpasses the required 1237.
~ Although Trump has been the presumed nominee for weeks there was still some speculation about the possibility of a contested convention.
~ Reaching the threshold number means that this is no longer the case.
~ However, Trump won’t officially become the Republican nominee until the delegates cast their votes at the July National Convention.
Hillary Clinton Makes Bold Statements Against Trump
~ On Thursday June 2nd Clinton used a foreign policy speech to take aim at Trump.
~ Among other statements, Clinton branded Trump as “unprepared” and “temperamentally unfit” for the role of President.
~ She also stated that his ideas are a mix of “bizarre rants, personal feuds and outright lies”.
~ Trump responded to Clinton’s speech by calling it “pathetic” and “sad to watch”.
House Speaker Backs Trump
~ House Speaker Paul Ryan is the highest ranking Republican office holder.
~ Until now Ryan has refused to back Trump.
~ However, on Thursday June 2nd he announced that he has decided to support Trump in spite of their differences.
Results and standings
For full results and current standings, you may want to take a look at one of these sites:
USA News Today: May be slightly more Democrat leaning
http://www.usatoday.com/section/global/elections-2016/
CNN: May be slightly more Democrat leaning
Fox News: May be more Republican leaning
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2016/presidential-election-
Coming Up…
Major Primaries This Week
~ All but one of the remaining primaries will be held this week.
~ For the Democrats there are a large number of delegates at stake, particularly in New Jersey (142) and California (546).
~ Bernie Sanders still trails Clinton by a fairly large margin so would need big wins this week to catch her, but it’s still technically possible.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this update. Feedback is always appreciated. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.
