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 News

Leadership Shakeup within the Democratic National Committee

~        The eve of the Democratic National Convention was marred by an e-mail leak that revealed that the party had always favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders in the primary race.

~        The e-mails also included disparaging remarks regarding Sanders.

~        It remains unknown who hacked into the servers and leaked the e-mails.

~        The embarrassing public reveal prompted the CEO of the Democratic National Committee and several top staffers to resign on August 2nd.

Trump Comments Continue to Cause Controversy

~        Donald Trump continues to have the media in a frenzy over various remarks.

~        This week he made comments to supporters which appeared to encourage them to use their gun rights against Democratic nominee Clinton.

~        Most recently he has accused Clinton and President Barack Obama of being the “founders” of ISIS.

~        Trump has been blasted by Democrats and some fellow-Republicans for “trash-talking” the US and encouraging violence.

Top Republicans Pledge to Vote For Clinton

~        The Republican Party divide has become more apparent as top Republicans are pledging to vote against Trump in the upcoming election.

~        Rep Richard Hanna of New York was the first congressional Republican to announce he would vote for Clinton.

~        Other high-profile Republicans have joined together to form a group called ‘Republicans for Clinton 2016’.

~        This group is actively recruiting other Republicans to support Clinton.

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