Summer Recap: New In the Presidential Race

Although the constant in-school debates over the 2016 Presidential Election may have been put on hold in June, the media did not stop providing coverage of the competitors, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. To recap the escalation of this political race, here is a timeline of the most important occurrences since leaving school in June.

July 12: Hillary Clinton is endorsed by her former opposition, Bernie Sanders.

July 15: Mike Pence, Governor of Indiana, is announced as Donald Trump’s running mate.

July 18-21: The Republican National Convention takes place in Cleveland, Ohio, where Trump accepts the nomination for president.

July 22: Clinton reveals her running mate as former Governor of Virginia, Tim Kaine.

July 23: 20,000 emails are leaked by Wikileaks, from the Democratic National Convention, which leads to the resignation of DNC chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

July 25-28: The Democratic National Convention takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Hillary Clinton accepts the nomination for president.

August 10: Trump is quoted saying President Obama is the “founder of ISIS.”

August 12: Clinton releases her tax returns and demands Trump release his.

August 18: Trump controversially asks black voters “what the hell do you have to lose?”

September 11: Clinton is seen stumbling at a 9/11 memorial service. Her staff blames dehydration and pneumonia.

September 26: Clinton and Trump engage in a heated debate, with Lester Holt serving as the moderator. Polls have Clinton winning by relatively large margins.

With the race continuing to heat up, Trump and Clinton remain deadlocked for the upper hand. Look to The Scituation for further updates on the election.

Work Cited

Gormley, Michael. “Timeline of 2016 Campaign after the Political Conventions.” Newsday.

Newsday, 26 Sept. 2016. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.

Kurtzleben, Danielle. “The Most ‘Unprecedented’ Election Ever? 65 Ways It Has Been.” NPR.

NPR, 3 July 2016. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.