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Washington, Nov 8: Nearly 120 million citizen of United States of America will cast their votes today to elect their new President. The US Presidential Elections 2016 is the race to White House between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump. The battle for US Presidential poll 2016 became intense after Hillary Clinton got a last minute relief from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the controversial e-mail server issue. Stay connected with us to get latest and instant live updates on US Presidential elections 2016 to know whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump becomes the new President of the United States.
The US witnessed one of the most fierce and aggressive electoral campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The speeches of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were full of accusations, barbs and tall claims. Ahead of the US Presidential Elections 2016, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump went head to head thrice in the presidential debates. Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetorics and charges of secual assault dominated the healdines during his campaign. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton faced tough questions by her rivals over email controversy and her husband Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. Overall, stakes are extremely high for both Clinton and Trump in the US Presidential Elections 2016. (ALSO READ: US Presidential Elections 2016: Date of polling, results and what is Electoral College?)
Donald Trump: Donald Trump, through his statement, often created problems for himself. Donald Trump’s language was described by the media as “vulgar”, “sexist”, and descriptive of sexual assault. “Donald Trump is the least qualified candidate ever to run for president. He is a narcissist who can’t control his own impulses. He blithely utters insults that, in the presidency, could do serious damage,” said the editorial of St.Louis Post-Dispatch. Donald Trump drew massive flak and outrage when he proposed a “total and complete” temporary ban on foreign Muslims entering the United States. Trump also targeted Pope, saying he is being used as pawn by Mexican government.
When it comes to policies, Donald Trump’s stances keep changing. It is difficult to fix Donald Trump’s position on issues, given his frequent changes in stands and contradictory statements. trump opposed abortion with some exceptions: rape, incest, and circumstances endangering the health of the mother, and the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Trump promised to reduce corporate tax rate to 15 per cent. He wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) with a different free-market plan that would allow health insurance to be sold across state lines, enable individuals to deduct health insurance premiums, expand health savings accounts, and give more control of Medicaid to the states.
Hillary Clinton: Hillary Clinton’s poll campaign mainly focused on middle class incomes, establishing universal preschool and making college more affordable, and improving the Affordable Care Act. Hillary Clinton faced an unexpectedly strong challenge from self-professed democratic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders. However she defeated him to become Democratic candidate for the US Presidential elections 2016. Hillary supported the right to same-sex marriage and citizenship to undocumented immigrants.
Hillary Clinton is accused of using her family’s private email server for official communications, rather than official State Department email accounts maintained on federal servers during her tenure as United States Secretary of State. This allegation was aggressively raised by Donald Trump during the campaign.
The countdown has begun. US citizens will vote today to decide the next President of the United States of America.
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