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Electoral College: Highest to Lowest
The Presidential Election and Social Media: Follow the candidates on twitter and evaluate the tweets, the videos shared, and hashtags.
Iowa Caucus: February 1st, 2016. CNN Results: “One thing is clear after Monday night’s Iowa caucuses: there’s a long, volatile election season ahead before two deeply fractured parties can unite behind a nominee.”
- Democratic Winner: Hillary Clinton beats Bernie Sanders by the slightest of margins.
- Republican Winner: Ted Cruz wins with 27.7% of the voter. Donald Trump finishes 24.3% of the vote.
Candidates who dropped out: Michael Huckabee: “Huckabee joked with supporters that he was ending the campaign because of illness: “Voters are sick of me,” he quipped.” taken from USA Today
New Hampshire Primary: February 9th, 2016
- CNN Town Hall: Clinton, Sanders clash over what it means to be progressive