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Points of Divergence

 * continues to refuse to endorse
 * Hillary Clinton spends more time in the Great Lakes, along with Georgia.

Election of 2016
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State and U.S. Senator from Virginia  defeated the Republican ticket of businessman  and Indiana Governor. Clinton took office as the 45th President, and Kaine as the 48th Vice President, on January 20, 2017. Concurrent with the presidential election, Senate, House, and many gubernatorial and state and local elections were also held on November 8.

Voters selected members of the in each state, in most cases by "winner-takes-all" plurality; those state electors in turn voted for a new president and vice president on December 19, 2016. Clinton managed to win 3.3 million more votes than her opponent, however failed to get a majority in the popular vote. Numerous states switched parties from the. Trump managed to win and, both of which were won by Barack Obama, while Clinton managed to win  and , both of which were won by. Leading up to the election, most media outlets predicted a victory for Secretary Clinton.

Clinton is the first woman and former to win the the nomination of a major political party, the popular vote, the electoral vote, and the presidency. She also became the second oldest person to win the presidency.

This was the first time since that Georgia voted for a Democrat and the first time since 1988 that the Republican nominee won Maine's second congressional district. It was also the first time since the 1828 election of Andrew Jackson that an electoral vote split occurred in Maine. This was also the first time since that the winning candidate failed to win.

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Senate Election 2016
Elections to the United States Senate were held on November 8, 2016. The presidential election, House elections, 14 gubernatorial elections, and many state and local elections were held on the same date.

In the 2016 Senate election, 34 of the 100 seats—all class 3 Senate seats—were contested in regular elections; the winners will serve six-year terms until January 3, 2023. Class 3 was last up for election in, when Republicans won a net gain of six seats.

In 2016, Democrats defended 10 seats, while Republicans defended 24 seats. Republicans, having won a majority of seats in the Senate in, held the Senate majority with 54 seats before this election. Democrats won a net gain of five seats. Four incumbents lost their seats, of, Ron Johnson of ,  of , and Pat Toomey of , to Democrats , Russ Feingold, , and Katie McGinty, respectively. Despite neither party having 51 Senators required for a majority, the two in the Senate are members of the Democratic caucus, giving the Democrats 51 seats needed for a majority. Along with gaining control of the Senate, 2016 marks the first time since 1986 that Democrats made a net gain of seats in class 3. It is the first and only election where the winning party in every Senate election mirrored the winning party for their state in the Presidential election.

With the retirement of, Chuck Schumer became the after the elections, while Mitch McConnell retained his position as the Republican leader.

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House Election 2016
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016 to elect representatives for all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states. Non-voting members for the and Territories of the United States were also elected. These elections coincided with the election of President Hillary Clinton. The winners of this election serve in the 115th Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States Census. In October 2015, the House elected a new Speaker, Republican Paul Ryan, who was re-elected in the new term. Democrat Nancy Pelosi continued to lead her party as Minority Leader.

Elections were also held on the same day for the U.S. Senate, many Governors, and other state and local elections.

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2016 Gubernatorials
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 2016 in 12 states and two territories. The last regular gubernatorial elections for nine of the 12 states took place in. The last gubernatorial elections for New Hampshire, Oregon, and Vermont took place in, as Oregon held a special election due to the resignation of governor , while the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont both serve two-year terms. The 2016 gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections, including the presidential election, Senate, and House elections.

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July
Joe Manchin: "Unsure about President Clinton" U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) openly attacked the Clinton administration during an interview. Manchin, who voted against Clinton's Energy Secretary's nominee Carol Browner, said that Clinton's policies on coal are hurting his state.

"The people of my state are hurting, we need healthcare and we need jobs. The president is enacting policies that are hurting West Virginia more by trying to shut down our coal industry, and it's honestly a horrible thing to witness! I voted for President Clinton, but I cannot believe how disappointed I am in the way she's leading our country, and she needs to help the people of West Virginia." Manchin was asked if he'd support President Clinton in her potential reelection bid in 2020, in which he responded by saying he was unsure due to her lack of aid for his home state.