The US Presidential Election was held on November 8, 2016 between President Sarah Palin and Vice-President Allen West and US Senator of Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren and former Secretary of the State Dennis Kucinich. The Palin/West ticket defeated the Warren/Kucinich ticket 290-248.
The main topics were foreign policy, the economy, LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, immigration, and the national debt.
Republican primaries:
With the national debt decreasing dramatically and Palin being popular among Republicans, she had nobody battling against her therefore winning the general election with lesser electoral votes than from 2012 and not winning the popular vote this time around.
Democratic primaries:
As the national debt was decreasing, the economy soaring, and the situation with ISIS being handled by military across the country and others Democrats saw the opportunity to take back the white house. Elizabeth Warren was viewed by many as someone who could bring progressive and systematical change to America. O'Malley although viewed by liberals and moderates as a candidate with good ideas did not explain his policies enough. Booker's experience as Mayor of Newark and his ties to Big Pharma was a turn off for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and his policies were considered bland. Chafee was weak and Webb was considered too centrist. Warren easily won the nomination and choose former Secretary of the State Dennis Kucinich as her running mate. Her DNA test failure of proving she was Native American, being viewed as too far left, and her constant flip flopping (especially with healthcare and tuition free colleges) costed her the election.
Elizabeth Warren, US Senator of Massachusetts winner
Martin O'Malley, former Governor of Maryland
Cory Booker, US Senator of New Jersey
Lincoln Chafee, former Governor of Rhode Island (withdrew and endorsed O'Malley)
Jim Webb, former US Senator from Virginia (withdrew and endorsed O'Malley)
VP Shortlist:
Dennis Kucinich, former Secretary of State winner
Bernie Sanders, US Senator from Vermont
Sherrod Brown, US Senator from Ohio
Jeff Merkley, US Senator from Oregon
Tammy Baldwin, US Senator from Wisconsin