The latest news & results from the 2016 US election campaign
Florida was a tight race with Trump leading with 49.2% to Clinton’s 47.7%. The Republicans have taken 16 seats in the house compared to the Democrats 11. This is the state that Trump has referred to as crucial to his campaign, relying on the positive result from this state to have a chance at the…
The 15 electoral college votes on offer from North Carolina has been hotly tipped to play a pivotal role in the outcome of this election. Clinton and Trump look to the east coast state hoping to have galvanised their core vote. The North Carolina electorate boast a sharply contrasted demographic with large rural and urban…
Written by Bethany Stacey America- Home of approximately 3.3 million Muslims, 500,000 Sikhs, 4 million Buddhists and 6.5 million Jews. A contemporary example of modern day diversity. As the 1st Amendment states: “To prohibit congress from placing restrictions on practising religion,” and the 15th Amendment notes too; “reserves citizens the suffrage rights, regardless of their…
Written by Alli Enticott Just a few months ago, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had the hard decision of picking who is to be their running mate and new Vice President (VP). After several weeks of deliberation it was revealed on Twitter that Clinton had picked Senator Tim Kaine, while Trump had chosen Governor Mike…
I can still recall when Barack Obama won the presidency. I could never have imagined that an African American could become president. Even though at the time I did not immediately see the effect it would have on my life, I knew with absolute certainty, I was living through history. When Pete Seeger sang “The…
