The American Presidency: Candidates

Donald Trump, in full Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946, New York, New York, U.S.) American real-estate developer who amassed vast hotel, casino, and other real-estate properties in the New York City area and around the world. He was the Republican Party nominee for president in 2016.

Explore this public broadcaster site for the latest news and updates about the US Presidential election and the policies proposed by the candidates.

Use this interactive site to compare the two side by side on issues, conservatism, background and many other factors.

Provides access to the most recent polls, questions put, samplings and results from a variety of pollsters.

June 27, 2016
Two new head-to-head polls have shown a resurgent Hillary Clinton vaulting atop the US presidential race after a tumultuous month for Donald Trump, who has failed to rally confidence among voters or party leaders.

A clear lead for Clinton after the conventions.
August 1-4, 2016.
Results of a number of questions put to registered voters.

The Post-ABC poll was conducted Monday to Thursday among a random national sample of 1,002 adults interviewed on cellular and landline phones. The margin of sampling error for overall results is plus or minus 3.5 points and 4 points among the sample of 815 registered voters.

This wretched, ignorant, dangerous part-time clown and full time sociopath is going to be our next president. President Trump. Go ahead and say the words, ‘cause you’ll be saying them for the next four years: “PRESIDENT TRUMP.”
Michael Moore.

Comment article published in the Sydney Morning Herald (June 7, 2016) by Ben Boychuk.

And if the 2016 race continues on its current trajectory and Trump loses, the first week of August will be remembered as the tipping point – the moment when the prospect of the White House being repainted in Trumpian gold slipped away.
Explore The Conversation site for more articles on both candidates.

Both the Democratic Convention and Trump's behaviour since have re-set the dynamics of the US presidential election, with nominee Hillary Clinton climbing in the polls - nationally and in key battleground states. Bruce Wolpe writes.

I will do everything I can to ensure that she is elected as our 45th president.
Two strongly held beliefs have brought me to this decision. First, Mrs. Clinton is highly qualified to be commander in chief. I trust she will deliver on the most important duty of a president — keeping our nation safe. Second, Donald J. Trump is not only unqualified for the job, but he may well pose a threat to our national security.

Donald Trump has just a one-in-three chance of winning what the forecasting firm dubs America’s “unpopularity contest.” Clinton’s presumed victory doesn’t hinge on her merits as a candidate, but rather on Trump’s weaknesses. With a penchant to offend, a disorganized campaign, and a lack of support from his own party, the brash billionaire is his own worst enemy this election. Clinton is more or less along for the ride.

Hillary Clinton, in full Hillary Rodham Clinton, née Hillary Diane Rodham (born October 26, 1947, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator (2001–09) and secretary of state (2009–13) in the administration of Pres. Barack Obama. She also served as first lady (1993–2001) during the administration of her husband, Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States. As the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 2016, she became the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major party in the United States.

Official website of the GOP (Grand Old Party) Republicans (Donald Trump)
(Conservative - Liberal Party: Turnbull government in Australia)
It began in a little schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1854. A small group of dedicated abolitionists gathered to fight the expansion of slavery, and they gave birth to a Party dedicated to freedom and equal opportunity.

The official website of The Democrats (Hillary Clinton)
(Progressive or liberal - Labor Party, Bill Shorten Australia)
For more than 200 years, our party has led the fight for civil rights, health care, Social Security, workers' rights, and women's rights. We are the party of Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, FDR, and the countless everyday Americans who work each day to build a more perfect union.

While some states vote decidedly Republican or Democrat, there are 18 that show no significant lean, known as swing states, with nearly equal numbers of people registered to both parties. This divide makes these states crucial battlegrounds in the race for president.

Pennsylvania and Ohio are two classic rust belt states. The first has voted Democrat in the last six elections, but it is full of the disaffected blue-collar white voters who flock to Donald Trump. Obama carried it by a relatively comfortable 5.4 per cent margin over Mitt Romney in 2012. This time around though, Hillary Clinton is doing much worse than Obama among working class white men. Pennsylvania is up for grabs.