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So, we're coming to the end of the first 2016 Election thread. And just putting it into perspective about the wild ride we've had in the past year, here's some of the highlights from the last year.
On Mar 20, 2015 when the first thread was created, there were no declared candidates from either party going into the election. The first candidate to declare from the Republican side was Ted Cruz on Mar 23, 2015 and the last to declare was Jim Gilmore on Jul 30, 2015. The first Democratic candidate was Hillary Clinton on April 12, 2015 and the last to declare was Jim Webb on July 2, 2015.
The GOP field grew to 17 candidates and is now down to 4. The DNC field had a high of 5 and is now down to 2.
The first GOP nominee to drop out was Rick Perry on Sep 11, 2015 and the latest was Ben Carson on Mar 4, 20216.
The first DNC candidate to drop out was Jim Webb on Oct 20, 2015 and the latest was Martin O'Malley on Feb 1, 2016.
Since declaring, Trump has been the front runner, though overtaken by Carson for a brief time in November 2015. Clinton has led and continues to lead the field on the DNC side.
There have been 8 debates on the DNC side with 2 more scheduled and 12 on the GOP side with 1 more scheduled.
It's certainly been a roller coaster ride for the past year.
On Mar 20, 2015 when the first thread was created, there were no declared candidates from either party going into the election. The first candidate to declare from the Republican side was Ted Cruz on Mar 23, 2015 and the last to declare was Jim Gilmore on Jul 30, 2015. The first Democratic candidate was Hillary Clinton on April 12, 2015 and the last to declare was Jim Webb on July 2, 2015.
The GOP field grew to 17 candidates and is now down to 4. The DNC field had a high of 5 and is now down to 2.
The first GOP nominee to drop out was Rick Perry on Sep 11, 2015 and the latest was Ben Carson on Mar 4, 20216.
The first DNC candidate to drop out was Jim Webb on Oct 20, 2015 and the latest was Martin O'Malley on Feb 1, 2016.
Since declaring, Trump has been the front runner, though overtaken by Carson for a brief time in November 2015. Clinton has led and continues to lead the field on the DNC side.
There have been 8 debates on the DNC side with 2 more scheduled and 12 on the GOP side with 1 more scheduled.
It's certainly been a roller coaster ride for the past year.