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But how did Trump become the Republicans' candidate?
by rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago
But how did Trump become the Republicans' candidate?
- lapcat 4y agoThere were a number of factors. "at 44.95%, Trump had the lowest percentage of the popular primary vote for a major party nominee since the 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries." "A total of 17 major candidates entered the race. Prior to the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, this was the largest presidential primary field for any political party in American history." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Republican_Party_presiden... Trump had a number of advantages: 1) He was already super famous. 2) He was an experienced TV actor and entertainer. 3) He was rich. 4) He was a non-politician, which voters like, because they hate politicians. 5) He dominated every news cycle by continually saying wildly controversial things. The news media showered him with coverage over every other candidate.