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Parent topics
- Election [r]: Formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold office. [e]
- President of the United States of America [r]: Head of State of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college; appointer of cabinet members and federal judges (with Senate confirmation) [e]
Subtopics
- U.S. Electoral College [r]: The indirect election mechanism used to select the president and vice president of the United States [e]
Nominees
- Hillary Clinton [r]: U.S. Secretary of State (2009-2013); Senator for New York (2001-2009); U.S. presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, 2016 (contender, 2008); former First Lady (born 1947). [e]
- Gary Johnson [r]: U.S. Libertarian Party politician and businessman; 2012 and 2016 party nominee for U.S. president and governor of New Mexico 1995-2003 (born 1953). [e]
- Jill Stein [r]: U.S. Green Party politician, physician and activist; 2012 and 2016 party nominee for U.S. president (born 1950). [e]
- Donald Trump [r]: Forty-fifth U.S. President (from 2017 to 2021) who was responsible for the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot after losing re-election to the presidency. [e]
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- Ted Cruz [r]: Add brief definition or description
- John Kasich [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Marco Rubio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Bernie Sanders [r]: U.S Senator (Democrat-Vermont); Congressional Progressive Caucus; 2002 vote against Iraq War; 2009 White House Forum on Health Reform; Congressional Internet Caucus; ran for Democratic presidential nomination in 2015-2016, independent senator until 2015 (born 1941). [e]
Parties
- Republican Party [r]: One of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; center-right; the elephant is its symbol. [e]
- Democratic Party [r]: One of the two major political parties in the United States; usually described as center-left. [e]
- Libertarian Party [r]: United States of America libertarian political party founded in 1971. Presidential candidates have included Harry Browne, Bob Barr, Ron Paul and Michael Badnarik. [e]
- Green Party of the United States of America [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. Congress [r]: The legislature of the United States federal government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. [e]
- Barack Obama [r]: 44th President of the United States of America (2009–2017) and a former Senator from Illinois (U.S. state) (born 1961). [e]