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His longtime stance against the influence of corporations and the wealthy in American politics resonated with a dissatisfied citizenry troubled by the effects of [[income inequality in the U.S.]] and contrasted with Clinton's Wall Street ties.<ref name="nyt-wall-ties">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/us/politics/in-race-defined-by-income-gap-hillary-clintons-wall-street-ties-incite-rivals.html |title=Hillary Clinton's Paid Speeches to Wall Street Animate Her Opponents |author=Confessore, Nicholas |author2=Horowitz, Jason |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 21, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ap-pace">{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-01-30/america-and-its-politics-in-flux-as-2016-voting-begins |title=For some Americans, politicians' promises of change and disruption have come too slowly, or failed altogether |author=Pace, Julie |agency=Associated Press |work=[[USA Today]] |date=January 30, 2016}}</ref> In the initial contest of the primaries season, Clinton only very narrowly won the [[Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2016|Iowa Democratic caucuses]], held February 1, over an increasingly popular Sanders<ref name="whotv.com">{{cite news |url=http://whotv.com/2016/02/02/hillary-clinton-narrowly-defeats-bernie-sanders-in-iowa-democratic-caucuses/ |title=All Precincts Reported: Clinton Defeats Sanders By Historically Small Margin |publisher=[[WHO-TV]] |author=Hepker, Aaron |date=February 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/bernie-sanders-iowa-results-gain-error-recount-hillary-clinton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208062933/http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/bernie-sanders-iowa-results-gain-error-recount-hillary-clinton |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 8, 2016 |title=Clinton hangs on in revised Iowa caucus results |work=The Hill |author=Richardson, Bradford |date=February 7, 2016}}</ref> — the first woman to win them.<ref name="whotv.com"/> In the first primary, [[2016 New Hampshire Democratic primary|held in New Hampshire]] on February 9, she lost to Sanders by a wide margin.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/politics/new-hampshire-primary-highlights/index.html |title=Outsiders sweep to victory in New Hampshire |author=Collison, Stephen |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=February 10, 2016}}</ref> Sanders was an increasing threat in the next contest, the [[2016 United States presidential election in Nevada#Democratic caucuses|Nevada caucuses]] on February 20,<ref name="pol-saved"/> but Clinton managed a five-percentage-point win, aided by final-days campaigning among casino workers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/20/politics/nevada-caucus-democrats-2016/index.html |title=Hillary Clinton takes Nevada in victory over Bernie Sanders |author=Reston, Maeve |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=February 21, 2016}}</ref> Clinton followed that with a lopsided victory in the [[2016 United States presidential election in South Carolina#Democratic primary|South Carolina primary]] on February 27.<ref name="pol-saved"/> These two victories stabilized her campaign and showed an avoidance of the management turmoil that harmed her 2008 effort.<ref name="pol-saved">{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/how-clinton-saved-her-campaign-220165 |title=How Clinton hit the reset button on 2016 |author=Thrush, Glenn |author2=Karni, Annie |work=[[Politico]] |date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> On March 1 [[Super Tuesday 2016|Super Tuesday]], Clinton won seven of eleven contests, including a string of dominating victories across the South buoyed, as in South Carolina, by African-American voters. She opened up a significant lead in pledged delegates over Sanders.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/us/politics/democratic-primary-results.html |title=Minority Voters Push Hillary Clinton to Victories |author=Healy, Patrick |author2=Chozick, Amy |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> She maintained this delegate lead across subsequent contests during the primary season, with a consistent pattern throughout. Sanders did better among younger, whiter, more rural and more liberal voters and states that held caucuses or where [[Open primaries in the United States|eligibility was open]] to independents. Clinton did better among older, black and Hispanic voter populations, and in states that held primaries or where eligibility was restricted to registered Democrats.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-caucuses_us_56db537ce4b03a405678e2c2 |title=Bernie Sanders Wins Caucuses As Map Ahead Gets Tougher |author=Terkel, Amanda |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=March 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-delegates-221270 |title=Bernie's math: Improbable, not impossible |author=Shepard, Steven |work=[[Politico]] |date=March 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/new-yorks-closed-primary-could-be-bernie-sanders-achilles-heel |title=New York's closed primary could be Bernie Sanders' Achilles' heel |author=Seitz-Wald, Alex |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |date=April 11, 2016}}</ref> By June 5, 2016, she had earned enough pledged delegates and supportive superdelegates for the media to consider her the presumptive nominee.<ref name="presumptive">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/us/politics/hillary-clinton-presidential-race.html |title=Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports |last1=Chozick |first1=Amy |date=June 6, 2016 |last2=Healy |first2=Patrick |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> On June 7, after winning most of the states in the final major round of primaries, Clinton held a victory rally in Brooklyn becoming the first woman to claim the status of presumptive nominee for a major American political party.<ref name="signal">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/07/politics/primary-results-highlights/ |title=Hillary Clinton celebrates victory |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=June 8, 2016 |author=Collinson, Stephen}}</ref> By campaign's end, Clinton had won 2,219 pledged delegates to Sanders' 1,832; with an estimated 594 superdelegates compared to Sanders' 47.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/election/primaries/parties/democrat |title=Democratic Party: CNN delegate estimate |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=June 18, 2016}}</ref> She received almost 17 million votes during the nominating process, as opposed to Sanders' 13 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/D |title=Democratic Convention 2016 |publisher=[[The Green Papers]] |access-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref> Clinton was formally nominated at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]] in Philadelphia on July 26, 2016, becoming the first woman to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rappeport |first1=Alan |last2=Alcindor |first2=Yamiche |last3=Martin |first3=Jonathan |title=Democrats Nominate Hillary Clinton Despite Sharp Divisions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/dnc-speakers-sanders-clinton.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> Her choice of vice presidential [[running mate]], Senator [[Tim Kaine]], was nominated by the convention the following day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keneally |first1=Meghan |last2=Struyk |first2=Ryan |title=Tim Kaine Nominated as Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tim-kaine-nominated-democratic-vice-presidential-candidate/story?id=40934814 |work=[[ABC News]] |date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> Her opponents in the general election included Republican Donald Trump, [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] [[Gary Johnson]] and [[Jill Stein]] of the [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]]. Around the time of the convention, [[WikiLeaks]] released [[Podesta emails|emails]] that suggested the DNC and the Clinton campaign tilted the primary in Clinton's favor.{{Cn|date=August 2023}} Clinton held a significant lead in [[Nationwide opinion polling for the 2016 United States presidential election|national polls]] over Trump throughout most of 2016. In early July, Trump and Clinton were tied in major polls following the FBI's conclusion of its investigation into her emails.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll.html |title=Poll Finds Voters in Both Parties Unhappy With Their Candidates |last1=Chozick |first1=Amy |date=July 14, 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |last2=Thee-Brennan |first2=Megan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/data-points/poll-clinton-trump-now-tied-gop-convention-kicks-n611936 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821180517/http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/amp/poll-clinton-trump-now-tied-gop-convention-kicks-n611936 |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |title=Poll: Clinton and Trump Now Tied as GOP Convention Kicks Off |date=July 19, 2016 |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI Director]] James Comey concluded Clinton had been "extremely careless" in her handling of classified government material.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-polls-trump-2016-7 |title=The polls are swinging against Hillary Clinton because she gave voters reason to distrust her |last=Barro |first=Josh |date=July 14, 2016 |work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> In late July, Trump gained his first lead over Clinton in major polls following a three to four percentage point [[convention bounce]] at the [[2016 Republican National Convention|Republican National Convention]]. This was in line with the average bounce in conventions since [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]], although it was toward the low side by historical standards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-why-our-model-is-bullish-on-trump-for-now/ |title=Election Update: Why Our Model Is Bullish On Trump, For Now| website=fivethirtyeight.com|date=July 28, 2016 |access-date=August 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-convention-bounce-20160725-snap-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728122033/http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-convention-bounce-20160725-snap-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2016 |title=Trump takes lead over Clinton as GOP convention generates a bounce for its nominee |last=Lauter |first=David |date=July 25, 2016 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-poll/index.html |title=Donald Trump bounces into the lead |last=Agiesta |first=Jennifer |date=July 25, 2016 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref> Following Clinton's seven percentage point convention bounce at the Democratic National Convention, she regained a significant lead in national polls at the start of August.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://election.princeton.edu/2016/08/01/post-democratic-convention-bounce/ |title=Post-Democratic convention bounce: 7 points for Clinton|website=election.princeton.edu|access-date=August 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-clintons-bounce-appears-bigger-than-trumps/?ex_cid=538twitter |title=Election Update: Clinton's Bounce Appears Bigger Than Trump's |date=August 1, 2016 |website=fivethirtyeight.com|access-date=August 3, 2016}}</ref> In fall 2016, Clinton and Tim Kaine published ''[[Stronger Together (book)|Stronger Together]]'', which outlined their vision for the United States.<ref name="auto6">{{cite news |last=Chozick |first=Amy |date=September 14, 2016 |title=Sales of Hillary Clinton's New Book Are Off to a Slow Start |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/us/politics/clinton-book-stronger-together.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York|access-date=October 1, 2016}}</ref> [[File:HRC 2016 concession speech 22.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|alt=Photograph of Clinton delivering her concession speech|Clinton delivering her concession speech]] Clinton was defeated by Donald Trump in the November 8, 2016, presidential election.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/08/fox-news-projects-trump-wins-presidency-defeats-clinton-in-historic-election-upset.html |title=Fox News projects: Trump wins presidency, defeats Clinton in historic election upset |date=November 8, 2016 |publisher=[[Fox News]] Channel |access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> By the early morning hours of November 9, Trump had received 279 projected electoral college votes, with 270 needed to win; media sources proclaimed him the winner.<ref name="NYTimes:Clinton vs. Trump: Voters Have Their Say on Election Day">{{Cite news |title=Clinton vs. Trump: Voters Have Their Say on Election Day |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/us/politics/election-day-voting.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 9, 2016 |date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> Clinton then phoned Trump to concede and to congratulate him on his victory, whereupon Trump gave his victory speech.<ref name="Huffington Post: Clinton Delays Concession Speech As Trump Seizes Victory">{{Cite news |last1=Horowitz Satlin |first1=Alana |title=Clinton Delays Concession Speech As Trump Seizes Victory |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-concession-speech_us_5822d001e4b0d9ce6fbff613 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=November 9, 2016 |date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> The next morning Clinton made a public concession speech in which she acknowledged the pain of her loss, but called on her supporters to accept Trump as their next president, saying: "We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/09/us/politics/donald-trump-won-now-what.html |title=Highlights of Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech and President Obama's Remarks |date=November 9, 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref> Though Clinton lost the election by capturing only 232 electoral votes to Trump's 306, she won the popular vote by more than 2.8 million votes, or 2.1% of the voter base.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Begley |first1=Sarah |title=Hillary Clinton Leads by 2.8 Million in Final Popular Vote Count |url=http://time.com/4608555/hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final/ |access-date=December 21, 2018 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Krieg |first1=Gregory |title=It's official: Clinton swamps Trump in popular vote |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final-count/index.html |access-date=December 21, 2018 |work=[[CNN]] |date=December 22, 2016}}</ref> She is the fifth presidential candidate in U.S. history to win the popular vote but lose the election.{{efn|The others were: [[Andrew Jackson]] who lost to [[John Quincy Adams]]; [[Samuel Tilden]] who lost by one electoral vote to [[Rutherford B Hayes]]; [[Grover Cleveland]] who lost to [[Benjamin Harrison]]; and [[Al Gore]] who lost to [[George W Bush]].}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/popular-vote-electoral-college-five-presidential-nominees-hillary-clinton-al-gore-a7420971.html |title=Five presidential nominees who won popular vote but lost the election |last=Revesz |first=Rachael |date=November 16, 2016 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Remnick |first1=David |title=Hillary Clinton Looks Back in Anger |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/09/25/hillary-clinton-looks-back-in-anger |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=September 14, 2017 |date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> She won the most votes of any candidate who did not take office and the third-most votes of any candidate in history,<ref name="TheNation_VoteTally">{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=John|title=Hillary Clinton's Popular-Vote Victory Is Unprecedented – and Still Growing|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/hillary-clintons-popular-vote-victory-is-unprecedented-and-still-growing/|access-date=March 6, 2018|work=[[The Nation]]|date=November 16, 2016|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306203442/https://www.thenation.com/article/hillary-clintons-popular-vote-victory-is-unprecedented-and-still-growing/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="CNN_VoteTally">{{cite news|last1=Kreig|first1=Gregory|title=It's official: Clinton swamps Trump in popular vote|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final-count/index.html|access-date=March 6, 2018|work=[[CNN]]|date=December 22, 2016}}</ref> though she did not have the greatest percentage win of a losing candidate. ([[Andrew Jackson]] won the popular vote by 10.4% but lost to [[John Quincy Adams]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/largest-landslide-victories-in-us-presidential-election-history.html|title=Largest Landslide Victories in US Presidential Election History|website=worldtlas.com|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=August 11, 2019}}</ref> On December 19, 2016, when electors formally voted, Clinton lost five of her initial 232 votes due to [[Faithless electors in the 2016 United States presidential election|faithless electors]], with three of her [[Washington (state)|Washington]] votes being cast instead for [[Colin Powell]], one being cast for [[Faith Spotted Eagle]], and one in [[Hawaii]] being cast for Bernie Sanders.<ref name="nytimestrackingtheelectoralcollegevote2">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/19/us/elections/electoral-college-results.html |title=Tracking the Electoral College Vote |date=December 19, 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |last2=Schmidt |first2=Kiersten |last1=Andrews |first1=Wilson |access-date=March 9, 2017}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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