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History of the United States II / Unit 17   USH2 2447 short lesson, about 20 seconds

The Election of 2016

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The idea

Donald Trump, the Yawp's celebrity billionaire, promised a southern border wall and a complete ban on immigration from largely Muslim countries, the anchor records.

In practice

Trump winning three hundred four electoral votes to Clinton's two hundred twenty-seven.

Where people slip

Clinton won the popular vote by about two point nine million, forty-eight percent to forty-six, the anchor records.

Your place on the trail

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