Race, Gender, and the 2016 US Presidential Election: An Analysis

Abstract

Question/Prompt It is evident that the 2016 presidential campaigns and election defined race as a strong identifier of the American citizen. Trump used race, religion, and ethnic identities as powerful tactics to win trust from his followers as potential candidates. Contrary to Trumps' approaches, Clinton argued from the economic point of view to gather the momentum of his supporters in electing her as their most preferred candidate. However, since Clinton identified Trumps' urge to communicate with people whose social class defines them as rich, she took advantage of the gap between the rich and the poor. She sold her candidacy intentions to low-income generating population, minorities, among other people of color (Sides, Tesler and Vavreck, 2019). Such an approach defines the racial approach that Clinton employed to win a popular vote from people that Trump deemed as of little relevance o his classy campaigns where the white-dominated. Trump made the whites feel that they do not enjoy the blacks' privileges with the whites' advantage. In contrast, Clinton made the people of color and minorities/ women feel their worth within America, thus gaining their trust towards her potentials as a female president. Both Sanders and Trump channeled anger from people who believed that the American dream was no longer within reach. Such sentiment makes Americans feel that they have been experiencing lousy governance that cannot lead them to enjoy the American dream. Both candidates were billionaires who expressed their limited urge for American money. They intended to ensure Americans that they were not vying for the presidency to gain money as they already had more than enough but rather aimed at restoring the glory of the American nation. Such arguments win many supporters' minds thinking that such leaders would work towards their proposed promises to better all....