[wzslider]
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]epublicans from across the nation descended on the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, from July 18 to July 21, to take part in the official nomination of Donald Trump’s candidacy for president.
In just 13 months, Trump went from announcing his candidacy, which came as a surprise to most political pundits, to presumptive nominee to accepting the party’s nomination as the clear choice after knocking out 16 opponents in a lengthy GOP primary season. His ascension to the top of the Republican ticket proved to be one of the most historic rises in modern political history.
Trump will now go on to face former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, in the general election.
In receiving the nomination, which he concluded with a more than an hourlong speech on July 21, Trump’s appeal to voters was viewed as an anti-establishment candidate who is fed up with what he has termed a “rigged” political system.
Trump’s political run brought out the most Republican voters in the history of the party’s primaries. But his candidacy has not come without controversy due to his rhetoric, which has been viewed as divisive and hateful by several groups.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
