Choice 2016: A Year of Decisive Shifts in Technology, Policy, and Society
Keywords integrated: choice 2016, presidential election, electoral college, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, third party, political realignment, strategic voting.
In the realm of telecommunications, 2016 was a year of "Pre5G" milestones. One of the most significant accolades of the year was the , awarded to ZTE at the Mobile World Congress.
To search for today is to search for a ghost that is still haunting the room. The candidates have faded; the memes are archived. But the infrastructure of that choice—the distrust of institutions, the fragmentation of truth, the geographic sorting of ideologies—is now the permanent weather system of our politics.
The 2016 presidential election was one of the most contentious and historic elections in American history. The election, which took place on November 8, 2016, pitted Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton against Republican nominee Donald Trump in a battle for the White House. The election was marked by controversy, polarization, and a series of unprecedented events that captivated the nation and the world.
Before 2016, a presidential choice was about policy. After 2016, it became about Your choice of candidate signaled to your neighbors, your boss, and your dating app matches not just your political preference, but your moral worth.