2016 Election: Where are they now?
The 2016 election felt like it lasted an entire lifetime. It also feels like it's been an entire lifetime since it ended.
It has truly felt like years since we were able to wake up and not worry if our president had started a nuclear war via Twitter while we were sleeping. It's hard to remember a time before we had to look at Sean Spicer every day and before we had daily reminders from our president that he, indeed, won the election.
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Yet, those days existed. Remember Ben Carson refusing to walk to the debate stage? Jeb Bush's plea for his crowd to clap? Remember smiling?
Let's take a look back on the worst and longest election we've ever had and see what some of the politicians who left the public light are up to now.
Barack Obama
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Former President Barack Obama, known now simply as "Thrash," spends most of his time competing in extreme sports competitions in Hawaii. He recently placed 3rd place in a local skateboarding vert competition.
Joe Biden
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Former Vice President Joe Biden has been off the grid since he left office. He's now a bouncer at The Hawg Pit biker bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he also occasionally bartends.
Jeb Bush
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Jeb Bush, who was last heard from when he dropped out of the race in February 2016, has been leading a quiet life in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where he's a line cook hoping to move up the chain at a moderately priced four-star restaurant.
Gary Johnson
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Since the election, Gary Johnson has said he will not run for public office again. He now spends all of his time as a top ranked Legend of Zelda speedrunner known as "GanonBane."
Martin O'Malley
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Former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley has not been heard from much since he dropped out of the election in February 2016, as he now spends most of his time playing shows with his Pearl Jam cover band The Even Flows.
Rick Santorum
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We haven't heard much from the former Pennsylvania senator since he dropped out. But he's been staying busy climbing the ranks in the underground Pittsburgh professional wrestling circuit, where he's known by his stage name Senator Pain.
Carly Fiorina
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Since her departure from the spotlight as Ted Cruz's VP pick, Carly Fiorina has been making waves as YouTube celebrity "ItsCarly" where she has amassed more than two million subscribers for her viral video "When bae has Netflix" and her tri-weekly vlog series.
Jim Gilmore
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Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore also suspended his campaign in February 2016 and hasn't made a peep since. He's recently dropped politics to follow his passion: being a professional children's party clown.
George Pataki
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Former New York governor George Pataki, who has stayed out of the news since he dropped out of the race in May 2015, has spent the past year on his whaling ship exploring the ocean in search of the white whale that bit off his leg at the knee.
