| |  | | Brought to you by USATODAY.com | | It was a week of departures in global politics, including the UK, Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and UK Prime Minister David Cameron. And word broke Saturday that conservative stalwart George Will is leaving the GOP. There are fewer than 20 weeks to go before someone finds the entrance to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Let's take a look at the big exoduses (exodi?) and what they might mean for the 2016 election. | | Brexit wounds | | We didn't even realize we were jonesing for election returns until Thursday evening when the Brexit referendum returns started rolling in. And despite the predictions of pundits and betting markets, the Brits voted to leave the European Union, 52-48. The result had instant and significant ramifications, with the British pound slumping to a 30-year low against the American dollar, stock markets in heavy decline and UK Prime Minister David Cameron (an advocate of staying in the EU) announcing he would resign within months . The truly frightening part for global finance is the big crash - why, if you look at where the markets were just 10 days ago, every major European index is ... up? And we're down? Dammit, Europe, how are we the ones getting the short end of this? | | Aside from getting stuck with the bill for the UK's going-away party, how else will this affect the U.S.? For starters, both presumptive nominees worked to spin the news in their favor. Donald Trump, who backed Brexit, says it's a win for nationalism and self-determination , both key components of his platform. Hillary Clinton says the subsequent chaos shows the need for experienced leadership. If the world economy tanks and voters decide to punish the party currently occupying the Oval Office, that's bad news for Clinton. But if the world economy tanks, the UK breaks up and voters see Brexit as a cautionary tale against nationalism, that's bad news for Trump. And if the world economy does just fine, we're back to where we were before. | | Trump, Lewandowski split up; CNN gets custody somehow | | Corey Lewandowski, the novice campaign manager responsible for Trump's primary victory, is now Corey Lewandowski, the only thing holding Trump back from a general election win. Lewandowski's aggressive style caused rifts with both co-workers and journalists alike , His departure likely means more control over the campaign by senior adviser Paul Manafort. | | But don't despair! By the end of the week, Lewandowski landed a job as a CNN commentator. He's set to make his CNN debut as a regular on Monday's "New Day" (6-9 a.m. EDT). We don't expect him to have anything super fun to say right away, since he's still just as supportive of Trump as before. He also signed a nondisclosure agreement covering anything private, proprietary or confidential. So maybe they have him doing the weather report. | | 'Mr. Sanders, the exit is right over ...'
'I KNOW WHERE THE EXIT IS, THANKS' | | Bernie Sanders, contrarian that he is, decided to stay put this week. Though he spent the week doing all the things people do when they drop out - saying he doesn't think he'll win the nomination, halfheartedly supporting his rival, delivering speeches entitled "where we go from here" - he still hasn't officially conceded. And the last time he addressed the topic, he said he's taking the fight to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next month. | | If his campaign still has a raison d'être, it's to keep his supporters pushing for his favorite initiatives: campaign finance reform, single-payer health care, free higher education and raising the minimum wage. And the longer he stays in the race, the longer he's able to pressure Hillary and the Democrats to adopt some of these planks. "Never ever lose your sense of outrage," Sanders told his supporters in his speech in New York. His philosophy sounds like a great way for supporters to continue Bernie's political revolution, and also to not get invited to mixed-company cocktail parties anymore. | | More from the campaign trail | | • | Voters to Palin: 'You already left, don't try to come back in' (USA TODAY OnPolitics) | | • | Paul Ryan, Ted Cruz: 'UK, we get where you're coming from.' Steny Hoyer: 'No we don't' (USA TODAY OnPolitics) | | • | Scotland, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland: 'Leaving things looks fun! We should try it' (Newsy Newslook) | | • | Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden: 'Ditto' (USA TODAY) | | • | Hillary's national poll win streak reaches 18 (RealClearPolitics) | | | 'Oh, if you're in a place that you really do not like ...' | | To the UK, George Will, Corey Lewandowski and all the other planned and unplanned departures this week, we dedicate Sesame Street's greatest song ever. | |
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