Complex sentence: Also in 2015, PFT Commenter began commenting on the 2016 United States presidential election and appeared on camera several times, albeit in the background, during the television coverage of the Republican Party presidential debates.
Split into simpler sentences: Also in 2015, PFT Commenter began commenting on the 2016 United States presidential election. He appeared on camera in several background shots during the television coverage of the Republican Party presidential debates.