On Tuesday night, against the odds, against the weight and wealth of the Clinton/Obama/union attack machine, against the predictions of every pollster in the United States, Donald J. Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States. And it wasn’t even close in the electoral college. Here are the key takeaways.
1. Trump Totally Outperformed Romney & Hillary Totally Underperformed Obama. Trump won and Hillary lost many states Obama won and Romney lost in 2012: Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, and he may win Michigan. This may be due, in part, to Trump’s emphasis on NAFTA, manufacturing jobs, outsourcing, “sticking it” to countries that cheat on trade, etc. When the exit polls are analyzed, it will likely show that Trump brought back into the GOP tent millions of “Reagan Democrats” of yesterday, blue collar Americans whose economic aspirations don’t align with the progressive sentiments of the coastal elites who run the Democratic party.
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