For months, commentators have flocked to diagnose the ills that have supposedly propelled Trump’s support, from the Republican primaries until now. As in Britain, many have settled on a ‘left behind’ narrative – that it is the poor white working-class losers from globalization that have put Trump over the top. […] Read more »
The Hillary Clinton of 2000 would have beaten Donald Trump
It was a sunny day on Daniel Moynihan’s farm in July 1999 when Hillary Clinton first launched her own political career and months later she would officially announce her candidacy for the U.S. Senate as a New Democrat. She extolled the values of “opportunity, community, responsibility and enterprise.” … She […] Read more »
One-third of Clinton supporters say Trump election is not legitimate, poll finds
A strong majority of Americans accept Donald Trump as the winner of the presidential election last week, but a significant minority of Hillary Clinton supporters say his victory was illegitimate, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »
74% Call Election Legitimate, But With a Vast Partisan Divide
Nearly three-quarters of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll accept Donald Trump’s election as legitimate — but with a vast gap between his supporters and others that underscores the nation’s continued deep political divisions. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Putting the Polling Miss of the 2016 Election in Perspective
It was the biggest polling miss in a presidential election in decades. Yet in many ways, it wasn’t wholly out of the ordinary. Over all, the national polls missed the result by only a few points: Hillary Clinton is on track to win the popular vote by around 1.5 percentage […] Read more »
7 Reasons Donald Trump Won The Presidential Election
The dust is starting to settle in Washington and around the country after an election that stunned political watchers and pollsters. Here are seven things we’ve learned about Donald Trump’s path to victory Tuesday night: CONT. Domenico Montanaro, NPR Read more »