Donald Trump defied polls and predictions of the Republican Party’s “death by demographics” by rolling past Hillary Clinton Tuesday night. The national network exit poll contained plenty of surprises that culminated in the biggest one of all: Trump’s victory. Here are the five results from the national exit poll that […] Read more »
How Trump Won, According To The Exit Polls
Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. That’s remarkable for all sorts of reasons: He has no governmental experience, for example. And many times during his campaign, he said things that inflamed large swaths of Americans, whether it was talking about grabbing women’s genitals or calling […] Read more »
Huge Margin Among Working-Class Whites Lifts Trump to a Stunning Election Upset
A revolution against politics as they are shook the country Tuesday, with working class whites venting their economic and cultural frustration by lifting insurgent candidate Donald Trump to the presidency. A record gender gap was part of the result, as were dramatic divisions by race, region, religion, urban/rural status and […] Read more »
How Trump Won
The places that feel most left behind in a changing America propelled Donald Trump to a stunning victory over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night. In his unexpected win, Trump mobilized enormous margins among rural and exurban voters, and crushing advantages among blue-collar whites. In several cases, he prevented Clinton from making […] Read more »
Exit polls under siege
… This year, a handful of different projects are underway to disrupt the rhythm and flow of information on Election Day — including one controversial effort that some worry could affect the actual election results. CONT. Steven Shepard, Politico Read more »
How Polling Can Go Wrong
When people complain to me about a poll, it’s usually because they think the demographics are wrong. The pollsters polled too many white people, commenters might say, or too many old people. Or perhaps the sample of Hispanic voters doesn’t seem quite Democratic enough. Most of the time, these comments […] Read more »