Why did donald trump win the election?

Clinton failed to fire up the Obama coalition in a big way, and Democrats have cratered with blue-collar white voters. read more

We heard the voices of Obama-Trump white, working class voters in our stories online and on the air, but they never registered in big enough numbers — in public or private, non-partisan, Republican or Democratic polling before the election to show that a Trump win was apparent. read more

Donald Trump won the election due to winning states with more electoral votes. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, ie, the number of people voting for her, so therefore Trump supporters are actually still the minority. read more

In one of the most shocking U.S. elections in modern political history, Donald Trump has defeated Hillary Clinton. “I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans,” Trump said in his victory speech after the Associated Press called the race for him at 2:30 am Wednesday morning. read more