Donald Trump’s astounding victory: How and why

Published November 9, 2016 10:39pm ET



Astounding. That’s the best word to describe the tumultuous election night and the (to most people) surprise victory of Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton hoped to win with votes of Northeasterners moving south on I-95 to North Carolina and Florida (44 electoral votes). Instead, Trump won with votes along the I-94 and I-80 corridors from Pennsylvania through Ohio and Michigan to Wisconsin and Iowa (70 electoral votes).

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