Brilio.net/en - Apparently riding anti-Washington sentiment, Donald Trump has not only locked up reliably Republican strongholds in the West, Midwest and South, he also has won what were considered key tossup states including, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida.
He's ahead of Hillary Clinton in the Electoral College race to 270 votes.
American University Politics Professor Elizabeth Sherman says Trump's "brash, aggressive" messages on immigration and globalization appealed to many rural voters.
In contrast, Sherman says she believes Democrats overestimated their strength in the swing states of Florida and North Carolina and Clinton struggled to find a core message.
"She doesn't have an exciting, inspiring message. Her message is, 'I'm Hillary Clinton, I'm not Donald Trump,' that was her calling card. So that is not something to get the blood flowing, " Sherman said.
Exit polling shows that Americans who went to the polls in one of the nastiest and most divisive political contests ever are deeply divided.
Women nationwide supported Hillary Clinton by a double-digit margin, while men were significantly more likely to back Trump.
More than half of white voters backed the Republican, while nearly 9 in 10 blacks and two-thirds of Hispanics voted for the Democrat.
Sherman says there are clear parallels with the British decision to pull out of the European Union with their 'Brexit vote.'
Associated Press
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