Last night, 538 Electoral College votes, 34 Senate seats, 435 House seats, 12 governors' mansions, 10 attorney general races, 1,212 state senate seats, 4,711 state house seats and 162 statewide ballot measures in 35 states were in play across the United States.
Inflection point, pivot, disruption—call it what you will—last night's results defied the odds, defied the polls, and laid bare the stark divide in the American electorate. Donald J. Trump went all in to claim the mantle of outsider, change agent, and people's champion, and was rewarded with a commanding electoral college victory. Just over two months from now, he will be sworn in as America's 45th President with a mandate for change—although the contours of that change remain unsettled. As Winston Churchill once remarked, "it is easier to break crockery than to mend it," and with Secretary Hillary Clinton still leading in the popular vote totals, while losing the electoral college, the divide in the American body politic will remain. President-elect Trump will have Republican majorities in both the US House and Senate, and the demands of the electorate for early legislative action is unmistakable.
US Election Insight 2016 offers a detailed analysis of the key races, themes and impacts of last night's historic elections. It looks at the policy priorities of President-Elect Trump and his potential team. It also profiles the new leaders and priorities that will form the contours of the 115th Congress, and examines issues that will be seen at the state level.
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