Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, according to the Associated Press.
CNN reports Hillary Clinton called Trump to concede the race.
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Priebus Under Consideration as Trump’s Chief of Staff
RNC chairman Reince Priebus “is the inside favorite to serve as chief of staff in likely President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, according to two senior sources familiar with the initial discussions,” Time reports.
What Just Happened?
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Are We Looking At Another 1980?
Julia Azari: “That’s all I can think about right now. Carter, unlike Clinton, was an incumbent. But, similar to this year, the race looked close. Reagan, although a much more conventional politician than Trump, inspired doubts and fears about his qualifications. Carter had won the White House in a tight election in 1976 — closer than the 2012 election that Obama won — and it wasn’t an Electoral College blowout for Carter. Just like now, there was good reason to believe that the country was divided and the parties were too. Just as Clinton fought to beat Bernie Sanders in the primaries, Carter faced a challenger to the left in Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy. The Republican Party, too, was divided, between an establishment candidate —George H.W. Bush — and a newcomer from the entertainment industry.”
“And then on election night, the map went red.”
No More Gridlock
Rick Hasen: “If, as it appears likely, we have a Republican President, Senate, House and Supreme Court, policy and law will shift sharply to the right. Putting aside what that would look like on the merits, it does give us something we have not had in our system of divided government: a chance for a single party to govern and be held responsible and accountable by the voters. Gone would be arguments about the other party obstructing.”
“It is a very different world than the gridlock we have seen.”
More from Hasen: Trump would get 2-4 appointments to the Supreme Court.
The Story of Election Night
Our intense focus on election forecasting models over the last few months seems entirely misplaced when this can happen in a single night.
Presidential Election Results
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Point and Laugh at Trump Tower
A group of New Yorkers hopes that they will have the last laugh at Donald Trump when the November election is over, the New York Daily News reports.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I think it’s sad. I think it’s sad, you know. When I see George Bush do that, and look I was very critical of him for getting us into Iraq, which was obviously a horrible decision, and getting out the way Obama got us out was a horrible way to get out too — the combination. I don’t think it has any impact, frankly. I think it has no impact.”
— Donald Trump, quoted by CNN, on reports that former President George W. Bush didn’t vote for him.
Kasich Plans Thursday Speech
Gov. John Kasich “plans to give a speech less than 48 hours after polls close in this election, casting his vision for the future of the Republican Party after his vocal opposition to current GOP nominee Donald Trump,” the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
“Kasich is mulling a possible 2020 bid for president, although he does not plan to launch that bid Thursday, the people said. He hopes to be a part of the conversation as the GOP takes stock after a possible loss to Democrat Hillary Clinton.”
Exit Polls
A Morning Consult/Politico exit poll finds Hillary Clinton has a substantial edge over Donald Trump so far when it comes to their campaigns’ respective ground games.
“While most voters (62 percent) said they were not contacted by either presidential campaign, more than twice as many voters said they were contacted by Clinton’s campaign (17 percent) than Trump’s (8 percent). Another 9 percent said they were contacted by both campaigns.”
CNN will be posting preliminary exit poll data here.
Electoral Map Based on Early Vote
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Trump’s Loss Won’t Make Politics Any Easier
Stuart Rothenberg: “One final point should not be missed: Even with his impending defeat, Trump’s performance is mind-boggling. Given his campaign style, obvious personality issues, middle-of-the-night tweets, lack of knowledge, amateurish campaign, thin-skinned reaction to criticism and generally inappropriate comments about many people and groups, it is surprising that he will receive as many votes as he will.”
“Trump’s showing in the polls, though he will probably fall short on Election Day, confirms the deep fissure in the country and suggests that the next few years will not be any easier than the past few.”
Quote of the Day
“Ok, I take it back. Polls aren’t ONLY good for strippers and cross country skiers.”
— Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), on Facebook, of a survey showing a tied race in Michigan.
Right Wing Media Won’t Go Away Quietly If Trump Loses
“Imagine this scenario: It’s just before midnight on Election Day, and all the major American news organizations have called the presidential race for Hillary Clinton,” CNN reports.
“Now, if in that scenario you imagine Donald Trump and his right-wing media boosters quietly and graciously retreating from the fight — think again.”
“Trump and the conservative media that has rallied around him — from Breitbart to Sean Hannity to Drudge Report — is almost certain to use his loss as an opportunity to advance the argument that the system is rigged, the political-media establishment is to blame, and any Republican who didn’t jump on board the Trump train deserves to be cast out of office.”
How Much Damage Has This Campaign Done?
Gerald Seib: “Elections can either pull a country together or tear it apart. With Election Day nearly at hand, it is a statement of the painfully obvious to say that Campaign 2016 fell into the latter category.”
“Worse, there is ample reason to believe the campaign has inflicted wounds that won’t be easy to heal before the politicians who survive must turn to actually governing the country. Has the nation ever before experienced an election in which leaders of one party are talking of impeaching a new president of the other party before the ballots are even in?”
Turnout Tracker
Slate has launched its Turnout Tracker, which is powered by Votecastr.
