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How Trump Won the White House: The Day that Changed America (Ep 4)

2024/10/7
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Despite a low probability of winning, Donald Trump traveled extensively in the final days of the campaign, making a last-minute stop in Michigan. Initial expectations were low, but as results came in, key swing states like Ohio, Florida, and North Carolina turned in Trump's favor, signaling a potential upset. The unexpected victory left Trump and his team stunned, with a mix of excitement and trepidation for the future.
  • Trump made a last-minute campaign stop in Michigan after midnight before Election Day.
  • The New York Times initially gave Trump a 9% chance of winning.
  • Trump won key swing states Ohio, Florida, and North Carolina.
  • Trump's victory was unexpected, leaving him and his team stunned.

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It’s the 8th November, 2016, just past midnight and Donald Trump arrives at Grand Rapids, Michigan, for his last rally of the election. He’s bleary-eyed and feeling the strain, this is his tenth rally in the last two days. After flying through three time zones yesterday, he has now flown from Florida to North Carolina to Pennsylvania to New Hampshire, and finally here to Michigan. His one last shot at those Blue Wall states. He tells the crowd, ‘We're hours away from a once-in-a-lifetime change, Today is our Independence Day, the day the American working class is going to strike back, finally.’ Yet, going into election day The New York Times only gave Trump a 9% chance of winning. 

In the final episode of The Rest is Politics: US’ series on How Donald Trump Won the White House, listen as Anthony and Katty tell how election day unfolded and analyze the result. Why did Donald Trump win the White House?

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