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educated sectors of society thathad done well during the timewhen middle-class families werelosing their bearings. He sworehe would turn Washington up-side down, that he would “drainthe swamp,” and the crowds soloved the image that they wouldshout the words before he evenopened his mouth to say them.
Trump ran against the oldrules that governed how peopletalked about politics, and hewon there too. Political expertsfrom both parties chortled overTrump’s failure to get with the
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gia-drenched sense of communi-ty and purpose, that long-lostjobs could be retrieved, that apre-globalized economy couldbe restored.
Trump ran against the elitesand won. Never mind that hewas born rich, flaunted hiswealth and lived like a king. Hedefined the election as a people’suprising against all the institu-tions that had let them downand sneered at them — thepoliticians and the parties, theWashington establishment, thenews media, Hollywood, aca-demia, all of the affluent, highly
wins.Trump did it the way he’d said
he would for more than 30 years:He ignored the rules of modernpolitics and spoke to Americansin plain, even coarse, everydaylanguage, without massaging hiswords through the data-drivenmachinery of consultants, focusgroups and TV commercials. Hescoffed at ideologies, preachinga tough, blunt pragmatism fu-eled by unbridled, unashamedego. He told people what theywanted to hear: that a rapidlychanging and splintering societycould be forced back to a nostal-
BY MARC FISHER
Donald Trump ran againsthimself and won. The Manhat-tan billionaire who for decadesboasted of his playboy lifestyle,stiffed contractors and vendors,hired illegal immigrants, es-chewed churchgoing, embracedliberal causes, and counted Hil-lary and Bill Clinton as friendsand allies pulled off one of themost brazen pivots in Americanhistory, selling himself to Ameri-can voters as a populist hero whounderstood their frustrationsand guaranteed a blizzard of
VIRGINIA: State continues its evolution from red to blue. A42
MARYLAND: Democrat Van Hollen easily wins Mikulski’s seat. A47
THE MONEY: How the cash race led to a big 2016 crash. A23
THE GOP: For a divided party, the future is far from clear. A34
SPECIAL ELECTION SECTIONExtended coverage inside. A19
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Trump triumphsVOTER SCORN FOR STATUS QUO PROPELS UPSET OF CLINTON
CONTENT © 2016The Washington PostYear 139, No. 340
ELECTION 2016
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BY JENNA JOHNSON
latrobe, pa. — Sharkey’s Cafestayed open late on Tuesdaynight as the bartenders and ahandful of regulars waited andwaited for Fox News to finallyannounce that Donald Trumpwould be the next president.
“I knew it. I knew it wasgoing into tomorrow,” saidShawn Gracie, 41, a Trump sup-porter who lives in the area andwas laid off from the Forddealership in July. He has beenliving on unemployment ben-efits while he searches for a jobthat will pay the same $16 perhour he was making. “I knew it.I knew it.”
As Hillary Clinton’s cam-paign chairman John Podestacame on the screen and told hersupporters to go home andwait, Gracie shook his head.Earlier in the night, he declaredthat if Trump wins, he will stopdrinking, lose some weight andlive healthier.
“She is done,” Gracie said.“Ain’t happening, Podesta.”
A waitress swept up popcorn.Gracie decided to go home,others soon followed.
When Gracie and many oth-ers arrived at the bar hoursearlier in the night for trivia orjust a beer, they had mostlycome to terms with the fact thatthe polls were probably right,and that Hillary Clinton would
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How Trump broke the old rules of politics — and shook up the world
Trump’s backers kept the faith as skeptics doubted
270 to win
Results as of 2:45 a.m.
Nev.6
Nev.6
Mont.3
Mont.3
Wyo.3
Wyo.3
Idaho4
Idaho4
Utah6
Utah6 Colo.
9Colo.
9
Wash.12
Wash.12
Ore.7
Ore.7
Calif.55
Calif.55
Alaska3
Alaska3
Ariz.11
Ariz.11 N.M.
5N.M.
5
Mich.16
Mich.16
Ind.11
Ind.11
Fla.29Fla.29
Ga.16Ga.16
Ala.9
Ala.9
Tenn.11
Tenn.11
Ky.8
Ky.8
Wis.10
Wis.10
Ill.20Ill.20
Mo.10
Mo.10
Ark.6
Ark.6
Miss.6
Miss.6
La.8
La.8
Minn.10
Minn.10
Iowa6
Iowa6
N.D.3
N.D.3
S.D.3
S.D.3
Neb.5
Neb.5
Kan.6
Kan.6
Tex.38
Tex.38
Okla.7
Okla.7
Maine4
Maine4
N.Y.29
N.Y.29
Pa.20Pa.20
Ohio18
Ohio18
Va.13Va.13
N.C.15
N.C.15
S.C.9
S.C.9
W.Va.5
W.Va.5
Mass. 11Mass. 11
R.I. 4R.I. 4
Conn. 7Conn. 7
N.J. 14N.J. 14
Md. 10Md. 10
DC 3DC 3
Del. 3Del. 3
Vt.3
Vt.3
Hawaii4
Hawaii4
270 to win
206 ROMNEYOBAMA 3322012
173 MCCAINOBAMA 3652008
Battleground statesoutlined in black
States that changed from 2012 election
Proportional mapOne electoral vote
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CLINTONELECTORAL VOTES
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ELECTORAL VOTES
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2016 presidential election
CLINTONELECTORAL VOTES
218218TRUMP
ELECTORAL VOTES
276276270 to win
2016 presidential election
Results as of 2:45 a.m.
Results as of 2:45 a.m.
Results as of 2:45 a.m.
Results as of 2:45 a.m.
Nev.6
Nev.6
Mont.3
Mont.3
Wyo.3
Wyo.3
Idaho4
Idaho4
Utah6
Utah6 Colo.
9Colo.
9
Wash.12
Wash.12
Ore.7
Ore.7
Calif.55
Calif.55
Alaska3
Alaska3
Ariz.11
Ariz.11 N.M.
5N.M.
5
Mich.16
Mich.16
Ind.11
Ind.11
Fla.29Fla.29
Ga.16Ga.16
Ala.9
Ala.9
Tenn.11
Tenn.11
Ky.8
Ky.8
Wis.10
Wis.10
Ill.20Ill.20
Mo.10
Mo.10
Ark.6
Ark.6
Miss.6
Miss.6
La.8
La.8
Minn.10
Minn.10
Iowa6
Iowa6
N.D.3
N.D.3
S.D.3
S.D.3
Neb.5
Neb.5
Kan.6
Kan.6
Tex.38
Tex.38
Okla.7
Okla.7
Maine4
Maine4
N.Y.29
N.Y.29
Pa.20Pa.20
Ohio18
Ohio18
Va.13Va.13
N.C.15
N.C.15
S.C.9
S.C.9
W.Va.5
W.Va.5
Mass. 11Mass. 11
R.I. 4R.I. 4
Conn. 7Conn. 7
N.J. 14N.J. 14
Md. 10Md. 10
DC 3DC 3
Del. 3Del. 3
N.H. 4N.H. 4
Vt. 3Vt. 3
Hawaii4
Hawaii4
Proportional mapOne electoral vote
Battleground statesoutlined in black
States that changed from 2012 election
From Democratto Republican
From Republicanto Democrat
Battlegroundstates
outlinedin black
States that changed from 2012 election
From Democratto Republican
From Republicanto Democrat
Nev.6
Nev.6
Mont.3
Mont.3
Wyo.3
Wyo.3
Idaho4
Idaho4
Utah6
Utah6 Colo.
9Colo.
9
Wash.12
Wash.12
Ore.7
Ore.7
Calif.55
Calif.55
Alaska3
Alaska3
Ariz.11
Ariz.11 N.M.
5N.M.
5
Mich.16
Mich.16
Ind.11
Ind.11
Fla.29Fla.29
Ga.16Ga.16
Ala.9
Ala.9
Tenn.11
Tenn.11
Ky.8
Ky.8
Wis.10
Wis.10
Ill.20Ill.20
Mo.10
Mo.10
Ark.6
Ark.6
Miss.6
Miss.6
La.8
La.8
Minn.10
Minn.10
Iowa6
Iowa6
N.D.3
N.D.3
S.D.3
S.D.3
Neb.5
Neb.5
Kan.6
Kan.6
Tex.38
Tex.38
Okla.7
Okla.7
Maine4
Maine4
N.Y.29
N.Y.29
Pa.20Pa.20Ohio
18Ohio18
Va.13Va.13
N.C.15
N.C.15
S.C.9
S.C.9
W.Va.5
W.Va.5
Mass. 11Mass. 11R.I. 4R.I. 4Conn. 7Conn. 7N.J. 14N.J. 14
Md. 10Md. 10DC 3DC 3
Del. 3Del. 3
Hawaii4
Hawaii4
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Nev.Nev.
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UtahUtahColo.Colo.
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BY KAREN TUMULTY, PHILIP RUCKER
AND ANNE GEARAN
Donald Trump was elected thenation’s 45th president in thestunning culmination of a cam-paign that defied expectationsand conventions at every turnand galvanized legions of ag-grieved Americans in a loud re-pudiation of the status quo.
Hillary Clinton’s quest tomake history as the first femalepresident was thwarted by theRepublican nominee’s breath-taking performance at the polls.He was carried to victory by vot-ers fed up with the political sys-tem and mistrustful of Clinton, aformer first lady, senator andsecretary of state.
Trump, a 70-year-old celebritybusinessman who had never be-fore run for office, is poised tobecome the oldest president everelected to a first term.
After running a divisive cam-paign, Trump sounded a mag-nanimous note of reconciliationas he claimed victory shortly be-fore 3 a.m. Wednesday.
“Hillary has worked very longand very hard over a long periodof time and we owe her a majordebt of gratitude for her serviceto our country,” Trump said, min-utes after Clinton called him toconcede. “I mean that very sin-cerely. Now it’s time for Americato bind the wounds of division.We have to get together. To allRepublicans, Democrats and in-dependents across this nation, Isay it is time for us to cometogether as one united people.”
He had portrayed his oppo-nent as the embodiment of arigged system that had failed the
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BY YLAN Q. MUIAND SIMON DENYER
Global financial marketsplummeted Tuesday night asDonald Trump claimed the leadin the race to the White House,projected as the winner in keyswing states such as Ohio andFlorida.
On Wall Street, all threemajor stock indexes weredown 4 percent or more lateTuesday evening in premarkettrading, with futures for theDow Jones industrial averagesliding more than 700 points.Futures trading was temporar-ily halted for the Standard &Poor’s 500-stock index amid a5 percent loss. The Mexicanpeso — which has fallen as theRepublican nominee rose inthe polls during his campaign— nose-dived to an eight-yearlow, according to BloombergNews. The panic stretched allthe way to Asia, where Japan’sNikkei index plunged morethan 900 points at one point,or 5.4 percent.
In a flight to safety, goldcharged higher. U.S. Treasurysand the yen also surged.
The assumption that Demo-cratic nominee Hillary Clintonwould notch a comfortable vic-tory had boosted markets earli-er in the week. But on Tuesdaynight, investors began to grap-ple with the possibility that
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D onald Trump’s campaignfor president was rarelypretty and always
implausible — at least that’s what the experts said. Trump always believed otherwise and in stunning fashion proved all the experts wrong. But his victory over Hillary Clinton left open the biggest question of all: What kind of president will he be and what kind of country will he lead?
It’s impossible to overstate how uncertain the road ahead is at this point. But how will Trump govern, and how effective will he be? His core issues — trade, immigration, and law and order — offer clues but no clear road map for the future. Even in pursuit of the goals he outlined in those three areas, his proposals lack real specificity. But then, his campaign was not about policy white papers. It was instead a thumb in the eye of the establishment, an American version of the populist uprisings against open borders and globalization that have been seen in other Western societies.
Trump always said he smelled an American Brexit in the making — a reference to theunexpected victory in Britain in June by those who wanted to take the country out of the European Union. That vote caught the elites and the establishment totally by surprise. It was an uprising that went unseen until it struck. Trump’s victory was by far even more shocking. It was
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Victor urges Americans to come together as a nation
THE TAKE DAN BALZ
He ran with shock and awe. How will he govern?
Election stunner spurs a plunge in global markets
RICKY CARIOTI/THE WASHINGTON POST
President-elect Donald Trump addresses supporters on Wednesday morning at the New York Hilton Midtown with his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, at his side. “Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division,” Trump said.
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