Many folks talked about the possibility of an October surprise prior to our recent presidential election. Rumors swirled of an FBI bombshell, more WikiLeaks or a Russian hack attack. The predictors were off by a month. We received instead a November surprise that many view as apocalyptic. The nation was shocked, as were the candidates, despite Trump’s minions’ confident public exhortations of victory. How did the press and the punditocracy get it all wrong? Even days prior to the election, many pollsters were placing Clinton’s chances of victory in the 75-90% range. An Unexpected Guest We are beginning to understand how a man who has never held elective office, who by all accounts is a boorish and vulgar narcissist, could vanquish 17 Republican adversaries to gain the nomination and then handily trounce the Clinton political machine on November 8th. The brash outsider prevailed over the consummate insider. We are beginning to understand why his unending stream
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