It was a close race, as all the pollsters predicted, but Trump won. 

What we know from exit polls: 

• He made in-roads in his base, turning red districts into deep red districts. 
• He won with Latino men, white women, and white men. 
• He improved his percentages with Latino women, Black men and Black women. 
• He reduced the education gap. 
• He won no-college degree voters, and even improved his performance with college degree voters, especially men. 
• He improved his performance with young voters, and lost some ground with seniors. 
• He owns the rural vote. He improved his percentile of independents and moderates. 
• In my state of New Jersey, Harris only won by 5 percent. That’s huge. Trump got some key counties. 
• Even though people support abortion, they cared about the economy more. 

Trump won across a broad section of the country. Your neighbors voted for Trump. Your cousins voted for Trump. You might have voted for Trump. 

Trump won even though he fueled the fire on January 6th, admires fascists like Viktor Orban, created abortion law chaos in the country, and more. But voters prioritized other issues. Them’s the facts. If we want to win elections, we have to listen to the voters. 

Voters cared about the economy for themselves and their children. They were turned off by the college protests and DEI measures. They were worried about crime and immigration. They wanted a leader that didn’t discount the needs of men. They wanted to pick a leader with a clear message. Those are legitimate concerns.

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