Well, children, we have awakened, pinched ourselves and realized the nightmare is not a dream but the new reality. Despite odds against him, the Donald prevailed over the democrat Hillary Clinton. The message of the Donald was heard in the heartland of America: "I will change things for the you for the better." These words of hope resonated with voters who have been left behind, especially after the recession of '08-'09.
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the electoral college vote. Her inability to carry the "Rust Belt" states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Wisconsin doomed her chances of securing a long sought victory. No doubt the Clinton Era is over. Millennials don't recall Pres. Bill Clinton, and were not sure of Hillary due to the baggage she obviously brought to the campaign. Her integrated staff of professional campaigners missed a very large bloc of dissatisfied middle Americans who have felt left behind. They gave Donald Trump the vote because he spoke to them in terms they could understand and identify with as the race tightened through the summer.
Now the hard work begins for Democrats to figure out how to salvage their party from the Oval Office and a Republican Congress. Good luck with that.
The Dems now have to rebuild a coalition of candidates who can mount a challenge, the challenge of 2018 when more than 25 Congressional House seats are up for grabs.
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