The Aftermath of the US Presidential Election

Wednesday, November 16^th 2016

The Aftermath 

of the 2016 Presidential Election

It appears that uneducated white voters massively supported Trump. A lot of women actually decided to vote for him, despite his sexist comments. Trump embodied the anti-establishment vote, he captured the anger of the disaffected rural workers.

Since last week, we found out that Hillary won the popular vote, even if / even though she lost the electoral college vote.

 

Since his victory, Donald Trump HAS BECOME more serious / responsible / mellowed / subdued. He HAS CHANGED his policies / his promises a little bit too.

Why ? Maybe he HAS REALISED that he is the President. Reality HAS DAWNED ON him, and Mr Domingos thinks Mr Trump needs to unify / rally the country behind him.

Jesus's favourite Trump ad / advert / commercial was the first one, because Trump LOOKED LIKE a hero / a savior / a superhero who could protect the country from all threats. He LOOKED strong and determined.

Wednesday, November 16^th 2016

The Aftermath of Trump's Election

Most American people voted for Hillary Clinton = she won the popular vote, but she lost the electoral college vote, Trump won more 'electors'.

Mr Tabasko thinks that educated people were more likely to vote Democrat. Trump received a lot of support from disaffected white workers from rural areas with little or no education.

Since his election, Donald Trump HAS CHANGED his tune / his attitude. Maybe because he doesn't have to be the « attack-dog » or the « war-machine » he was during the election. Maybe because he HAS REALISED that he is the president now. Reality HAS DAWNED ON him and he HAS ADOPTED a different behaviour.

Mr Q's favourite ad / commercial was the one in which Trump's lies were shown. In this ad, he LOOKED LIKE a compulsive liar. He DIDN'T LOOK TRUSTWORTHY / RELIABLE / HONEST, he LOOKED deranged and unfit to be president.

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Trump Won...

Thursday, November 10^th 2016

An Unexpected Outcome :

the World is Flabbergasted !

       On the eve of this election, the polls were clearly in favour of Hillary Clinton : they predicted she would win, so everybody expected the democrats to win.

       Mr Selingue thought that if the UK had voted for Brexit, it wasn't impossible that the US could elect Donald Trump. Moreover, the Simpsons predicted it in 2000, so it was BOUND TO happen.

       In the end, the white, uneducated blue-collar workers, often from the suburbs or the countryside voted massively for Trump. They are often deeply religious, conservative. They wanted to protect America from what they perceived as dangers, such as immigration, globalization, etc. They felt disaffected / left-out / forsaken, they were fed up with the Washington establishment and they wanted change. Trump embodied / symbolized / epitomized this change, he was an 'outsider', and he captured these people's imagination.

Thursday, November 10^th 2016

Trump's Triumph

       Before the results, Mr Daage expected Hillary Clinton because all the polls predicted her victory.

       Mr Ait Lahssaine agrees, but he wasn't so sure because of the Brexit vote : everybody expected the UK to stay in the EU, but the Brexit vote really happened...

       Actually / In reality, Donald Trump won a massive / large victory. Looking at the election map, a majority of the states voted for Trump. The east coast and west coasts did vote for Hillary, but Trump won many more states.

       Unsurprisingly Donald Trump won in the south / in the Sun Belt / in the Bible Belt, but Hillary Clinton was supposed to win in the midwest / in the Rust Belt and Trump won key Swing States there.

       The irony is that in fact Hillary Clinton won the popular votes, she won more individual votes than Trump.

       Trump also won the Congress, i.e. (= that is to say) the House of Representatives and the Senate !

       The typical Trump voter was an uneducated, religious white man, not living in the city. Disaffected « blue collars » voted massively for Donald Trump because they were fed up with Washington. They felt abandonned / left-out.

       Trump embodied / symbolized / epitomized 'change', because he was not a Washington politician, he was an 'outsider'. Besides he has great charisma and his personal success is impressive. Many voters were angry, and Trump « captured their imagination ».

       On the contrary, Clinton was a typical Washington figure and she seemd suspicious / shady / untrustworthy / unreliable. 

Trump Victory

Wednesday, November 9^th 2016

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Trump Triumphs

       Kuda thought that Hillary Clinton was about to win the election because Trump made too many racist or disrespectful comments / remarks to be elected president.

       Tchoupi thought / believed there would be / there would have been a terrorist attack if Trump was elected.

       Mr T expected Clinton to win simply because all the polls predicted she would win.

       In fact / Actually Trump won the election, and it wasn't even close. He won the electoral vote by a landslide / by a large majority.

       The Republicans didn't just win the Presidency. They won the Senate and the House of Representatives too, which means that Trump has the Congress on his side.

       Trump probably won thanks to his charisma, and because he captured the imagination of the disappointed blue-collar workers, who are often poor and who were angry against the Washington establishment. Trump embodied / symbolized 'change' because he was different, he was an 'outsider'.

       Hillary might have lost because she represented Washington and the 'status quo' and this handicapped / undermined her candidacy. Besides, the email scandal had a dramatic impact on the voters : citizens thought they couldn't trust her, because she was suspicious / disingenuous / untrustworthy / shady / dodgy. The fact that she was a woman might also have played against her...

Wednesday, November 9^th 2016

Trump's Unexpected Victory

       Mr Questroy thought Hillary was going to win because every single poll predicted her victory.

       Batgirl believed / thought that she couldn't lose because Trump looks like an idiot / fool and because of the way he talked / answered during the presidential debates.

       Actually / In fact / Surprisingly / Unbelievably Donald Trump won the election / he defeated Hillary Clinton. Moreover / Furthermore, the Republican didn't just win the White House / the Presidency, they also won the House of Representatives and the Senate, so DT now controls Congress !

       Trump's promises seduced / captured the imagination of American people. Trump also embodied / represented / symbolized strength or power. He was the voice of traditional values. He also had tremendous / great / impressive charisma. He was the « voice of the people ». He represented 'change' because a Washington insider, he was an 'outsider' who promised / pledged to help the victims of globalization, blue-collar workers.

       ON the other hand, Hillary Clinton is a woman, which may / might pose a problem for some people.

       She showed repeatedly that she was not a trustworthy / reliable person because she lied about her emails.

       Besides / What's more, she has been in Washington for more than 30 years / since the 70s, so she doesn't represent 'change', she represented the 'status quo' and that's not exciting. Furthermore, she had an 'image' problem : she looked cold and unfriendly / suspicious.

US Election Material for PTSI Students