Since the 2017 presidential election results many have wonder how in the world did tv personality and businessman Donald J. Trump become president.In an election that many thought was going to Hillary Clinton many factors played a role in the election of Donald Trump.
From shifts in political ideology,millenials wanting change,race,gender,religion,and social stature there are multiple reasons why Trump is the president of the United STates.The blame for Trump’s presidency was mainly due to the shift of party support but the details go a lot deeper than what’s on the surface.
One key part to Trump’s presidency was most definitely the political party shift based on beliefs of the party and the candidate himself.The article”Did economic stress -- or cultural anxiety -- power Trump's win?” it states,”What stands out most, however, is the attitudes that became more strongly related to the vote in 2016: attitudes about immigration, feelings toward black people, and feelings toward Muslims."The shift in votes mainly had to do with what people consider to be real political issues such as race and ethnicity.Many people voted for Trump based on
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They turned out for Trump more than they did Hillary.The article”How U.S. Demographic Changes Explain Election Results” states,” If we look at the exit polls from last night, about 70 percent of voters were white... We had seen in the polls leading up to this Election Day that she seemed to have an edge with college-educated voters. But we saw that men, in particular - white college-educated men - overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump.” Trump had an advantage over hillary mainly in the mentality that men were gonna vote for a man and that did happen.Trump also got many knods for going all the way.When i say that i mean he did almost everything possible to ensure his