Donald J. Trump Elected President of the United States — Again — in Apparent Blowout
Move over, Grover Cleveland. You’ve just been joined in the history books by the billionaire from Queens.
Donald J. Trump is projected to return to the White House. Believe it or not, after all he has been put through, the guy won. We didn’t have to wait days to know who our next president will be; we only had to wait a couple hours past midnight.
By the time the counting is done, Trump may have 312 electoral votes and the popular vote.
How did Trump win such a decisive victory? Especially since every pollster insisted the race was a dead heat even throughout the afternoon and into the evening?
The so-called Blue Wall of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan that would supposedly give Kamala Harris the presidency collapsed with a roar heard around the world.
That’s where the Electoral College victory was won. But on the personal level, Donald Trump drew together a new coalition of voters. He attracted far more black voters, Hispanic voters, Arab-American voters, and young voters than a Republican has seen in decades.
Also, Trump’s outreach to men worked. He won men 54-44 while women went for Harris 53-45.
The former and future president also drew into his campaign some of the nation’s best, brightest, and most innovative and independent minds, including Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Tulsi Gabbard. Then there’s J.D. Vance. Some questioned the wisdom of Trump selecting the first-term senator from Ohio as his running mate, but Vance’s barnstorming through the Midwest and Pennsylvania and his virtuoso dismantling of hostile reporters proved invaluable — especially when compared to the antics and record of the self-described “knucklehead” Tim Walz.
In the end though, no one should discount the power of prayer in deciding this election — and for that matter, putting Trump’s head at just the perfect angle at just the perfect time to thwart what would have been a perfect kill shot that summer day in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The president-elect himself noted God’s role in sparing him for the task the Lord has at hand.
Trump: "Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness. And now we are going to fulfill that mission together." pic.twitter.com/pijOl39nfy
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 6, 2024
Trump Addresses the Nation
Trump came onstage at 2:30 in the morning to address his supporters and the American people. “Look what happened! Is this crazy?” he asked.
“I will not rest until I deliver the strong, safe, and prosperous nation for our children,” he declared. “This will truly be the golden age of America. Today will be remembered as the day America took back control of their country.”
Trump: "We made history for a reason tonight. We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible. It's a political victory that our country has never seen before. I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president." pic.twitter.com/ntDUHQgCyy
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 6, 2024
Trump asked the nation to put division in the rearview mirror. “Success,” he promised, “will bring us together.”
Kamala Harris Nowhere to Be Found
While Kamala Harris may not be expected to formally concede as votes are still being counted, she also did not come out to address her supporters or the nation last night, just like Hillary Clinton in 2016. She had no time for the workers and supporters who stood outside her headquarters for hours on end, leaving the task of telling the good people to go home to a campaign staffer.
Her campaign did promise she’d make a statement Wednesday.
For a rundown of how the night went, check out “2024 Election Update” on the presidential race.
Donald Trump Will Have a Republican Senate to Work With
The Senate also flipped red last night. Democrats lost at least two Senate seats, with Jim Jenkins winning in West Virginia and Bernie Moreno winning in Ohio. As of 3 a.m., the Associated Press had not called several other races that were leaning the GOP’s way.
For a rundown of what took place in key Senate races and ballot initiatives, check out the in-depth “2024 Election Update: Eye on the Senate and Important Initiatives.”
We will obviously have more about the election results in the coming days, and what Trump’s re-election will mean for the nation.
We also have a team of reporters at LAX and New York’s airports keeping an eye out for the celebrities who promised to leave the country if Trump won. (OK, that part we made up.) But no one could make up what we just witnessed. It is the stuff of legend.
Al Perrotta is The Stream’s Washington bureau chief, coauthor with John Zmirak of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration, and coauthor of the counterterrorism memoir Hostile Intent: Protecting Yourself Against Terrorism.