538 on the election

Nate Silver said in this piece: "The Democrats’ supposed 'blue wall' — always a dubious proposition — has crumbled. Indeed, with Hillary Clinton’s defeat, Democrats may have to rebuild their party from the ground up." Another brick in the diagnosis of an abandoned working-class agenda.

Jed Kolko supported this:

"It is clear that the places that voted for Trump are under greater economic stress, and the places that swung most toward Trump are those where jobs are most under threat. Importantly, Trump’s appeal was strongest in places where people are most concerned about what the future will mean for their jobs, even if those aren’t the places where economic conditions are worst today."


And Clare Malone notes that even white women held their nose on Trump's misogyny due to economic concerns:

"But Clinton’s stunning loss Tuesday night showed that issues of culture and class mattered more to many American women than their gender."