The winner's margin of victory also matters. If it's a squeaker, that will make the lessons learned for both parties much murkier.
Mara LiassonMitt Romney got 59 percent of the white vote in 2012, considered by many to be a high-water mark with this demographic group. Can [Donald] Trump win a higher share of white voters than Romney and get more of them to turn out?
Mara LiassonBoth the Obama and Romney campaigns said they pulled all their political ads today in observance of the September 11th anniversary. But politics wasn't very far offstage. The Obama campaign sees foreign policy as an advantage this year.
Mara LiassonAs those states and others in the South and West become more diverse and educated, they will become harder for the Republican Party - in its current form - to win.
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