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 LiassonA big win for [Hillary] Clinton would allow her to claim that the country rejected Trumpism, while a narrow win leaves her limping into office with the highest unfavorable ratings for any new president.
Mara LiassonThere's disgust with what people called a broken political system, and they're really angry at elites, whether it's the Republican establishment or particularly the media who they feel look down on them, tell them they're bigots.
Mara LiassonThis year [2016], however, polls show [Hillary] Clinton winning white college-educated voters by double digits.
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