The aftermath of this extraordinary election [2016] could be just as surprising as the race itself.

I think that's why we see this mixed reaction - Republican congressional leaders like Paul Ryan speaking out very firmly, but Republican candidates not as much, with the exception of the candidates in the single digits like Jeb Bush or Lindsey Graham, who said how to make America great again tell - Donald Trump to go to hell.

If Donald Trump wins, it will be a seismic event.

If [Hillary] Clinton can't boost African-American turnout, even with all that help, the question becomes whether she can make up for it with historic levels of support from Hispanics and suburban women.

As one conservative intellectual said to me - he said if the choice is between [Joseph] Stalin and [Adolf] Hitler, I'd pick Stalin, meaning Ted Cruz because he's more predictable. So there's real civil war inside the Republican Party.

The winner's margin of victory also matters. If it's a squeaker, that will make the lessons learned for both parties much murkier.

There was tremendous animus to President [Barack] Obama. Many of people said he was un-American, not a Christian and worse.