“Trump shows surprising resilience” is the understatement of the morning
No “Dewey Defeats Truman” here at Enterprise: We want to be optimistic:Our Tweet of the day is from our friend Ahmed Alfi, from yesterday morning: “Today, the American people will show once again that they believe in their dreams, not their nightmares.”
We want to believe in this world: One of us, recounting a chat with her teenage daughter and the daughter’s friend yesterday: “They don’t really see anything unusual or significant about that fact that isA America is about to elect a female president. They are so accustomed to the fact that a woman can do anything that a man can do that they really don’t see why I’m making a fuss over it.”
But we fear we live in this world: “Global Markets Rocked as Traders See Pathway for Trump Victory” (Bloomberg) and “Markets plunge worldwide as Trump shows surprising strength.” (Washington Post)
AS WE PREPARE TO SEND THIS: Trump is ahead something on the order of 167-122 (per CNN) or 168-109 (per New York Times). Clinton is projected to close Virginia and is ahead in Colorado, but Trump has won Ohio and is again ahead in Florida’s see-saw race. Still up for grabs: Pennsylvania, where Hillary holds the lead as we write this. If we don’t know by 6:30am today who’s won, it could drag out until late afternoon, if past precedent is any indicator. A reminder that the Washington Post and New York Times have both dropped their paywalls all day today.
** The New York Times is presently forecasting a 94% chance that Trump will win.