Special Coverage: The Next Four Years
Special Coverage: The Next Four Years
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Donald Trump has won the presidency of the United States, crossing the 270 electoral vote threshold just after 1:30 CT to defeat Hillary Clinton. For two hours on Wednesday morning, Morning Shift took calls from listeners and deconstructed the stunning election results.
Joining us were:
- Kitty Kirth, Democratic political strategist
- Eric Elk, Republican political strategist
- Lauren Chooljian, WBEZ City Politics reporter
- Tony Arnold, WBEZ State Politics reporter
- Jason DeSanto, former speechwriter and debate strategist
- Hind Makki, an interfaith educator based in suburban Chicago
- Michael Puente, WBEZ Northwest Indiana reporter
- Alvin Tillery, associate chair of the Department of Political Science at Northwestern University
Dig Deeper:
- From NPR News: Donald Trump Clinches The Presidency In Major Upset
- Watch: Hillary Clinton Concedes Presidential Race To Donald Trump
- From NPR News: President Obama On Trump Win, Clinton Loss
- From Worldview: How Global Markets Reacted To Trump’s Win