Why Did Donald Trump Win?

Decent Essays
Olivia Atkins
PS 101
9/11/16
How Donald Trump could win

Although the Republican nominee Donald Trump has been trailing behind the Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton, Donald Trump has been making a comeback in the polls recently. Some believe Trump is working towards one of the most substantial resurgences in political history. Over the summer, Trump encountered many instances that were a threat to his candidacy. However, Trump has been able to overcome these threatening occurrences and use them as a tool to aid his campaign, while other candidates would have let this kill there campaign and shot at becoming the next president of the United States. CNN released their national poll on Tuesday. The results from likely voters found Trump to be

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