Logan Smith
POL-SCI 101: Section 12
10/22/2017
How Trump Won the White House
On June 16th 2015, Donald J. Trump, an international Real Estate mogul & Reality TV celebrity,
once again made the world laugh as he had many times before. Only this time Trump wasn’t shouting
his famous “You’re fired!” catchphrase, but instead he was announcing the formal launch of his 2016
presidential campaign. Skip-ahead to November 8th 2016 and now it was Trump who was laughing at
the world. The entire world was shocked and in disbelief. “It was a decisive moment, a historic
moment. A moment when a nation realized its greatest hopes and darkest fears.” (Fox). Immediately
following the announcement that Clinton had indeed conceded to Trump, thus making the results
official, experts and novices alike began to scramble for answers, and demanding an explanation. With
