With Arizona called last night, Donald Trump swept all seven swing states. Six of them flipped from Joe Biden's column in 2020. So far, the president-elect has won just over 50% of the popular vote and he made gains in key demographics , including the young, Latinos and women.
Republicans took the Senate and are on track to control the House . Tuesday, more than 80% of all the nation's countries moved toward the right. The shift is decisive and leaves Democrats arguing over how they misread the people.
To understand what just happened, we went to Pennsylvania, one of the places that made all the difference. Political pilgrims, seeking a vision of the future, travel to Bethlehem. Chris Borick: We're in Bethlehem which is the heart of Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania, a county along the Delaware River.
Midsize, couple hundred thousand people, mix of urban, suburban, rural areas all in a pretty centered location here in eastern Pennsylvania. And pretty perfect for picking presidents. For 25 years, Chris Borick has been conducting one of the leading polls of Pennsylvania voters.
He's a professor of political science at Muhlenberg College, next to Northampton County. Chris Borick: It was an Obama county. Then it was a Trump county.
And then it was a Biden county, and in 2024 it once again is a Trump county. Scott Pelley: How did Trump win? Chris Borick: It's a great question. You know first of all I think he had the winds on his side here, from talking to voters.
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