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The Documentary: How to Win a US Election

Donald Trump

12/11/2016 GMT

How to Win a US Election

BBC World Service - The Documentary, How to Win a US Election

A post-election view of the US presidential race from the perspective of the winning side

A post-election view of the US Presidential race from the perspective of the winning side.

After one of the most extraordinary and unpredictable US Presidential election campaigns, Americans have voted for their next President, choosing Donald Trump to take his place in the White House.
 
Before the first Presidential debate, polls indicated that the candidates were neck and neck. Then the momentum of the campaign changed, with Donald Trump rocked by the leaked tape of his lewd comments and repudiation by some Republicans. Following an astonishing second debate, Trump fought to keep his campaign on the road, returning to the tactics which had originally secured his nomination, firing up his core support with anti-Washington rhetoric and increasingly bitter attacks on Hillary Clinton. For Hillary Clinton lingering doubts remained in voters’ minds about her trustworthiness, clouding her bid to become the first woman president.

With the result still resonating, Katty Kay takes a post-election view from the perspective of the winning side. She hears why Trump supporters in the key swing state of Pennsylvania were so motivated to vote for Trump and explores the key moments and turning points from the campaigns.

(Photo: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump celebrates winning the South Carolina primary, 2016. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

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