Hillary won the popular vote by 3 million. It marked the sixth time in the last seven elections that the Dems won the popular vote.
According to the exit polls, minorities still voted overwhelmingly for Hillary 74% to 21%. The Rep base is the non-Hispanic white vote, which voted 57% to 37% for Trump.
Trump won because he challenged the establishments of both parties. It is doubtful that any other Rep candidate could have beaten Hillary.
