The fact that there is so much “surprise” and “shock” shows how deluded these people are. It was always close; there were always plenty of polls showing Trump leading, then Clinton, etc.
Disappointed yes, but what is all this shock and bewilderment like it was aliens out of the blue or something?
They think everyone believes what they do. Elitism and a dismissive, haughty, venal, and hateful attitude made them nominate Clinton, and ignore her many negatives.
The LA Times poll was bullish on Trump and even it was incorrect.
And there was considerable pressure on it to fall in line with the others and forecast a Clinton landslide.
They really believed the polling, the bigger the Clinton lead the more believable and anything else was heresy.