We picked up WV,WI,MI and PA.
the redneck/rust belt
We picked-up WV, WI, MI and PA because Trump broke with Conservative orthodoxy on trade and certain other economic issues. This attracted enough blue collar Democrats back to our side to make the difference.
Like I tell my NeverTrump relatives....there just aren’t enough voters in this country who subscribe to the National Review version of Conservatism to win elections anymore.
The scary thing is that I think Hillary could have won this by ramping up the Student Loan Forgiveness talk and turning out the Millenial gibmedats. I am somewhat stunned that she did not try it.
I feel confident that we have picked up WV and Iowa for the foreseeable future, and we have made Ohio very tough for Dems.
If we continue to build on our momentum in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota, it will take the Dems a couple of decades (minimum) to offset those states.
Even better, if the Hispanic and Asian vote drifts towards us over time as the immigrant vote historically has, then we could indeed be looking at a very long-term GOP majority.