Your 2016 general election postmortem

In a totally unexpected turn of events, Donald Trump was elected president on Tuesday. What happened? We'll dive deeper into the election results.

BY MIKE O'NEIL/THE THINK TANK

Nov 11, 2016, 12:42 PM

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A man puts a sticker on an electoral map during an election watch event hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. The United States headed for the polls to vote for their new president on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

In a totally unexpected turn of events, Donald Trump was elected president on Tuesday.

What happened? What do we know about the factors that drove voters’ decisions?

What about turnout? It was low, by historical standards. Did this influence the results?

Mike O’Neil, a trained practicing pollster for over 30 years, also offers an extended assessment of what happened with the pre-election polls.

There are currently more theories and speculation than hard facts. He’ll discuss what we do know and what is only speculation.