Trump Wins, Pot Legalized, Stadium Blocked
By Alberto Garcia
Tuesday’s election delivered a mixed bag of results for San Diegans, Californians, and all Americans as voters seemed to buck the trend predicted by polls.
Although polls showed Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump all the way up to Election Day, in the end it was Trump that clinched enough votes in swing states to pull off an unexpected victory. Trump secured more than enough votes in the Electoral College to become President, although Clinton received more of the popular vote by a margin of 337,636 votes.
The prospect of a Trump presidency seemed more likely as Tuesday night wore on and results from Florida, Michigan, and Wisconsin continued to be announced. Democrats were confident that Latinos in Florida would vote against Trump in large numbers and his anti-immigration rhetoric. In the end, however, even a higher turnout among Latinos in Miami could not overcome Trump’s success among whites in rural areas near Tampa, Orlando, and northern Florida.