A majority of registered voters share their reaction to President-elect Donald Trump's second victory in the White House.
A poll conducted by The Economist and YouGov on Wednesday and Thursday found that 75% of registered voters (including 53% of Harris voters and 97% of Trump voters) agree that Trump is the legitimate president. ”, YouGov.com said. reported on friday:
Immediately after the election, Democratic and Republican assessments of the country changed. Compared to a week before the election, the percentage of Republicans who say the country is generally heading in the right direction has nearly tripled, while the percentage of Democrats has nearly tripled. The number of people who say so has decreased by about half.
Throughout the campaign, Ms. Harris was generally viewed more favorably than Mr. Trump. He is now slightly more likely to be viewed favorably.
According to Breitbart News, Trump's victory in Pennsylvania puts him on track to receive 270 electoral votes. Additionally, his landslide victory moved 48 states to the right, according to data from The Associated Press.
Breitbart News reported that “the shift marks the largest shift to the right since Ronald Reagan's victory in 1980.”
“The states that have moved the most to the right include many Democratic-controlled states such as California, New York, Connecticut, Illinois, and New Jersey. Florida and Texas have also moved significantly to the right,” the article said.
“This is a great victory for the American people,” President-elect Trump said of his victory, according to a Breitbart News report on Wednesday.
“We have a country that needs help, and it needs help badly. We're going to fix our borders, we're going to fix everything about our country. Tonight, we made history. There is a reason, and that reason will be just that. We overcame obstacles that no one thought was possible,” he commented.
On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) reportedly called President Trump to concede the election.
According to an article on YouGov.com, “The poll was conducted among 1,590 registered voters. Respondents were selected from YouGov's opt-in panel to represent registered voters in the United States. The sample was: Weighted according to gender, age, race, education, 2024 presidential vote, 2020 election turnout and presidential vote, and baseline party identification.”
