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nov. 9, 2016
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TRUMP WINS
Business mogul pulls off stunning upset by winning key states Text by Michael Burke asst. news editor
Photo by Moriah Ratner staff photographer
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onald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday, a monumental moment in the country’s politics as he ascended to the White House despite a campaign littered with controversies. Trump, 70, rode wins in key swing states across the nation to a surprising victory after he spent recent months trailing in the wide majority of polls. His election was the culmination of a campaign cycle lasting well over a year that was one of the most turbulent in the country’s history and that featured historically unpopular nominees from the two major parties. A real estate mogul and former reality TV star, Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and senator from New York. Trump had said in the weeks leading up to the election that he believed the election would be rigged in Clinton’s favor, and he called on his supporters to monitor polling locations, particularly in inner cities such as Philadelphia. Trump notched victories in a number of crucial battleground states, including Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Trump, who has never held political office, won the election despite leading a campaign riddled with controversies since he announced his candidacy in June 2015 — including when he characterized illegal Mexican immigrants as rapists and when he called for a temporary ban on all Muslims from entering the country. And last month, an audio recording was released by The Washington Post in which Trump, talking to Billy Bush as they prepared to film “Access Hollywood,” made lewd comments about his treatment of women that implied sexual assault and said he could get away with it because of his fame. In the weeks following the release of the recording, several women went public and accused Trump of having sexually assaulted them in his past. But in the business mogul’s quest for the presidency, it didn’t ultimately prove to matter, and neither did the consistent polling that showed him losing see trump page 8
election 2016
election 2016
Katko tops Deacon in blowout Chuck Schumer earns 4th term in U.S. Senate By Michael Burke, Jordan Muller and William Muoio the daily orange
Republican incumbent Rep. John Katko won re-election on Tuesday to his seat in the House of Representatives for New York’s 24th Congressional District. Katko defeated Democratic challenger Colleen Deacon, a Syracuse University alumna who trailed Katko in the polls
throughout the election cycle in the race for the 24th District, which includes all of Onondaga County as well as all of Cayuga and Wayne counties and some of Oswego County. With 93 percent of the 24th District reporting, Katko had garnered 60 percent of the vote. In Onondaga County, he won about 58 percent of the vote, or just under 110,000 votes, according to the Onondaga County Board of Elections.
Deacon conceded the race at 10:54 p.m. Tuesday night after speaking with Katko on the phone, she said. At Katko’s watch party inside the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center, about 500 supporters gathered, some of them local politicians. Katko gave his victory speech just before 11:30 p.m., during which he said he is committed to the people
see katko page 8
By Michael Burke asst. news editor
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) won re-election to his position on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Wendy Long in a landslide. It marked Schumer’s third time being re-elected to the Senate since he was first elected in
1998. But this re-election was a particularly important one for Schumer, who is now expected to succeed Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) as the Senate Democratic leader. Reid plans to retire next year. Currently, Schumer is the thirdranking Democrat in the Senate,
see schumer page 8