Any doubt that Americans were willing to “go back” to Trump, as the Democrats cast it, was dispelled early on. After that, it was only a question of who would prevail in a clearly close race.
Officials projected confidence early, saying the momentum was with the former president despite many commentators feeling Kamala Harris surged in the campaign’s final days. As for the persistent gender gap in the polls, senior Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski said: “Women do not vote only on their gender … It’s a fallacy.”