QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"The peaceful transfer of power is one of the hallmarks（特徴） of our democracy. And over the next few months, we are going to show that to the world."
PRESIDENT OBAMA, on the transition to the administration of President-elect（次期） Donald J. Trump
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
（１）Donald Trump’s Victory Is Met With Shock Across a Wide Political Divide（溝）
Democrats were particularly crestfallen（がっかりした） that Hillary Clinton had a slender lead in the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College, a fate similar to Al Gore’s in 2000.
（２）Donald Trump’s Victory Was Built on Unique Coalition of White Voters
Millions of people who had once flocked（集まる） to President Obama’s promise of hope and change saw in Mr. Trump their best chance to be heard and protected.
（３）Trump Rides a Wave（波に乗って走る、乗り切る） of Fury That May Damage Global Prosperity
The election of Donald J. Trump joins Brexit as part of a middle-class and blue-collar insurrection（反乱） against global free trade that could ultimately backfire（期待はずれ）.
（４）World Is About to Find Out What Donald Trump Really Believes
Many of his closest supporters have long cautioned that his most headline-grabbing（見出しを飾るような、話題の） proposals should not be taken literally — they are guideposts（道しるべ）, not plans.
（５）News Outlets Wonder Where the Predictions Went Wrong
After projecting a relatively easy victory for Hillary Clinton with all the certainty of a calculus（相関関係） solution, major outlets scrambled（這いまわる） to provide candid（率直な、公平な） answers.
