On Wednesday, shortly after Donald Trump secured victory in the 2024 presidential race, Yahoo News political reporter Andrew Romano participated in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) about the election.
The format allows users of the popular social media site to ask questions and get answers directly from experts, Q&A style. (Read the full AMA here.)
Below are some of the highlights from Andrew’s exchanges with users. Additionally, read Andrew’s analysis of Trump’s victory and takeaways from election night.
DarkenRaul1: Why is every outlet so confident Trump won when it’s unclear (at least to me) that he has yet to get mathematical certainty of winning. Until this point, isn’t there still a chance Harris could flip some battleground states since all that’s been “projected” so far is just the statistical victory? I guess another way to frame my question is why is the race called from the statistical victory and not the mathematical victory which will come out …
