Donald Trump has been elected the 47th President of the United States, defeating Kamala Harris in a closely contested election. Today, we're joined by Amie Parnes, senior political correspondent at The Hill, to dissect the results and explore what this means for the country. Amie shares her insights on Trump's campaign strategy, including his focus on the economy and immigration, and how these issues resonated with voters in key battleground states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. We also discuss the role of social media in the election, particularly Trump's use of platforms like Truth Social to connect with his base.

Key Takeaways:

• The Latino Vote: How Trump's campaign successfully courted Latino voters, particularly men, and what this means for future elections.
• Economic Anxiety: The ways in which Trump's economic message resonated with voters, and how this impacted the outcome of the election.
• The Path Forward: What to expect from a Trump presidency, and how Democrats can regroup and refocus for future elections.

Join us for a lively and informative conversation with Amie Parnes, and get a deeper understanding of the 2024 election and its implications for the country.

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Amie Parnes is a senior political correspondent at The Hill, where she covers the 2024 presidential race and national politics.

She is also the co-author of three political books published by Crown/Penguin Random House, includingLucky, How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency, as well as the #1 New York Times Best Seller Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign and HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton, which is also a New York Times Best Seller. She's currently working on my 4th book, a dual-biography on Bill and Hillary Clinton which will be published by Morrow/Harper Collins.

Parnes was a CNN Political Analyst during the Trump Administration and has also appeared on CBS's Face the Nation, NBC's Meet the Press, ABC's Good Morning America and CBS This Morning.

She's a native Miamian but has been on the political scene in DC since 2005, covering Congress, three administrations, and five presidential campaigns. In addition to nearly twelve years at The Hill, Parnes also worked as a staff writer at Politico. Prior to that, she covered the Florida delegation for Scripps Howard News Service.

Before delving into politics, she worked as a staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer and was an intern and stringer at The New York Times. During her time at theNYT, she covered the 2000 presidential recount so she can tell you all about hanging and pregnant chads.

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