Epic Fail? The Polls and the 2016 Presidential Election

4 Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election caused widespread shock, in large part because political polls seemed to predict an easy victory for Hillary Clinton. New York magazine was so confident of a Clinton victory that, the week of the election, its cover featured the word “loser” stamped across Donald Trump’s face. The day after the election, Politico asked, “How Did Everyone Get It So Wrong?” The next month, Epic Fail? The Polls and the 2016 Presidential Election