Donald Trump's victory in the Electoral College during the 2016 presidential election was most impacted by __________.

A. breaking through the "blue wall" of solid Democratic support in the industrial Midwest
B. winning the electoral votes of the nation's most populous states
C. carrying New England and the rest of the Northeast
D. winning the electoral votes in every Southern state that had once been part of the Confederacy


Answer: A

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