in the wake of donald trump <u+2019>s stunning victory on tuesday, the editorial board writes : <u+201c>the lesson the political class should have learned<u+2014>we include ourselves here<u+2014>is to be more respectful of voter sentiment and the refusal of the american public to accept economic decline without a fight .<u+201d> click here to receive this daily opinion summary via email. mr. trump expanded the republican vote among working-class men and arthur brooks explains why : <u+201c>only about the top fifth of the economy saw positive income growth for most of the obama presidency, census bureau data show, while most others averaged no growth at all. this stagnation has decimated middle-aged men without a college education , especially in rural areas.<u+201d> the president-elect <u+201c>has it within his grasp to rapidly liberate the eight-year suppression of the private economy,<u+201d> writes our columnist daniel henninger . <u+201c>as to the post-comey investigations of hillary, drop it. she<u+2019>s finished. move on. besides, half of the divided country will be watching the trump presidency for any positive sign that he<u+2019>s, well, normal. one would be to continue his campaign<u+2019>s admirable outreach to black and hispanic america. a good omen: mr. trump increased his vote in both categories by 2% over mitt romney .<u+201d> <u+201c>the hard reality is that blacks as a group have lost ground economically on the president<u+2019>s watch, which might explain why so many ignored his earnest pleas to elect a democratic successor,<u+201d> adds jason riley . <u+201c>democrats will continue to enjoy strong black support for the foreseeable future, but mrs. clinton <u+2019>s struggles with younger minorities in particular provide an opening that republicans, with or without mr. trump<u+2019>s blessing, ought to be eager exploit.<u+201d> <u+201c>voters saw many different donald trumps on the campaign trail, and nobody knows which one the country will actually get,<u+201d> writes donald luskin . <u+201c>if trump the tax-cutter moves into the white house, prepare for a great bull market .<u+201d> <u+201c>donald trump probably won<u+2019>t get credit, even from those bending over backward to be charitable, for his most-revolutionary endeavor<u+2014>namely his effort to lighten up campaign rhetoric,<u+201d> writes our holman jenkins . karl rove says that mr. trump and hillary clinton <u+201c>did the nation a great service<u+201d> by exchanging gracious remarks after a bitter campaign . and more good news , after voters in states around the country were presented with a slew of ballot initiatives aimed at increasing the size of government: <u+201c>notably, the biggest tax hikes on the ballot this fall failed,<u+201d> writes the editorial board .
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