Anatomy of victory: The five reasons Trump won

The Republican candidate’s victory was total, and it was carefully – and expertly – planned

Harry Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, once quipped: ‘Polls are like sleeping pills – designed to lull the voters into sleeping on election day’. And the truth of Truman’s thesis has been confirmed once again by the recently concluded US presidential campaign – the outcome of which contradicted the pollsters.

Donald Trump is back.