Even Trump's internal polls didn't see this coming

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last updated 9 November 2016

For nearly the entire general election, polls have shown Hillary Clinton with varying leads over Donald Trump, making the current outlook of the presidential race deeply shocking for many liberal voters.

Apparently it's also deeply shocking for Republicans — Donald Trump's own internal surveys were as off as the rest of the polls, Trump senior adviser Sarah Huckabee Sanders said:

Statistical projections show Donald Trump with a large chance of winning the election.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.