President-elect Trump's Electoral College victory this week was the final step in a campaign that defied predictions from the news media, which saw several near-collapses for the candidate during his primary and general election campaigns.
At various points in 2016, the press predicted that it was either Trump's "last chance" to save himself, or it was his opponents' "last chance" to stop him. But each time, he overcame those pitfalls and prompted reports of yet another "last chance" for the unconventional candidate.
On March 14, one day before Super Tuesday, MSNBC said it was the "last chance to stop" Trump. "With just one day left before multiple major primaries, time is running out for the GOP to find support for a candidate not named Donald Trump," it said.
Trump went on to win four states the next day: Florida, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina. He only failed to win Ohio, which went for its governor, John Kasich.
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01.12.2025