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Matthew Lebo, a specialist in U.S. politics at Western University in London, Ont., said Democrats have done a very good job at maximizing the momentum.

But, he said, Clinton was also leading in the polls ahead of the 2016 election. Despite receiving nearly 2.9 million more votes than Trump, she lost the Electoral College.

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