 It seemed incredible to many that an organization with a perceived history of successful management would have locked itself into a schedule it had no chance to meet.In the weeks and months preceding the 2016 United States presidential election, there was near-unanimity among news media outlets and polling organizations that Hillary Clinton's election was extremely likely.For example, on November 7, the day before the election, "The New York Times" opined that Clinton then had "a consistent and clear advantage in states worth at least 270 electoral votes".