unid people. it's time. >> reporter: donald trump, political novice turned improbable president elect began the hard work of reconciliation early this morning. >> for those who have chosen not to support me in the past of which there were a few people -- i am reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and >> trump who once threatened hillary clinton with prison during the campaign, reached out to his vanquished foe as well. >> we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. i mean that sincerely. >> reporter: early election night trump insiders feared a narrow loss in florida and the collapse of their electoral college strategy. trump galvanized rural and working class voters tre carolina, ohio and pennsylvania. winning wisconsin, a democratic state in every election since 1984, was the icing on the same demographic cake. gop pollster david winston. >> he overperformed, with the households. he overperformed with lower income, he also overperformed with the folks with some college. which made up about a third of the electorate. he did quite well. >>