In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Donald J. Trump was elected president for a second time.

Shortly before that call was made, the Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Nate Cohn, Lisa Lerer and Astead W. Herndon sat down to discuss the state of the election.

0:00 Start

0:42 Reacting to Donald Trump’s winning the presidential election

4:53 How Trump pulled off winning a second term

8:31 Why Trump was able to prevent Democrats from holding key voting blocs

12:15 The Harris campaign and relying on women to sway the election

15:06 What’s next for the Democratic Party?

21:17 Reviewing Trump’s proposed policies before a second term

27:39 Final thoughts