"All of that now falls into the hands of a brash reality television star who was born into great wealth and won the votes of poorly educated whites across suburban and rural America"

You mean the votes of the college educated whites - of which Trump received a higher percentage than Clinton - don't count? You may need to review a few exit polls.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/09/behind-trumps-victory-divisions-by-race-gender-education/