Dan Clifton of Strategas said there was a key reason for the rise in U.S. stocks after the presidential election, but it wasn’t necessarily because of the outcome. “What we’re seeing is the market is pricing in a 50-50 election outcome. (Investors) don’t know who’s going to Win. “I think you’re seeing a rally, not because one side wins or one side loses, but because the market is worried that given the intensity of the race, we won’t know who the winner is for a week or two. “On the contrary, “we know very well … we know (President-elect Donald Trump) is going to win,” he said. (Pro subscribers can watch the full interview here.) In the latest free segment of CNBC Pro Talk, Clifton talks about: Why he thinks this is the “most investment-worthy election of our lifetimes” Markets, Economics and Geopolitics How the landscape will change The possibility of government gridlock in a second Trump administration — even with slim Republican majorities in the House and Senate, and what that means for stocks Subscribe to CNBC Pro for exclusive insights and analysis, plus insights from around the world Live weekday programming from everywhere.