Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is leading in the race for the White House with 266 electoral college votes, with his Democratic rival Kamala Harris a distant second with 214 votes. The former President received a shot in the arm after the Associated Press projected Trump to win Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolinaamong the seven crucial swing states that will effectively determine the next American president.
In the US presidential election270 electoral college votes are required to win the White House race. As per Associated Press trends, Trump is leading in the swing states of Arizona, which has 11 electoral votes, Michigan (15), and Wisconsin (10). He is also projected to secure Nevada (6) and Alaska (3).
If Trump goes on to win these states, he will collectively get 45 more electoral votes, taking him comfortably past the magic number of 270 to become the next US President.
Thus, if the current electoral trends continue, it will be ‘300 paar’ (265 + 45= 310) for the New York real estate mogul. Former president Trump is on his way towards becoming president-elect Trump. It will be a stunning political comeback for the Republican, whose first term was riddled with controversies.
On the other hand, Kamala Harris is presently leading in Minnesota (10) and Maine (2). If Harris goes on to win in these states, the first Black American Vice President will only manage 226 electoral votes (214 + 12= 226).
The Vice President has won her home state of California, securing the state’s 54 electoral votes, apart from Virginia, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Hawaii, Washington DC and Maine’s first congressional district.
Published By:
Abhishek De
Published On:
Nov 6, 2024
