Optimism wins over the Trump camp, which removes two key states

The swing state of Georgia, which had favored Democrats in 2020, this time chose Donald Trump, CNN and NBC News projected. The Republican candidate thus wins 16 electors, establishing his total at 246 out of the 270 necessary to be elected President of the United States. Kamala Harris, for her part, has 216 electoral votes, but has not won any key state so far.

This is the second key state, or “swing state” in English, won by Donald Trump, after his victory in North Carolina, which constitutes a setback for Kamala Harris.

North Carolina is not a “swing state” strictly speaking, a state that changes sides from one election to another, since Donald Trump won it in 2016 and 2020, but his Democratic rival hoped to do so. delight him.

The mood is “positive” in the Trump camp, one of the former president's closest advisers, Jason Miller, told AFP.

Here are the states already won by the two American presidential candidates, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris, according to projections by major American media. In parentheses is the number of electoral votes won by each candidate, in total and by state. To win, a candidate must accumulate 270.

For the moment, no candidate has won a key state that could swing either way, and therefore be decisive for the final outcome of the election. But according to CNN, at this point in the night, flashing warning signs on the map are raising concerns for Mr. Harris' campaign. Latest example: Dane County, in the Wisconsin. Certainly, Ms. Harris has made considerable progress in this county where Madison is located. But Trump is at 26%. If that number holds up as voting numbers increase, it could pose a problem for Harris statewide.

With more than 95% of counties in PennsylvaniaTrump is surpassing the results he obtained four years ago by about a point. That would be enough to win if it continues in other counties. Of course, there are still many votes to be counted. But this is good news for Trump.