The Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, achievement key victories in North Carolina and Georgiawhich has seriously complicated the options of the Democrat Kamala Harriswho decided suspend scheduled speech for election night after the results in these crucial states.
ADVERTISINGAlthough counting is still continuing, Trump leads in five other key stateswhich puts the vice president in an increasingly difficult situation.
Election night took a turn after midnight, when Trump claimed victory in North Carolina (16 delegates) and Georgia (16 delegates), two crucial states that were historically considered Republican territory.
This advance left Harris no room for maneuverwho suspended his speech that he was going to give from Howard University, in Washington, after the defeat in those states.
In Florida, the Trump supporters gathered at the West Palm Beach convention centerawaiting his appearance to celebrate what seemed like an imminent triumph. “I have won,” the former president declared to his supporters, although the official results had not yet been defined.
Trump, about to return to the White House
After the victories in North Carolina and Georgia, Trump just needs to win Pennsylvania to secure the presidency, although he must still wait for the results to be made official in Alaska and a delegate from Maine, both traditionally Republican states, but with delays in the count.
Of the seven key states that will decide the result, the Republican continues to lead in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada.
According to projections by the main American media, Trump leads the presidential race with 247 delegates compared to Harris’ 210. Meanwhile, the tycoon has secured a comprehensive victory in various states, including Texas (40 delegates), Florida (30 delegates), and Ohio (17 delegates), among others.
For its part, Harris has managed to win in traditional Democratic statesincluding California (54 delegates), New York (28 delegates), and Illinois (19 delegates). However, the number of delegates obtained so far is not enough to close the gap with Trump.
Kamala Harris canceled her speech: “We still have votes to count”
Cedric Richmond, one of the campaign managers of the Democratic presidential candidate, announced around 2:30, Argentine time, that Kamala Harris will not speak tonight, but will do so only this Wednesday.
The announcement occurred within the framework of the waiting period for the closing of the vote counts that define Joe Biden’s successor in the White House, in a dispute that the vice president maintains with Donald Trump, in which the Republican leads her slightly advantage, according to the partial results.
“We still have votes to count. We still have states that haven’t been called. We will continue to fight through the night to make sure that every vote is counted, that every voice has been heard,” Richmond said. “So you won’t hear from the vice president tonight, but you will hear her tomorrow,” he added at Howard University.
Source: Ambito

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