After news outlets predicted that Republican Donald Trump had defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, he declared victory, capping an incredible political comeback four years after leaving the White House.
He declared, “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” in front of a boisterous throng at the Palm Beach County Convention Center early on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Trump’s family, Republican leaders, and his vice presidential running mate, Senator JD Vance.
He also spent a number of minutes complimenting the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who contributed almost $120 million to support Trump’s campaign. Musk will head a government efficiency council, according to Trump’s announcement.
According to Edison Research, Trump looked to be on the verge of victory after seizing the battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania and maintaining leads in the other four. Other news outlets had not yet declared the election for him.
At her alma mater, Howard University, Harris did not address her supporters. After midnight, Cedric Richmond, her campaign co-chair, spoke briefly to the throng and announced that Harris would make a public appearance on Wednesday.
His words were, “We still have votes to count,”
Across large regions of the nation, the former president was demonstrating strength, outperforming his 2020 performance in both urban and rural areas.
Following the switching of Democratic seats in Ohio and West Virginia, Republicans secured a majority in the U.S. Senate. In the struggle for control of the House of Representatives, where Republicans presently hold a slim majority, neither party seemed to have an advantage.
Trump had a 50/50 chance of winning the White House again on election day, which was a dramatic change from January 6, 2021, when many analysts predicted his political career was done. On that day, a group of his supporters violently attempted to change the 2020 election results by storming Congress.
According to Edison exit polls, Trump gained more support among lower-income households that have been particularly hurt by price increases since the last presidential election in 2020, as well as among Hispanic voters, who are typically Democratic. Trump received 45% of the nation’s Hispanic voters, 13 percentage points more than in 2020, but still behind Harris at 53%.
According to exit polls, respondents voted for Trump by a 79%-to-20% majority, with 31% citing the economy as their top concern. Approximately 45% of voters nationwide backed Trump 80% to 17% and stated that their family’s financial status was worse now than it was four years ago.
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