US Election?2024: After Georgia, Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, takes unassailable lead in race to White House

Donald Trump is all set to return to the White House as the 47th President of the United States, as the Republican candidate has now taken a comfortable lead against his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris. On Tuesday, Trump managed to win key swing states, including Georgia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, to tilt the Electoral College in his favour.

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How Trump triumphed

Trump has inched closer to the magic number of 270, with relative ease, in what was projected as the closest US presidential election in a very long time.

Pennsylvania, part of the once-reliable Democratic stronghold known as the ¡°blue wall¡± along with Michigan and Wisconsin, was carried by Trump when he first won the White House in 2016 and then flipped back to the Democrats in 2020. Trump also flipped Georgia, which had voted for Democrats four years ago, and retained the closely contested state of North Carolina.

Trump also won Florida, a one-time battleground that has shifted heavily to Republicans in recent elections. He also notched early wins in reliably Republican states such as Texas, South Carolina, and Indiana.

Where Kamala Harris won

Harris won Virginia, a state Trump visited in the final days of the campaign, and took Democratic strongholds like New York, New Mexico, and California. Harris also won New Hampshire and an Electoral College vote in Nebraska that was contested by Republicans.

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Harris, the incumbent US Vice President, who entered the 2020 Presidential race late as the replacement for President Joe Biden, who pulled out in July, managed to rejuvenate the party but failed to sustain momentum in the polls.

Trump's victory speech

"America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate," Trump said early on Wednesday to a roaring crowd of supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.

Trump promised Americans that ¡°every single day I will be fighting for you¡± and said he would usher in the ¡°golden age of America.¡±

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Trump was joined on stage by members of his family, including his wife, Melania Trump, as well as his running mate, JD Vance, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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