As election results rolled in last night, Americans slowly witnessed the incoming red wave.
The critical swing state of North Carolina was called for Trump just after 9:00 pm Eastern, leaving the first indication that Trump supporters were showing up big.
After the all-important Rust Belt states began to count their results, exit polls out of Pennsylvania showed Independent and Latino voters making a sharp swing in the former president’s direction. The suburbs were not showing up for Harris.
The New York Times’ infamous election needle made its first appearance since 2016, gradually shifting in Trump’s favor. Then, some Senate results trickled in.
Republican Bernie Moreno in Ohio began to show strong signs against the incumbent Democrat, Sherod Brown, who had millions of party dollars behind him. Moreno went on to topple Brown, and will be the next Senator from Ohio. Dave McCormick in PA, Mike Rogers in MI, and Sam Brown in NV are currently ahead in their races, possibly adding to the GOP’s new Senate majority.
Into the night, Trump continually put up strong numbers in the battleground states. Past midnight, Trump pulled off the unthinkable and won Pennsylvania outright. The race, at that point, was all but over.
The results this morning show the extent of Trump’s clean-up. Every single swing state appears to have gone for Trump, handing him an electoral college tally projected to be 312 — even outperforming his 2016 win.
Donald Trump also became the first Republican to win the popular vote in 20 years. Even in the states he lost, he had strong showings; In 2020, he lost New York by 23 points. Yesterday, he closed the gap to 11 points.
Trump swept back into power in a dominant fashion. Republicans won back the Senate and will likely retain the House. Last night, Americans rejected President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the Democratic Party.
