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Even though the election has not been called in any swing state, top election analyst Nate Cohn has said that Republican candidate Donald Trump appears to be the “clear favourite” to win.
Among the first wave of states where races were called, the results were among the expected lines. While Trump won in the conservative belt of the southern United States, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris won in the Democratic strongholds of East Coast.
As per the latest tally with the Associated Press, Trump has won 214 Electoral College votes against Harris’ 179 to reach the victory mark of 270.
Even though results have not been declared for any swing state, Trump is ahead in Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Michigan, according to AP.
In the decisive state of Pennsylvania, Trump has flipped the early lead of Harris.
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Amid such circumstances, New York Times Chief Political Analyst Cohn said that “Trump is running ever so slightly better than he needs to win” in Pennsylvania.
Writing for the newspaper, Cohn noted that Trump was a clear favourite to win Georgia as 75 per cent of votes have been counted. He said that Harris would need to outperform in Atlanta to close the gap with Trump in the state.
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More ShortsOverall, Cohn said that Trump stands a “narrow but clear favorite” to win critical swing states of Georgia and North Carolina.
“For the first time tonight, our estimates indicate that the race leans toward Donald Trump. He is a narrow but clear favorite to win Georgia and North Carolina. If he carries those states, Kamala Harris will probably need to sweep Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to win — a real possibility, but a tall order nonetheless. We have very little data from those states, and it will be a long time until we do,” noted Cohn.