Who is now winning the US presidential election?
Who is now winning the US presidential election?The news agency Associated press reports that in Tuesday's US presidential election 2024, Republican donald trump won Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida, while Democrat Kamala harris won Vermont, Massachusetts, and maryland as polls closed in the first six US states, including Georgia, a crucial state. In Indiana—a staunchly conservative state where Republicans have held the governorship for 20 years—Democrat Kamala harris lost to donald trump by 11 electoral votes. Indiana has backed donald trump in each of his three presidential campaigns. In 2016, the year he was elected president, and in 2020, donald trump won 57% of the vote in the Hoosier state. At 7:00 p.m. EST (5:30 a.m. india time on Wednesday), the Associated press declared donald trump the winner.Donald trump gained eight more electoral votes after winning Kentucky for the third consecutive election. Kentucky has been won by the Republican presidential nominee every time since the Bluegrass State was won by Democrat Bill Clinton in 1996.The Senate GOP leader and most powerful Republican in Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, once called trump "morally responsible" for the january 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. But in a startling flip, McConnell backed Trump's reelection campaign. During Trump's presidency, the two worked together to achieve a tax reform package and choose three conservative justices for the supreme Court.The complete list of states that Kamala harris and donald trump have wonDonald TrumpThe state of ArkansasThe state of FloridaThe state of IndianaWest VirginiaKentuckySouth CarolinaThe state of TennesseeOklahomaThe state of AlabamaThe MississippiHarris KamalaIllinoisDelawareNew JerseyThe state of VermontThe state of MarylandThe state of ConnecticutThe state of MassachusettsThe state of Rhode IslandIn Vermont, Kamala harris emerged victorious as the Democratic bulwark. The little state has backed Democratic candidates in the last eight presidential elections. In the 2020 election, Vermont's Republican governor, Phil Scott, has backed Democrat Joe Biden and chastised Republican presidential contender Donald Trump.