CNN host Jake Tapper seemed stunned when he heard that early election results in Georgia favored Donald Trump.
After CNN political director David Chalian reported to Tapper that independents in Georgia favored Trump by 54 to 43 percent, the host was shocked.
Four years ago, the exit poll showed Joe Biden leading Trump by nine points among independents. Preliminary results show Trump with an eleven-point lead over independents in the Peach State.
That represents a 20-point swing to Trump this time.
‘Wow!’ Tapper exclaimed.
Jake Tapper was shocked to learn of Donald Trump’s early rise among independent voters in Georgia
“That independent swing is wild,” he said.
“There’s some headwind for Harris in these exit polls,” he continued.
Tapper’s cohost Chris Wallace was also stunned by the results in Georgia.
“I’m trying to figure out why,” Wallace said, adding that he had “no idea how you would explain it.”
Yet less than 25 percent of the votes have been received.
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A CNN exit poll shows independents in Georgia swung toward Trump by 11 points after siding with Biden by nine points in 2020
Voters arrive at a polling place to cast their ballots for the presidential and congressional elections in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States on November 5, 2024
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Early totals show Trump has an early lead.
However, bomb threats throughout the Atlanta region have delayed the closing of polling stations, meaning the count will take place too late.
Fulton County and DeKalb County were hit by bomb threats, according to local authorities.
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Earlier in the day, Georgian Foreign Minister Brad Raffensperger said Russians were involved in unsubstantiated bomb threats at polling stations, forcing them to close as the threats were investigated.
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