Donald Trump wins critical state of Georgia in another devastating blow for Kamala Harris
Donald Trump has won the state of Georgia, which has greatly increased his chances of returning to the White House.
It came on the heels of his first battleground state victory in North Carolina.
The Associated Press officially projected the former president as the winner of the Peach State, dealing a huge blow to Kamala Harris, a sign that her path to the White House is quickly narrowing.
The call came after pre-election polls showed Georgia was on a razor’s edge.
Trump and Harris were neck-and-neck in the state for weeks, with the most recent average putting the ex-president just 1.3 points above the VP.
The 16 Electoral College votes now count toward the 270 Trump needs to become president.
Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump, delivers remarks during a campaign rally at McCamish Pavilion on October 28, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Trump has won the state of Georgia again, after securing it in 2016 and losing it in 2020
Trump’s election watch party was still raging just after the call in Georgia, as the former president is expected to take the stage soon.
Meanwhile, Harris’ Election Night event at Howard University began to unravel.
Her supporters left en masse after hearing that the VP would not address the crowd tonight.
Former Rep. Cedric Richmond — co-chairman of the Harris campaign — said after midnight Wednesday that the vice president would not come out.
Richmond made the announcement to those left behind at the party, as many attendees had already gone home after results across the country trended toward former President Donald Trump’s re-election.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger admitted Trump had an “insurmountable lead” in the state, hours before the race was called.
Raffensperger, a Republican, sparked outrage because he made the admission before all the votes in the state had been counted.
Harris supporters left en masse after hearing the VP would not address the crowd tonight
Supporters of Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris react to the election results
Meanwhile, Republicans cheered at Trump’s watch party in Palm Beach, Florida
The closely divided swing state voted for President Joe Biden in 2020 by a narrow margin of 12,000 votes.
It was so close that Georgia’s 2020 results were challenged in court by Trump’s camp, although Biden’s victory ultimately stood.
Former Rep. Cedric Richmond — co-chairman of the Harris campaign — said after midnight Wednesday that the vice president would not come out
Trump’s fight against the election results in Georgia continues after he accused the state of baseless claims of “widespread fraud.”
He was ultimately indicted for his alleged role in an orchestrated operation to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
That case, brought by embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, is currently on hold after it was revealed she hired her lover to help prosecute the former president.
In 2016, the former president similarly defeated Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton 50.3% to 45.3%.
The two candidates weaved through the state for weeks leading up to the election.
Georgia received a series of bomb threats at polling stations across the state on Tuesday.
The FBI confirmed that hoax “Russian bomb threats” were made to polling places in several states – including Georgia – as Americans cast their votes in one of the closest elections in American history.
Polling stations in the swing states of Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin were also targeted by the Russians.
But so far, none of the threats have “proven to be credible,” the FBI said in a statement on Election Day.
“The FBI is aware of bomb threats against polling places in several states, many of which appear to have originated from Russian email domains.”
After an early morning bomb threat closed two polling stations in Atlanta, Georgia, a new round of threats came in the evening, halting the election and prompting calls for evacuations.
Police responded to the Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library on Tuesday evening for a bomb threat.
DeKalb County had evacuations at seven different locations, including five polling places. Officials there are asking for voting times to be extended, saying those in line there will be allowed to vote.
Police have conducted several bomb investigations in different areas as threatening calls came in.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said earlier Tuesday that Russians were involved in the threats, particularly one that closed a school and polling place in nearby Fulton County, south of Atlanta.