New York, Nov 6 (UNI) Donald Trump has gained a lead over Kamala Harris in several of the swing states that will decide who becomes the next US president, early projections suggest, media reports said on Wednesday.
Georgia and North Carolina were leaning towards Trump and that he was narrowly ahead in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, while Harris had the advantage in Michigan. The leads are fluctuating by the minute, the BBC reported.
According to reports, Trump won conservative strongholds including Florida and Idaho, while Kamala Harris was sweeping liberal bastions from New York to California, CBS projects.
The outcome will be historic, either granting America its first female president or marking a significant political triumph for Trump.
A high turnout has been predicted, but the final outcome may not be known for several days if the results are as close as polls have indicated.
According to reports, a potential red flag for Harris has emerged in the latest CBS exit poll data, which suggests that 54% of women have voted for her. Joe Biden won the support of 57% of women in 2020.
Whoever wins the White House may have their hands tied by Congress, which is also up for grabs in Tuesday’s vote, the reports said.
Democrats have a slim majority in the Senate, while Trump’s fellow Republicans narrowly control the House of Representatives.
According to media reports, Republicans took a step towards winning control of the Senate on Tuesday night by wresting a seat in West Virginia from the Democrats and beating off a stiff challenge in Texas.
But neither party seemed to have an advantage in the House.
Polls have closed in most of the country, including Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania – the seven swing states expected to determine the outcome, the report said.
The race is currently highly competitive in Arizona and Wisconsin, with no significant returns from Nevada yet to be reported.
