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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Trump pulls ahead in swing states, electoral vote count
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTrump is taking leads in the important swing states of Florida, Ohio and Virginia, making the race closer than many pundits thought it would be.
In Florida, Trump is ahead by some 130,000 votes with some 93 percent reporting. However Democrats are holding out hope since many of those votes come from Broward county, outside Miami, seen as a Clinton stronghold.
Ohio is showing Trump ahead 49.5 percent to 46.5 percent with 36 percent of votes counted.
In Virginia, considered a must-win for Clinton, Trump leads 48.8 to 46.1 with 82 percent reporting.
Texas and Arkansas are being called for Trump, giving the GOP candidate a large lead in the electoral vote count 139-97, if Missouri — only called by some news organizations — is counted.
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