US Elections

DDHQ Declares Trump’s Victory, Secures 270 Electoral Votes

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Nov 6, 2024.

Former President Donald Trump is projected to return to the White House, making a historic comeback nearly four years after his departure amid political and legal challenges.

Decision Desk HQ called the election for Trump after he secured Pennsylvania and Alaska, pushing him past the required 270 electoral votes.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that this victory marks Trump as the first president since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to reclaim office after a defeat, achieving it in a fiercely contested race against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump’s path to victory involved flipping key states like Georgia and maintaining his hold in North Carolina, with narrow margins in multiple battlegrounds.

DDHQ Trump Victory

Despite facing a criminal trial during his campaign, two assassination attempts, and a last-minute Democratic ticket reshuffle following President Biden’s exit, Trump’s momentum held. Running with Senator JD Vance of Ohio as his vice-presidential pick, Trump leveraged voter concerns over inflation, border security, and global instability to bolster support.

Exit polls showed a significant turnout among Latino voters, strengthened rural support, and nearly equal support with Harris among young male voters, a group his campaign heavily targeted. Trump has promised a rigorous policy agenda, pledging strict immigration controls, tax cuts, universal tariffs, and dismantling the Department of Education, while also intending to assemble an administration aligned with his vision.

Despite traditionally lower support from female voters and a focus on abortion rights by Harris, following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Trump managed to retain enough backing to counteract these potential setbacks.

With Republicans also regaining Senate control, Trump’s win signals a likely shift in the Supreme Court toward more conservative leanings.

Having narrowly won in 2016 and lost in 2020, Trump’s return caps years marked by his intense claims of election fraud.

The 2023 federal indictment related to his post-2020 actions remains unresolved, but Trump has suggested plans to dismiss Special Counsel Jack Smith, potentially affecting ongoing investigations.