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US Election: Here are the main points you need to know so far

Donald Trump is going back to the White House.

LAST UPDATE | 6 Nov 2024

DONALD TRUMP WILL once again be the president of the United States of America.

Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris is now a sure thing after he was projected to win the state of Wisconsin this morning, bringing the Republican to 276 electoral college votes and past the 270 required to be elected president.

Here’s a rundown of the key things to know from the results so far. 

Main points: 

  • Donald Trump is projected to regain the White House, defeating his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris.  
  • Trump held a victory speech before a crowd of cheering supporters in Florida.
  • Out of the seven crucial battleground states that will decide the presidency, Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Georgia. 
  • Here’s a state-by-state guide showing who has won each state so far.
  • As well as winning the electoral college, Trump is on course to also win the popular vote (i.e. a majority of the total number of votes cast across the country)
  • The battle for the House of Representatives remains too close to call but Republicans look more likely to retain control. 
  • Kamala Harris‘ team has said the vice president will not deliver a speech at some point today. 
  • Taoiseach Simon Harris has congratulated Donald Trump on his likely win. 
  • Leaders around the world have offered Trump their congratulations
  • Dozens of hoax bomb threats were made against polling stations in the swing states of Georgia and Pennsylvania which disrupted voting for a time.
  • Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated at two viewing parties in Dublin overnight.
  • Away from the presidential race, the Republicans have won back control of the Senate from the Democrats.
  • Voters in six US states have approved measures to protect or expand abortion rights, but Florida failed to add abortion rights to its state constitution

Bonus episode of our politics podcast The Candidate: Christine Bohan and Rónán Duffy examine how election night unfolded and what Trump’s imminent victory means for US politics.

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    Nov 6th 2024, 5:30 AM

    It’s a trump win :)

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    Nov 6th 2024, 7:05 AM

    @Paul M Doe: mainstreams media told us it was neck and neck so they wouldn’t lower morale for all the libs.

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    Nov 6th 2024, 7:30 AM

    @Cole Palmer: imagine the lefties and the lefty media concocted a whole narrative that they had a chance. The best thing about winning 10 grand on trump is that I’m taking democrats money lol

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    Nov 6th 2024, 10:05 AM

    @Paul M Doe: you’re not taking Democrats money. You’re just taking money off other gambling saps like yourself.

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    Nov 6th 2024, 7:08 AM

    We need a Trump for Ireland.

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    Nov 6th 2024, 7:38 AM

    @Jim Connolly: nah, I think we should looking to America full stop.

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    Nov 6th 2024, 11:01 AM

    @Jim Connolly: Quite the opposite

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    Nov 6th 2024, 8:19 AM

    Just 3 words…….

    WELL DONE AMERICA!!!!!!!!

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    Nov 6th 2024, 6:12 AM

    Lots of soul searching on the brink of humble pie eating going on .. still no evident learning though

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    Nov 6th 2024, 7:48 AM

    @Michale Kane: What do you have to ‘learn’ in order to stop people from voting for someone like Trump?

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    Nov 6th 2024, 8:14 AM

    @Brendan O’Brien: So salty, little Brendan. Salty tears and four more years! Today is a truly magnificent day, it’ll put you in your place.

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    Nov 6th 2024, 8:28 AM

    @Brendan O’Brien: well for starters stop impressing your reasons on others.. over 100 million people voted for him, many times the population of Ireland. Also maybe stop calling them stupid.. many also voted for trump simple because he was not others.. I saw people of colour and women amoung his supporters.. I saw a 21 year old white woman in Michigan who voted Trump. Based on likes of media here and likes of you they must be all stupid sexist racists or didn’t exist at all. A too tired for this .. Listening to it all night..

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    Nov 6th 2024, 8:48 AM

    @Brendan O’Brien:
    You don’t believe in democracy I take it ?

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    Nov 6th 2024, 9:06 AM

    @Brendan O’Brien: The indoctrinated Cultists are incapable of learning.

    The paid shills couldn’t care less.

    Their World could be blazing around them and it would make no difference.

    For they will be holding their treasure.
    In Pompei.

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    Nov 6th 2024, 9:14 AM

    @ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: Utter rubbish. Go get some sleep, son.

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    Nov 6th 2024, 9:18 AM

    @Brendan O’Brien: learn what the electorate is concerned with Brendan is usually a good start. Ideologically wishes and dreams don’t keep everyday people up at night. 40 year highs of inflation and an open border however do

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    Nov 6th 2024, 9:41 AM

    @Mick O’K: @Mick O’K: Inflation caused by Trump.

    Border problems caused by Trump.

    Not that you’d know it from corporate owned US media.

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    Nov 6th 2024, 9:58 AM

    @ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: course it was. Say that’s true what did the Biden Harris administration do to fix it

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    Nov 6th 2024, 8:21 AM

    The BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT DAWN the world craves is upon us!!!!

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    Nov 6th 2024, 10:47 AM

    Lefties in meltdown . Fun , fun , fun to watch . Trump will be next US President
    . Great news to start the day with . MAGA .

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    Nov 6th 2024, 9:47 AM

    Question, is trump the first actual convicted Felon to hold the office of the president?

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    Nov 6th 2024, 1:18 PM

    It’s over now. Please, please give over!

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