Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania and will win 19 electoral votes; This state is the most important variable in the 2024 presidential race. Associated Press.

After AP’s Pennsylvania call on Wednesday, November 6, Trump is ahead in the presidential race with a total of 267 delegate votes against Harris’ 224. The first candidate to reach 270 wins the Electoral College and the White House.

Pennsylvania has been a critical component of the Democrats’ election strategy and has been described as one of the best predictors of who will win the general election.

The “blue wall” victory covering Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin became a key strategy for Democrats to defeat Trump after Republicans narrowly won the states. Hillary Clinton In 2016.

Joe Biden restored the blue wall in 2020; He won Pennsylvania over Trump four days after the polls closed, which catapulted him over the finish line.

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Trump and Harris made multiple stops in Pennsylvania while on the campaign trail. This was the state where Trump was campaigning when he survived an attack. An assassination attempt was made in July. It returned to the site last month.

Strategists also thought Harris had chosen the state’s Democratic Governor. Josh Shapiro would help him win the state. Instead he went with the Governor of Minnesota. Tim WalzHe said it was an “instinct” decision.