Trump leads in the polls this morning

Trump leads in the polls this morning

Republican presidential candidate - Donald Trump has won several key states putting him within reach of the White House. 

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combo
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Trump has won Florida, Ohio and North Carolina to name a few, However, the results from a handful of states are still not in - meaning neither Trump nor Hillary Clinton have done enough to clinch the Presidency just yet. 


Candidates are racing to hit the magic number of 270 electoral votes, an absolute majority of the 538 members of the electoral college, with the number from each state based on its population size. 


So far, Trump has gained 247 votes with Clinton following with 215 votes. 


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Meanwhile in the province, a Political Counsellor Brian Phibbs says the results so far, have been much closer than expected - considering the lead Clinton had at the polls ahead of the elections. 


He has been commenting on Trump's win in Ohio. 


"So Ohio is an important state but with only 19 electoral votes, it's not the only state or the state with the most votes in play. Right now I think, people are very much watching the states of Michigan and Wisconsin where Donald Trump is doing much better than expected," he said. 


States which have yet to release voting results are Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,  New Hampshire, Michigan, Minnesota, Maine and Arizona. 


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