MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) - Supporters of US Vice President and Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris are leaving her campaign headquarters at Howard University in Washington, surrounded by the police and secret services, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Wednesday.
According to the latest calculations by the NBC News channel, Harris’ rival, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is on track to secure 248 Electoral College votes, well ahead of Harris’ tally of 214. A candidate is to secure at least 270 Electoral College votes to win.
Harris’ supporters believe she still can win, they told RIA Novosti, although they described this as a hope rather than a strong degree of certainty.
The ABC News channel reported, citing sources, that Harris’ team was getting more anxious as the preliminary results were released. Her supporters went from dancing to the music at the start of the evening to quieting following CNN's broadcast of live results, they told the broadcaster.
CNN said Trump's campaign headquarters was hopeful and would fill with thunderous applause with each update on his predicted victory.
What was expected to be a razor-thin presidential race, will likely be determined by voting results in seven key swing states, namely Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
