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Can Kamala Harris still win without Georgia and North Carolina?

Can Kamala Harris still win without Georgia and North Carolina?

The mood of Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is sure to grow darker as two key battleground states slip further out of reach.

Shortly before 11:30 p.m. ET, the Associated Press predicted that North Carolina would go to former President Donald Trump, giving the Republican presidential candidate a major victory. CNN, NBC News and Fox News also called for the race.

Without the Tar Heel State, Trump would have had to take Pennsylvania to win the White House.

The news also comes as Trump leads Harris in Georgia by around 136,000 votes. An estimated 91 percent of the state's votes have been counted. Brad Raffensperger, the state's Republican secretary of state who famously denied Trump the 11,700 votes he needed to overturn the 2020 election in the Peach State, said shortly before 11 p.m. ET that he expects Georgia to swing for the former president will decide.

“If you look at who is leading the race right now, given the number of votes outstanding, Donald J. Trump has an unassailable lead,” Raffensperger told reporters. “It looks like this is settled.”

Shortly after 12:30 p.m. ET, the Georgia race was called for Trump by both CNN and NBC News.

North Carolina and Georgia each have 16 electoral votes up for grabs.

Does Harris have a chance of winning?

NO.

Fox News called Pennsylvania for Trump just before 1:30 a.m. ET, wresting the presidency from Harris. Although he is still three electoral votes short of 270, Harris cannot win without the Keystone State. He is also likely to win Alaska in a landslide, giving him exactly three electoral votes, bringing his total to 270.

Trump could also take the remaining battleground states: Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada.

Can Harris win North Carolina without Georgia?
Harris lost to North Carolina on Tuesday. Could she still win the election?

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Trump was up by 262,000 votes in Michigan, where an estimated 73 percent of the vote was reported, by 119,000 votes in Wisconsin, where an estimated 92 percent of the vote was reported, and by 47,000 votes in Nevada, where an estimated 74 percent of the vote was reported .

Harris did not address her supporters at Howard University, where her campaign hosted a watch party Tuesday night. Her campaign co-chair said she would speak tomorrow and urged the crowd to head for the exits. Harris' supporters were seen crying as they left the party, and her supporters grew somber as the results were announced.

In Palm Beach, Florida, Trump prepared to address his own campaign party and supporters at a massive convention center. The atmosphere was completely different than in Washington, DC, where celebrations were already underway.

Update 11/24/06, 12:39 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with Trump's victory in Georgia.

Update 6/24/11, 2:09 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with Trump's victory in Pennsylvania.

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