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President Donald Trump: Four hours that shook the world - how the polls swung and the election results came in President Donald Trump: Four hours that shook the world - how the polls swung and the election results came in
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After morphing from a joke candidate to an outsider and on to a possible contender, Donald Trump is on course to become President of the United States. After morphing from a joke candidate to an outsider and on to a genuine contender, Donald Trump has become President of the United States.
Victory for the Republican candidate would defy months of predictions and polls that gave Hillary Clinton a comfortable, albeit shrinking, lead against her volatile candidate. Victory for the Republican candidate defies months of predictions and polls that gave Hillary Clinton a comfortable, albeit shrinking, lead against her volatile candidate.
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But after securing the crucial battleground states of Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, the odds of a Trump presidency dropped dramatically as the former Secretary of State’s deficit started to appear insurmountable.But after securing the crucial battleground states of Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, the odds of a Trump presidency dropped dramatically as the former Secretary of State’s deficit started to appear insurmountable.
Then, shortly after 7.30am UK time, the billionare tycoon gave his first speech in New York after Hillary Clinton conceded election victory to the 70-year-old.
Analysis by the New York Times illustrated the shock reversal with the estimated chance of victory for Mr Trump rocketing from 20 per cent to over 95 per cent in under four hours, as Ms Clinton’s fortunes went into freefall.Analysis by the New York Times illustrated the shock reversal with the estimated chance of victory for Mr Trump rocketing from 20 per cent to over 95 per cent in under four hours, as Ms Clinton’s fortunes went into freefall.
The calculation was based on counted votes and how different regions have previously voted, forcasting a final result of 308 Electoral College votes for Mr Trump.The calculation was based on counted votes and how different regions have previously voted, forcasting a final result of 308 Electoral College votes for Mr Trump.
Mrs Clinton had won Virginia and Colorado, as well as California, the nation's largest prize at the time of writing. Mr Trump's victory has sent Dow Jones futures and Asian markets tumbling, prompting numerous comparisons to the UK’s vote to leave the EU, after the former The Apprentice icon compared his prospective victory to “Brexit plus plus plus”.
With a handful of other states still undecided, neither candidate had cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to reach the White House.  "I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be President for all Americans," said Mr Trump in his first speech as leader of the free world.
The uncertainty sent Dow Jones futures and Asian markets tumbling, prompting numerous comparisons to the UK’s vote to leave the EU, after Mr Trump compared his prospective victory to “Brexit plus plus plus”.
As Ms Clinton's team anxiously waited for results to roll in, the candidate tweeted to supporters: “Whatever happens tonight, thank you for everything.”