Donald Trump elected as the next President of the United States

Former Democratic Michigan State Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet is projected by the Associated Press to defeat former Trump administration official Paul Junge on Tuesday in the open race for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District.

The race in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District was to replace retiring Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., who has served in Congress since 2013. Along with the race for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, the contest for the 8th District was seen as one of the most competitive in the country.

Fox News hosts on "The Five" reacted to critics of former President Trump who had meltdowns on live television as results started coming in on Tuesday night.

One guest on MSNBC suggested that Trump's administration could ban historians from writing books. Another guest on the same channel claimed that Trump is a "unique threat to the constitutional order."

"70 million plus that will be voting for a man who said he would assassinate for treason the chairman of the join chiefs, who's going to execute Liz Cheney with a firing squad," MSNBC Host Joe Scarborough said.

Fox News' Jesse Watters said MSNBC is positioning themselves as "the anti-Trump place to go if you want to have anger, hate conspiracy theories, predictions that don't work out."

Former President Trump has made immigration and border security some of his top campaign issues ahead of the 2024 election, reviving a key focus of his first administration.

Trump has promised to continue building a wall at the southern border, and restore a number of policies that he oversaw during his administration.

He was promised to end Biden-era parole policies, and has also said he will launch a mass deportation operation if he ends up back in the White House.

Trump, in September, said that if elected, his second term would begin by "immediately" terminating "every Open Borders policy of the Biden Administration."

"Following the Eisenhower Model, we will carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history," Trump said.

The former president said he plans to also "invoke the Alien Enemies Act to remove all known or suspected Gang Members, drug dealers, or Cartel Members from the United States"—an effort he says will end the "scourge of illegal alien gang violence once and for all." 

Fox News' Adam Shaw contributed reporting.

Former Republican State Sen. Tom Barrett is projected to defeat Democratic former state Sen. Curtis Hertel in the race for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, according to a call by The Associated Press.

The two candidates were vying to replace Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., who gave up the House seat to pursue Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat in the 2024 cycle.

Barrett, a former Army helicopter pilot who served in the state legislature for eight years, twice pursued the critical Michigan seat, having lost to Slotkin by five points during the 2022 race.

Hertel was making his first run for the U.S. House after leaving the State Senate in 2022 due to term limits.

Hertel spent much of the race outspending Barrett, according to an October Detroit News report, which noted at the time that Hertel had raised $4.2 million to Barrett’s $2.8 million. 

Hertel was also the beneficiary of millions in ad spending by outside groups, including television, digital media and mail advertisements, the report noted.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Michael Lee

Eyes of the Kremlin watched the U.S. election, and Moscow responded with how they’ll now watch comments and actions of Donald Trump’s projected presidency moving forward.

"We say that we are carefully analyzing everything, monitoring everything, and will draw conclusions based on specific words and specific steps," Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday, according to state-run media RIA Novosti.

Trump was declared the presumptive winner of the 2024 election over current Vice President Kamala Harris by Fox News around 2 a.m. ET in the U.S., which was around 10 a.m. in Russia.

Peskov made his statement about two hours later, according to the media outlet.

During a town hall in September, Trump touted his toughness on Russia and President Vladimir Putin. Trump also brought up the Russia-Ukraine war, which he said would have never happened had he been president the last four years.

"I was the toughest on Russia. Putin would even say, you know, if you're not the toughest guy, you are, you're killing us," Trump told Sean Hannity while discussing his actions opposing the Nord Stream pipeline. "I'd hate to see you if you were really tough."

"This was the biggest job they've ever had and I stopped it."

Trump continued, "We have things going on in the world right now with Israel and with the Middle East, it's blowing up. It's blowing up. We have Ukraine and Russia. That would never happen. That would have never happened. October 7th would have never happened. If I were the president, they would have never happened. And everybody knows it."

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A pair of House Democrats from Hawaii have won re-election in the Aloha State's 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts.

The Associated Press called the races for Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, at 5:16 a.m. ET and for Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, at 5:14 a.m. on Wednesday. 

Case was re-elected to a fourth term representing urban Honolulu. He first won the seat in 2018. Previously, he served in Congress from 2002 to 2007, when he represented Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District, which covers rural Oahu and neighboring islands. Case serves on the House Appropriations Committee.

Tokuda was re-elected to a second term and is a member of the agriculture and armed services committees. Before her election to Congress in 2022, she served 12 years in the Hawaii Senate. She has also been a small business owner and was the external affairs director for the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center on Maui. 

Both seats were considered safe for Democrats. 

The Associated Press contributed to this update.

Democratic Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen defeated Republican challenger Joseph McGraw to keep his seat in the House of Representatives.

Pre-election polling rated Sorensen's district, Illinois' 17th, as "Lean Dem." The Associated Press called the race for Sorensen just before 5 a.m. ET.

"The people of #IL17 have spoken—and they’re sending their neighbor back to Congress! Thank you, Central and Northwestern Illinois, for your trust and support. The forecast is for bright days ahead!" Sorensen wrote on X.

Control over the House remains up in the air, though the Fox News' decision desk has projected that former President Trump will take the White House and Republicans will control the Senate.

Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) attends a hearing called "Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos" before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

Republican Rep. Burgess Owens has won re-election to a third term in the U.S. House in Utah's 4th Congressional District.

The Associated Press called the race at 4:34 a.m. ET on Wednesday.  

Owens, a former NFL safety, defeated Democratic candidate Katrina Fallick-Wang and will continue to represent parts of Salt Lake County, Sanpete, Utah and Juab counties in Congress. He is one of four Black Republicans elected to the House and serves on the Education and Workforce Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. 

The race was considered safe for the GOP. Utah is one of the reddest states in the country at both the state and national level, with the Republican Party controlling all statewide executive offices while enjoying a supermajority in both the state House and the state Senate.

So far, Republicans have won 195 House races, flipping four seats, and Democrats have won 173, flipping three for a net loss of one seat. Control of the House of Representatives will be determined by whichever party can claim 218 seats in Congress.

Fox News Digital's Michael Lee contributed to this update.

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French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated former President Trump on his projected win in the U.S. presidential election.

"Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump," Macron wrote Wednesday morning on the social media platform X.

"Ready to work together as we did for four years," he continued.

The French president added: "With your convictions and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity."

U.S. stock futures rallied as Donald Trump was projected to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris in one of the most contentious elections in U.S. history.

Dow Futures Spike: 3:30 a.m.

ET Dow futures spiked over 1,000 points, before pulling back, as Trump took the stage at his headquarters in Florida, thanking his supporters and promising to restore the country. 

"We're going to pay you back. We are going to do the best job. We're going to turn it around. It's got to be turned around, and it's got to be turned around fast. And we're going to turn it around" said Trump.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures also jumped over 1% in the early morning. 

Trump invited JD Vance, the presumptive new vice president, to the podium to speak, and he spoke about reviving the U.S. economy, a top election issue. 

"We're going to lead the greatest economic comeback in American history under Donald Trump's leadership," Vance told the crowd.

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From political pariah to the presidency.

Four years after Americans booted then-President Trump from the White House and he left Washington in political disgrace two months later, after trying to overturn his election loss, they are sending him back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 

"It’s a political victory that our country has never seen before," Trump said in his celebration speech early Wednesday morning, as he pointed to his convincing electoral and popular vote victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

And his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, called Trump's victory "the greatest political comeback in American history."

Trump, in his victory address, touted that his political movement was one that "nobody's ever seen before… this was the greatest political movement of all time."

For an undisciplined candidate known for his hyperbole, Tuesday's election results appeared to prove Trump right.

"This is a historic political realignment," seasoned Republican strategist Ryan Williams said. 

Williams argued that Trump "basically threw out the coalition that Republicans had put together for the last several decades and reached out and doubled down on voting blocks that he thought he could make a connection with."

"He just expanded the party in a way that no other nominee has been able to do before. And I think that’s why the polling missed this, because he so radically changed the composition of the electorate," Williams highlighted.

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UFC President Dana White celebrated former President Trump's projected victory in the race for the White House on Wednesday morning.

"Nobody deserves this more than him, and nobody deserves this more than his family does," White said of Trump. "This is what happens when the machine comes after you. What you've seen over the last several years, this is what it looks like. It couldn't stop him. The king's coming forward, he does it quick. He's the most resilient, hard working man I've ever met in my entire life. His family are incredible people."

"This is karma," he added to Trump's critics.

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Arizona voters passed Proposition 139 to amend the state constitution and establish a fundamental right to abortion until fetal viability.

More than 62% of people voted "yes" on the ballot measure as of 4 a.m., according to The Associated Press.

The procedure will be permitted after viability if a health care provider determines the pregnant woman's life or health is at risk.

The amendment also bans laws punishing a person who assists a person in obtaining an abortion.

Former President Donald Trump, at his last North Carolina campaign stop, announced he would impose a substantial tariff on goods from Mexico if the country does not stop the flow of migrants coming into the U.S.

The event in Raleigh marked Trump's last pitch to voters in North Carolina before Election Day — one of three scheduled battleground state stops on Monday.

"This is really the end of a journey. But a new one will be starting. And that's the one we've wanted to partake in, which is basically to Make America Great Again," Trump told attendees.

Trump announced for the first time that, if elected, he would impose an immediate 25% tariff on everything imported from Mexico if the country did not stop the influx of migrants and drugs pouring into the country. 

"I'm going to inform her [Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum] on day one, or sooner, that if they don't stop this onslaught of criminals and drugs coming into our country, I'm going to immediately impose a 25% tariff on everything they send in to the United States of America," Trump said during the rally.

This is an excerpt from an article written by Fox News' Aubrie Spady.

President-elect Donald Trump addressed his supporters in the nation early Wednesday morning after earning more than 270 electoral votes, vowing he will lead the "golden age of America" after launching the "greatest political movement of all time." 

"This was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There's never been anything like this in this country, and maybe beyond. And now it's going to reach a new level of importance because we're going to help our country heal," Trump said just before 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday. 

"We're going to help our country here. We have a country that needs help, and it needs help very badly. We're going to fix our borders. We're going to fix everything about our country and we've made history for a reason tonight. And the reason is going to be just that. We overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible," he added to cheers from the crowd. 

Trump, taking the stage after Fox News declared him the winner of the election, said he will lead the "golden age of America" upon his inauguration. 

"Every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and your future. Every single day, I will be fighting for you. And with every breath in my body, I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America. That's what we have to have. This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again," he said. 

This is an excerpt from an article written by Fox News' Emma Colton and Brooke Singman.

After Fox News Decision Desk projected Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States, world leaders sent out their seal of approval.

"Dear Donald and Melania Trump, Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback!,"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in a post on X.

"Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America," the post continued.

"This is a huge victory! In true friendship, yours, Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu."

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, also congratulated Trump on his victory.

"Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on his impressive election victory!," Zelenskyy wrote on X.

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Former President Trump's projected win in Pennsylvania represents the largest margin of victory in the commonwealth for a Republican presidential candidate since former President Reagan's win in 1984.

Trump was besting Vice President Harris 50.87% to 48.17%, or 2.7%, as of 3 a.m., according to the Fox News Decision Desk.

In 1984, Reagan won Pennsylvania by 7.35% against Democrat Walter Mondale.

Former President George H.W. Bush won the commonwealth by 2.31% in 1988.

Former President George W. Bush did not win Pennsylvania in 2000 or 2004.

Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016 by .72%.

Fox-projected winner Donald Trump gave his honest reaction to the Republican party taking the Senate majority during his victory speech in Palm Beach, Florida.

"We have taken back control of the Senate--wow, that's good," said Trump to his supporters early Wednesday morning.

"And the Senate races in Montana, Nevada, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, were all won by the MAGA movement, they helped so much. And of those cases, every one of them we worked with the Senators--they were tough races--I mean the, the number of victories in the Senate was absolutely incredible," said Trump."And we did tele-rallies, we did tele-rallies with each one of them," Trump continued.

"Sometimes we did two or three per, and it was amazing to look at all of those victories, nobody expected that. Nobody. So I just wanted to thank you very much for that. You have some great senators and some great new senators, and it also looks like we'll be keeping control of the House of Representatives."

Projected President-elect Donald Trump said "God spared [his] life for a reason" during his victory speech at Trump Headquarters early Wednesday morning.

Trump has experienced two assassination attempts during the 2024 election cycle.

The first came at his July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left firefighter Corey Comperatore dead. Trump ended up securing the battleground state of Pennsylvania in a major victory that propelled him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

The second attempt came while he was playing golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15.

"Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason, and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness," Trump said. "And now we are going to fulfill that mission together."

Eric Trump posted a photo of his father, Fox-projected winner Donald Trump, on social media site X early Wednesday morning ahead of his victory speech.

Trump will be addressing a crowd of supporters in Palm Beach, Florida to formally announce his victory as the 47th president of the United States.

The former and future president successfully took swing states North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in Tuesday's election.

Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson

Fox News can project that Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson will become the next governor of Washington. He defeats former Republican congressman and sheriff Dave Reichert.

Fox News contributor Juan Williams voiced Democrats' disappointments Wednesday morning as former President Trump racked up several electoral victories.

Speaking on a panel before the race was called for Trump, Williams said Democrats were "dispirited at this moment."

"I think that there is even recriminations now among Democrats as to Biden and whether Biden should have dropped that earlier or not," Williams said. "Would a white male have done better? Obviously Trump has defeated two women and now a Black woman. So there's all these questions."

"But to my mind, it seems to me incredible that a guy who let it resurrect insurrection against the United States government is potentially now, you know, like a phoenix going back into the Oval Office," he added. "It's unbelievable."

Vice President Kamala Harris will not be responding to former President Trump's projected win until tomorrow, her team has announced. She will speak towards the election results. (Getty)

Vice President Kamala Harris will not be responding to former President Trump's projected win until tomorrow, her team has announced. She will speak towards the election results.

Fox News Decision Desk projected Trump would win the Oval Office early Wednesday morning, after projecting he would win Wisconsin.

Trump will be the first president to serve two nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in 1892 — and only the second in history. Trump was first elected president in 2016, defeating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and vowing to "Make America Great Again." He lost re-election to President Biden in 2020 during the global coronavirus pandemic but re-claimed the White House in 2024 after a nearly two-year campaign, vowing to "Make America Great Once Again." 

Fox News' Brooke Singman contributed to this post.

MSNBC host and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart said Tuesday night he was “mystified” over President-elect Trump’s gains in the election from 2020.

“I’m mystified in some ways, simply because we’re talking about a twice impeached, four times indicted – convicted on 34 felony counts – former president,” he said. “That’s one bucket,” he added. “In another bucket you have all the things he’s been saying on the campaign trail … I am mystified that despite all of that he’s gaining support compared to 2020."

He added, “It’s gets back to the point that … Who are we as a country? We’re starting to find out and from what I am seeing right now, I’m not sure I like it."

Fox News Decision desk projected that Trump would win back the presidency late Tuesday.

Jewish voters have been very “alarmed” by the direction of the Democratic Party and have not felt safe, said political analyst Harley Lippman.

Jewish voters in Florida and elsewhere have felt the party going in the wrong direction, particularly as antisemitism has increased, Lippman said on “Fox News @ Night.”

“They see the liberal leftist as not standing with the Jewish people in the fight against antisemitism,” he said.

Gianno Caldwell, a political analyst for Fox News, noted that Harris should have selected Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as her running mate.

“They have picked Josh Shapiro if they wanted to have a stronger standing,” he said. “They didn't and they turned their back on Jewish voters.”

The Fox News Decision Desk can now project that Donald Trump will become the 47th President of the United States.

The former president’s comeback will be complete with a win in Wisconsin, a state he narrowly lost four years ago.

He is the second president in U.S. history to win non-consecutive terms. The first was Grover Cleveland.

Senator JD Vance will become the 50th Vice President of the United States.

Voters expressed deep frustration with the Biden administration, and Trump overperformed in urban areas, particularly with men.

Trump defeats Vice President Harris, who entered this race just over 100 days ago.

Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier said there is a realignment of the Republican party and that Election Day is starting to feel like 2016.

“This is a major realignment where people could look at all the mass media, all the media covering that, one way, and say ‘I don’t believe it, I do not believe that, and I am going to vote how I want to vote,” Baier explained.

Baier and the rest of the panel discussed being “saddled” with Kamala Harris who they felt was the weakest choice the Democrat Party could run with.

VP Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate. (Montinique Monroe/Jim Vondruska)

The Fox News Decision Desk can now project that Vice President Harris will win Minnesota. Her running mate, Tim Walz, serves as the state’s governor.

Vice President Harris will not address the crowd at Howard University in Washington, D.C., tonight.

Instead, Harris-Walz Campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond, gave remarks at the university.

Harris is expected to speak tomorrow. Harris planned to watch the election results from her alma mater, Howard University on Election Night.

Three sources close to Harris expressed concern that Harris’ path to victory may be too narrow to overcome.

One source at the Harris friends and family party says “Her path is so narrow and she is not doing what she needs to do in PA, MI, WI….The exit polls I saw hours ago are all accurate, they need to suddenly outperform those. Don’t believe that will happen.”

Asked about this, a second source close to Harris told Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich, “I 100% agree… The path to victory is very difficult…His numbers are higher than expected in counties where he should be losing by larger margins in PA and MI.”

A third source close to the campaign said, “I think we’re losing this.”

The Fox News Decision Desk can now project that former President Trump will win Pennsylvania.

This is the most important victory for Trump so far. He is now three electoral votes away from winning the presidency.

The Harris campaign identified Pennsylvania as one of three Rust Belt states on its “clearest path to 270 electoral votes.”

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In Pennsylvania, 6-in-10 voters favor expanding fracking, and these voters back former President Trump by more than 2 to 1.

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Pro-Trump business tycoon Elon Musk is predicting a Democratic drubbing in the 2024 presidential election.

"Last election, I didn't know a single independent/swing voter who was voting for Trump. This time, I don’t know anyone who isn't. And one person after another has confided in me that they’re voting for Trump, but they're afraid to say so publicly, because it will affect their friends/job/customers," Musk noted in a post on X.

"Crushing defeat is coming for the oppressive, big government machine represented by the Kamala puppet," he added.

Musk, who endorsed Trump earlier this year, has suggested that celebrity endorsements will not enable Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, to win the White House contest.

"Even if everyone in music & entertainment endorses the Kamala puppet, it won’t matter. The public sees through it," he opined in a social media post.

Trump has said that as president he would establish a "government efficiency commission" to audit the federal government and recommend "drastic reforms." He said that Musk has agreed to helm the task force.

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Alaska, the Westernmost state, become the last in the United States to close its polls at 1 a.m. ET on Election Night.

Former President Donald Trump is not endorsed by any U.S. presidents aside from himself, with former Republican President George Bush declining to support anyone in the race. 

Despite past conflicts with several Republican lawmakers, many of the GOP elected officials in the House of Representatives and Senate have announced their support for Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance. This includes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, with whom Trump had a longstanding feud, and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Some notable GOP non-endorsers in the Senate include Sens. Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy and Todd Young. And while they haven’t gotten behind the Republican nominee, they have also stopped short of supporting Harris. 

Trump has the support of nearly all Republican governors, with the exception of two. Gov. Phil Scott, a moderate Vermont Republican, said he wouldn’t back Trump but wasn’t sure about Harris. As for Gov. Eric Holcomb of Indiana, he will still be supporting his pick in the GOP primary, former Vice President Mike Pence. Pence has also notably held off endorsing his former running mate. 

Fox News' Julia Johnson contributed reporting.

"Kamala Harris has been using a different tune on the campaign trail, literally," Fox News' Brooke Singman said. "The contrasting moments from her Labor Day rally show Kamala Harris using a southern accent with many on social media referring to her as that Looney Tunes character, Foghorn Leghorn."

On Labor Day, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Detroit and Pittsburgh on the same day.

In Michigan, Harris was accused of using a southern accent while speaking to rally goers.

"To clear things up, Kamala Harris was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, not the South," Singman added. "The fake drawl had many on social media calling her out saying it was cringe and saying she was just using that accent to try to get voters."

"This isn't the first time Kamala Harris has been accused of using a fake accent," Singman said.

In July, Harris visited Atlanta, where she showed off a Southern accent."

In 2021, she took a swing at a French accent while on an overseas visit," Singman said. "That one landed just about as well as the southern one did."

Read on for more 2024 Election Day news, results and analysis from Fox News.

The Fox News Decision Desk can now project that former President Trump will win Georgia.

It is the first battleground to flip to Trump, and a significant victory for the 45th president. He adds sixteen electoral votes on the road to 270.

A rally for Vice President Harris at Howard University on Election Night emptied out after the Vice President announced she would not be speaking to the crowd.

Vice President Harris will not address the crowd at Howard University in Washington, D.C., tonight.

Instead, Harris-Walz Campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond, gave remarks at the university. Harris is expected to speak tomorrow.

Harris planned to watch the election results from her alma mater, Howard University on Election Night.

Three sources close to Harris expressed concern that Harris’ path to victory may be too narrow to overcome.

One source at the Harris friends and family party says “Her path is so narrow and she is not doing what she needs to do in PA, MI, WI….The exit polls I saw hours ago are all accurate, they need to suddenly outperform those. Don’t believe that will happen.”

Asked about this, a second source close to Harris told Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich, “I 100% agree… The path to victory is very difficult…His numbers are higher than expected in counties where he should be losing by larger margins in PA and MI.”

A third source close to the campaign said, “I think we’re losing this.”