Donald Trump has won the battle-ground state of Ohio, according to Decision Desk HQ. The independent election-returns-analysis service has also called North Carolina and Florida, two must-win Sun Belt states, for Trump.
We are calling the states of Florida, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio for Donald Trump.
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 9, 2016
These are huge victories for the Republican candidate, who has managed to push the race to the West. All eyes now will be on Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. If Trump can pick off one of those Democratic-leaning states, his path to 270 is clear. The question is: Can Trump break the so-called Blue Wall?
Trump's path to 270 was drawing the inside straight.
He's a Michigan (or Pennsylvania) away from pulling that off
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) November 9, 2016