Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump celebrated jubilantly during election night at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on November 8, 2016 as incoming results indicated that the business magnate was well on his way to becoming the 45th President of the United States.

The night was set to be long and tense in America as Republican candidate Donald Trump was outperforming predictions and punditry, having already won the crucial States of Florida and North Carolina. He has established a lead in another, Michigan. Mr. Trump could well be on his way to be elected the 45th President of the U.S.

The atmosphere at New York Hilton Midtown where Mr. Trump has invited guests is increasingly jubilant, as more results and trends emerge the excitement.

Unbelievable, says Hillary backer

An earshot away in Manhattan — at West Side’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center — supporters of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton are taken aback by the turn of events, which has stunned them. “Unbelievable,” an Indian American donor who is at the Center told The Hindu by phone.
Donald Trump captured crucial victories over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, showing strength in three of the nation’s most fiercely fought battleground states in an unexpectedly tight race for the presidency.

Hillary, Trump make final push before elections

Ms. Clinton and Mr. Trump blitzed through battleground States on Monday in a final bid to energise supporters. Ms. Clinton, backed by an emotional appeal from President Barack Obama, urged voters to embrace a “hopeful, inclusive, bighearted America,” while Mr. Trump vowed to “beat the corrupt system.”

The candidates rallied voters late into the night, a frenzied end to a bitter election year that has laid bare the nation’s deep economic and cultural divides. Ms. Clinton and Mr. Trump were both nostalgic at times, looking back fondly at a campaign that has put each on the brink of the presidency.

Ms. Clinton campaigned with confidence, buoyed by FBI director James Comey’s announcement on Sunday that he would not recommend criminal charges against her following a new email review. The FBI inquiry had sapped a surging momentum at a crucial moment in the race, though she still heads into election day with multiple paths to the 270 electoral college votes needed to become the nation’s first female president.

Ms. Clinton closed her campaign alongside the last two Democrats to occupy the Oval Office, Mr. Obama and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, as well as first lady Michelle Obama.

Courtesy:The Hindu