In RI, Trump Surprise: He Far Outperforms His 2016 and 2020 Results UPDATED

In RI, Trump Surprise: He Far Outperforms His 2016 and 2020 Results UPDATED

Former President Donald Trump is losing to Vice President Kamala Harris in Rhode Island, but by a much closer margin than anticipated.

With 448 of 453 polling places reporting (98%), Harris is leading Trump 55.2% to 42.2%. 

The Harris win is just 13% in solidly blue Rhode Island.

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The mail ballots have been counted.

Trump is performing far better than he did in 2016 and 2020.

In 2016, he received 180,543 votes and 38.9% and lost by 16% to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

In 2020, more than 50,000 more Rhode Islanders voted, and Trump’s total number of votes increased to 199,922, but his percentage of the vote fell to 38.6%. His loss to President Joe Biden was by nearly 21%.

 

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