As of Wednesday morning, Donald Trump is projected to win the battleground state of Michigan. This call came after he was already projected to win the presidential race.
At the time of publication, Trump is leading Harris in the state 49.8 percent to 48.3 percent with more than 95 percent of votes counted, according to The New York Times.
The victory marked Trump’s sweep of the Democrats’ so-called “blue wall” of the northern swing states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. After Trump was projected to win multiple significant Sunbelt states, securing the “blue wall” became “Harris’ best shot” for victory, as NPR noted early on Wednesday morning. But the razor-thin margins slowly widened in favor of Trump throughout the night.
Michigan has been called for Trump. He sweeps the Big Ten states, destroys the “blue wall” again.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) November 6, 2024
Michiganders turned out strong for the former president, even in seemingly unexpected locations.
The Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday morning that Trump won the Detroit suburb of Dearborn — a Detroit suburb in which more than 54 percent of the population is of Arab descent, reports say.
“Trump won [Dearborn] with 42.48% of the vote over Vice President Kamala Harris, who received 36.26%,” The Detroit Free Press reported, citing results apparently provided to the outlet by City Clerk George Darany.
Once a reliable Democrat voting block, some Muslim voters have recently become disillusioned with Democrats over what they perceive as insufficient
