Some winners and losers of the 2024 election have been revealed following former President Trump's historic victory predicted by the Fox News Decision Desk.
Here's a look at those who came out on top on election day and those who simply didn't live up to expectations.
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Former President Trump arrived at the Election Night Watch Party at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
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Mr. Trump has defied all expectations about the 2024 election, even some conservative-leaning ones. President Trump defeats Vice President Kamala Harris by significant margins in several key battleground states, Fox News Decision Desk collects the required 270 electoral votes before numerous other battleground states are elected I expected him to win the election.
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Trump's top prediction of victory was followed by significant wins for the entire Republican Party. Senate Republicans are expected to regain the majority in the Senate in 2025, according to the Fox News Decision Desk, as they rack up victories in previously blue states like West Virginia, Ohio and Montana. There are still several undecided Senate races in battleground states, giving the party hope it can win an even bigger majority.
FOX News Decision Desk Project Republicans retake Senate majority in devastating blow to Democrats
Montana Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy (left) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) listen to former President Trump's speech at Montana State University's Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana on August 9. . (Michael Ciaglo)
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Chuck Schumer
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York is one of the biggest losers in this election after voters decisively removed his party from the Senate majority. He will instead lead the minority in the new parliament. Democrats suffered projected losses in West Virginia, Ohio, and Montana, effectively eliminating their chance of maintaining a majority. It also failed to flip Republican targets such as Texas and Florida. Several Senate races have yet to be called in battleground states, and it is possible that Republican majorities will prevail in these states.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.N.Y.) answers questions from reporters outside the Senate chamber at the Capitol on November 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
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Political polls have failed to accurately predict Trump's likely decisive victory in the 2024 election. of real clear politics Polling averages underestimated the former president, trailing Harris in battleground states he was expected to win and giving Trump a narrower lead than he ultimately won in other battleground states. It was shown that a I respect the Iowa pollsters. The results predicted that Harris would lead the state, but Trump won Iowa, resulting in a double-digit lead.
FOX News Decision Desk expects Republican Deb Fischer to retain Senate seat despite unique challenges
The Washington Post did not endorse former President Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris. (Getty Images)
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Overall, the Democratic Party received a crushing blow from voters across the country. The Fox News Decision Desk predicts that not only was the presidential candidate emphatically rejected by the American people, but the impact of that defeat further undermined the overall candidacy. In some battleground states, sitting senators are fighting for their political lives, and the resolution could take several days. This comes after the party has already lost two blue-held seats in Ohio and Montana. House Republicans are also bullish about achieving a three-way Republican ticket in Washington, D.C.
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