6 Nov 2024

Donald Trump's path to victory looking increasingly secure

From Checkpoint, 7:07 pm on 6 November 2024

Two battleground states now have gone to the Republican candidate Donald Trump who's path to victory is now looking increasingly secure. He leads leads Kamala Harris now 246 votes to 187 - and has leads in the swing states which are still furiously counting votes. While the dominant electoral issues of the economy, abortion and immigration have been key voting factors for many Americans, there are other elements pushing people to have their say. Tim Groser, who was a minister in John Key's government as well as being New Zealand's ambassador to the United States between 2016 and 2018, during the last Trump administration spoke to Lisa Owen.