CNN anchor Chris Wallace was visibly stunned when reacting to the razor-close margins between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, as the Republican nominee has experienced solid gains in deep-blue D.C. suburbs.
“It’s a surprisingly close race in Virginia, which has gone blue since 2008 and Obama, the last four cycles. And if you remember, Trump had a, in late October, had a rally there and people went, ‘What’s he doing in Virginia? That’s a blue state,’” Wallace said. “He’s running a very close race.”
After co-panelist Dana Bash noted that only 50 percent of the vote was in at the time, Wallace reiterated that the results were way too close for comfort
As of 9:45 Eastern Time, Trump is holding onto a narrow lead in Virginia with roughly 55 percent of the vote reported.
Republicans have also experienced gains in Northern Virginia, which is heavily influenced by the D.C. metropolitan area. With 95 percent of votes counted, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris leads Trump in the blue stronghold of Loudon County, but only by a 17-point margin, securing 57 percent of the vote to Trump’s 40 percent.