WASHINGTON, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Republican
billionaire Donald Trump added key battleground states Florida and North Carolina to his haul of state wins in the race for the White House, US television networks projected — dealing a crushing blow to rival Hillary Clinton.
Winning one or both of the southern US states was seen as critical to
both candidates, but Trump needed Florida — the Sunshine State — to have a viable path to the magic number of 270 electoral college votes.