***Filed at 2.50am GMT***
Whether you decided to stay up, or set your alarm to wake up early, this is quite startling news. For the first time on election night, the New York Times predict Donald Trump is likely to be elected the President of the United States of America.
Florida remains too close to call with Trump still holding a slight lead, but the Republican candidate is currently projected to win in Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Nebraska, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Meanwhile, Clinton is favourite to win in New York, Vermont, New Jersey, DC, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, Illinois, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The NY Times had Clinton as steady favourite for most of the night, but things have changed drastically, and at the time of writing they predict between 53%-59% likelihood that Trump will win. Whatever happens, Trump is performing decidedly better than anyone predicted.
Oh my.
NYT's Upshot forecast is now giving Trump a 59% chance of winning https://t.co/7n1qI5VEbX pic.twitter.com/XLYeaHyZKz
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/BevanShields/status/796179382616211456
We are watching a nation commit suicide https://t.co/ivRP5aBAia
— Adam Gartrell (@adamgartrell) November 9, 2016
NYT electoral vote projections pic.twitter.com/Y1Ws6HozMD
— Nick Turse (@nickturse) November 9, 2016
NYT says Trump has 53% chance of winning pic.twitter.com/O9hU3i9A29
— Nick Turse (@nickturse) November 9, 2016
The @nytimes gives Donald Trump 54% chance of winning the Presidency pic.twitter.com/inZvUcQ47v
— hash (@hashim0307) November 9, 2016
Stock futures plummet as race becomes tighter than expected: https://t.co/X7QfEmkENz #Election2016 pic.twitter.com/2k8BiIMBrj
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 9, 2016
