Hillary Clinton is likely to win 2.5million more US election votes than Donald Trump, according to analysts.
The former Secretary of State's lead in the popular vote is still increasing thanks to the late counting of mail-in and absentee ballots in core blue heartlands such as California, New York and Washington.
If she hits 65million votes (she is currently at just over 63.7million), her total would be roughly on par with Barack Obama’s 2012 victory and George W. Bush’s 2004 triumph.
But thanks to America’s unique, winner-takes-all Electoral College system , the it is the 70-year-old billionaire tycoon who is heading for the White House.
FiveThirtyEight contributor and Cook Political Report US House editor David Wasserman said: “Hillary Clinton looks likely to hit 65 million votes, roughly on par with Obama ’12, and win popular vote by 2.5m”
As of last night, Mrs Clinton had won 63,757,077 votes compared to Mr Trump’s 62,004,178 and the 7,087,495 ballots for other candidates.
Ballots are also still being collected in Michigan, which the Republicans are leading by a fragile 0.3 percent, and its 16 Electoral College votes could fall into Democrat hands.
But even then, the former The Apprentice icon would win 290 Electoral Colleges to Mrs Clinton’s 248.
Whoever wins the most votes in each state, scoops up all its elector votes.
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