It could still be a tough climb.

Live: Michigan election 2024 results

Harris campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon sent a memo to staff just before 11 p.m. as votes were being counted: “As we have always known, this is a razor-thin race … the closeness of the race is exactly what we have.” prepared ourselves for it.”

“As we continue to see data trickle in from the Sun Belt states, we have always known that our clearest path to 270 electoral votes is through the Blue Wall states. And we’re happy with what we see.”

O'Malley Dillon then went on to note that turnout expectations were exceeded in Philadelphia and several other areas of Pennsylvania, including those with “large non-white and student populations.” She also said that a significant number of votes are still waiting for a significant number of votes to be counted in Michigan, particularly in Detroit. “Other results in Michigan are more difficult to analyze because the results are more fragmented than elsewhere,” she wrote.