There have been no surprises so far in the early states to be called by US broadcasters, with Vice President Kamala Harris picking up traditionally Democratic states and Donald Trump winning Republican ones. As polls started closing in western states, US networks CNN, NBC and CBS projected victories for former president Trump in states including Ohio, Texas and South Carolina, while Harris was seen as winning states including California, New York and Illinois. The broadcasters had Trump leading Harris by 214 electoral votes to 153, with both candidates searching for a path to the 270 electoral…