Donald Trump has been considered the presumptive Republican nominee for president, but the race for the White House became a little clearer on Thursday after it was announced that he has reached the delegate threshold to officially become the party's nominee.

The news certainly got the attention of Republicans and Democrats in Central Florida.

People on both sides of the political spectrum said Thursday was a defining moment in the long race for the White House.

According to the Associated Press, Trump has reached the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination. The news had Trump supporters, like Michael Schuld, feeling confident about their candidate.

"Everybody doubted him in the beginning, but he's done it," said Schuld, a Sanford resident from New York. "That was quite a challenge for him."

Trump critics are still a bit surprised — and worried. They see it as a political development pushing Trump closer to becoming President Trump.

"He definitely got further than where I thought he would get," Kristin Broadway said. "I think it's pretty scary because I don't think he has, even just the basic morals and respect that a leader of this country needs to have."

Trump reached the delegates required for the nomination by getting more Republican support behind him.

Jim Stelling, the former chairman of the Seminole County Republican Party, said the country is "ready for Donald Trump."

"I think we're ready for someone who is not politically correct," Stelling said. "The Washington Machine has ground to a halt."

The GOP now seems to have its clear candidate. But on the Democratic side, the waters are still a bit muddled.

"Assuming Hillary comes out of it as our nominee, which is highly likely at this point, I think everyone will solidify behind her," said Jeremiah Jaspon, a Democratic analyst for News 13. "There may be a few people who will back Trump from Bernie (Sanders') camp, but that could happen in any election."