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In the race for the White House, Democrat Joe Biden’s electoral victory is increasingly evident: In the key states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, the challenger was able to extend his lead on the ballot count. He was also ahead of incumbent Donald Trump in Arizona and Nevada. It was not yet clear when the final result would be determined. Trump, however, showed initial public doubts about his re-election.
The incumbent lamented in a tweet on Friday night that he had had “great leadership” in all the disputed states in the presidential elections, which then “miraculously disappeared.” “Perhaps that leadership will return as we move through our legal process,” Trump said. He had previously asked his opponent not to declare himself the winner. Biden wanted to address the nation in a speech on Friday night (local time), but a declaration of victory was not expected.
Trump had declared in a rare press appearance at the White House late Thursday that he would win “easily” “if only legal votes are counted.” His remarks were seen as a general devaluation of all absentee votes, which Biden’s supporters had made massive use of. As a result, leading Republicans also distanced themselves from Trump. The Republican election official in Georgia stressed that everything is fine and that “only legal votes are counted.”
There were still about 100,000 votes pending in Pennsylvania, but Biden had steadily improved his position with the latest updates. By late Friday night, his lead had increased to 27,170 votes. Democratic Senator Bob Casey told CNN that Biden would win the state. He noted that the challenger consistently received most of the new votes. However, a conflict arose over the exclusion of certain votes. The Supreme Judge of the United States, Samuel Alito, ordered the Pennsylvania authorities to separately count and store postal votes received after Election Day. However, elections official Kathy Boockvar said there were few of these votes and they should not change the result.
In Georgia, Biden continued to distance himself from Trump. According to a new interim result, Biden was in the lead with 4,395 votes. Previously, the lead was just 1,500 votes. If this trend is confirmed, Trump’s chances of achieving victory through a recount would drop dramatically. Experts noted that 99 percent of the votes have already been counted and those yet to be counted are in democratic strongholds around the metropolis of Atlanta. There are also some voices of military personnel stationed abroad.
The only bright spot for the starter was western Arizona, where Biden’s lead narrowed to 29.861. There were still 170,000 votes to be counted, most of which should be processed on Saturday. The AP news agency had beaten Arizona on election night against Biden, who therefore only needs one state to win. Election Supervisor Katie Hobbs snuffed out hopes of a quick result on CNN Friday night. The count will continue “through the weekend,” Hobbs said.
In Nevada, Biden nearly doubled his lead to 22,000 votes on Friday. Here, election commentators did not assume that outstanding votes would change anything in this majority, because they mainly come from the democratically strong Las Vegas. Conservative broadcaster Fox News said Biden’s chances of winning in the state were 93%.
As it stands, Biden has 264 out of 270 voters, including Arizona. Trump currently has 213 or 214 voters for sure.
Trump’s team has filed a lawsuit against the count in light of events in several states. The president had already declared himself the winner on election night and announced legal action, which was also seen internationally as an attack on the democratic electoral process. According to internal sources, the Republican National Committee plans to raise at least $ 60 million to fund the lawsuits.
Trump’s eldest son also warmed up the mood and called for a “total war” against alleged electoral fraud. It’s time to “clean up and stop looking like a banana republic,” Donald Trump Junior wrote on Twitter. The online service provided the short message with a warning.
Prominent Republicans like Lindsey Graham supported Trump, but there was also criticism of the president’s actions. Congressman Will Hurd called Trump’s call to stop the vote counting “dangerous and wrong.” Senator Pat Toomey and former presidential candidate Rick Santorum were also critical.
For his part, Biden called for “calm.” He wrote on Twitter: “No one will take away our democracy.” According to the Washington Post, the Secret Service was planning to beef up security for the 77-year-old. Biden wanted to address the nation in a speech on Friday night (local time).
Angry Trump supporters gathered in front of various polling stations across the US In Phoenix, Arizona, right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones led a heavily armed group. In Las Vegas, Trump supporters asked to see the ballot papers. And in Pennsylvania, two gunmen were arrested outside a polling station.
