2020 US Elections: Biden Moves To Victory With Advantages Over Trump In Nevada And Pennsylvania – Live Updates | US News

The Guardian’s Sam Levin reports from Los Angeles:

Jackie Lacey, the Los Angeles district attorney, was ousted by her progressive challenger, in one of the most closely watched criminal justice races in the United States this year.

George Gascon, a former San Francisco police chief and district attorney, won the race to lead the Los Angeles prosecutor’s office with more than 53% of the vote. Black Lives Matter LA and other activist groups played a significant role in the heated contest, having protested Lacey’s policies for years.

An excited Lacey conceded the race on Friday, thanking her family and fans.

Lacey was the first woman and the first African American to serve as a Los Angeles district attorney. In her second term, Lacey faced increasing scrutiny for her refusal to prosecute police officers who kill, her close ties to law enforcement unions and her continued use of the death penalty.

Gascón, who had the support of political heavyweights such as Kamala harris Y Bernie sanders, is part of a wave of liberal and reformist candidates in the United States who have pledged to undo some of the damage and racial inequalities in the police and prisons.

BLM and other activist groups have increasingly put pressure on elected district attorneys, who are some of the most influential and least responsible actors in the American criminal justice system.

Joe Gloria, The Clark County Registrar of Voters has said Nevada County will release the results of another batch of ballots in about four hours.

Joe biden currently leads in Nevada for 20,137 votes, but the AP has yet to call the contest due to pending provisional and mail ballots.

Gloria previously said there are about 63,000 mail-in ballots and 60,000 provisional ballots left to process.

Given Biden’s lead in Clark County, additional updates will likely help him build on his leadership in Nevada.

The Guardians Sam Levine reports from Philadelphia:

One day later Donald trump By making unsubstantiated claims about the election from a White House lectern, it was clear that his supporters outside the Pennsylvania convention center, where workers counted votes, heard him clearly.

Chanting “Let’s see the vote”, many in the group repeatedly said that Republicans They were not allowed into the convention center, a false claim Trump made Thursday.

“We are here for the millions of Americans who lined up for hours to cast non-absentee votes for the president and who are being disenfranchised right now behind me by people who don’t let us see legally, who keep election watchers and candidates 20 feet apart. You can’t see anything, ”said Joanne Young, a protester.

Observers from both parties were allowed in. The Trump campaign obtained a court order Thursday requiring local election officials to allow observers up to two meters closer to observe the process. A Trump campaign attorney admitted in federal court that the party had observers inside the room.

One woman who only gave her first name, Kathy, said it was obvious that Democrats were cheating because vote totals were constantly adding up to Joe bidentotal votes. The reason it is happening is because Democrats they overwhelmingly voted by mail ballot, which takes longer to count, while Trump supporters voted in person.

Kathy also said that Trump had watermarked all the ballots and all the fake ones would go out this week. Such a watermark would be impossible: elections in the United States are run by states at the local level. The president does not have access to ballots and does not participate in the administration of elections.

Valerie Fiorinno said that she had watched the mailing process and believed there were many ways to cheat. Election officials and voters closely monitor and verify ballots.

“I will never see him legitimately elected,” he said of Joe Biden.

House Democrats scored their first major victory of this election cycle, quite a remarkable statement given to Democrats hoping to seize their House majority in at least a dozen seats.

The AP just declared a Democratic candidate Carolyn Bourdeaux to be the winner in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District, which is currently represented by retired Republicans Rob Woodall.

Bourdeaux’s victory represents the third seat Democrats have traded, but the other two were largely due to redistricting in North Carolina.

Meanwhile, Republicans they have defeated several first-year House Democrats in vulnerable districts and expect a net gain of about five House seats.

The Guardian’s Sam Levine reports from Philadelphia:

The area outside of the Pennsylvania convention center has essentially turned into a massive dance party, with protesters holding “count every vote” signs and blasting Beyoncé and others.

There is a pro-Triumph crowd across the street, waving Trump 2020 flags and cheering “show us the vote.”

The Trump campaign has said they are not allowed meaningful access to the vote count inside, despite the campaign having observers in the ballot room and there is a 24-hour live broadcast.

It’s the second day that crowds gather here as workers continue to count the ballots inside. But the mood is remarkably different: today there is much more jubilation than on Wednesday or Thursday, when the protesters were more confrontational. Joe biden surpassed Trump’s leadership in this key state today.

Nina Lakhani of The Guardian reports from Pennsylvania:

Joe Biden it currently holds a 19-point lead in Allegheny County, the second most populous county in the state that is home to Pittsburgh.

Donald Triumph has obtained about 10,000 more votes so far than in 2016, while Biden has more than 34,000 more than Hillary Clinton managed four years ago.

Much to everyone’s frustration, especially my own, the county suspended the count yesterday due to a pending lawsuit. They expect to pass their 37,000 pending ballots by the end of today, inshallah.

On CNN, county executive Rich fitzgerald you just reminded us that the only reason we’re still waiting for Pennsylvania to finish counting is because the Republican-controlled legislature refused to allow mail-in ballots to be opened until 7 a.m. on Election Day.

Biden currently leads by 13,220 votes in Pennsylvania, and that leadership is expected to grow as more ballots are processed.

Joe biden appears to be on the brink of victory in the US presidential election, as the Democratic candidate increases his advantages in Pennsylvania and Nevada.

Here’s where the day is so far:

• Biden now leads Donald Trump by 13,220 votes in PennsylvaniaBut the AP has yet to declare a winner in the state. Biden clearly intends to declare victory, with plans to deliver a primetime speech tonight.
• Georgia will conduct a recount to resolve the virtual link between Biden and Trump in the state. As of now, Biden leads Trump by just 1,558 votes in the state, where about 5 million votes were cast in the presidential race.
• Biden’s leadership in Nevada grew to 20,137 votes, following an update from Clark County, where Las Vegas is located. But the AP hasn’t called that state yet, either, and a Clark County official said today that the count will continue through the weekend.