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Election in the codetermining state of Arizona is a big step toward a decision. After hours of waiting, the most populous constituency, Maricopa County, is reporting tens of thousands of votes at a time. Donald Trump may further reduce his deficit with Joe Biden in the state, but the trend speaks more for Biden. The Democrat received about 31,000 more votes, the Republican in office about 38,000, according to CNN. This brings Trump to nearly 30,000 votes for Biden. But: Although Trump generally got slightly more votes than Biden in the most recent counts, he would have to dramatically improve his share of votes remaining in the county to catch up with the Democrats. According to CNN, this is “statistically unlikely.” However, the race remains “too close to call” for now.
+++ 02:44 Supreme Court: Pennsylvania must count votes separately +++
In its first ruling after the presidential elections, the United States Supreme Court ordered that in the state of Pennsylvania the ballots that arrive after the closing of polling stations must be kept separate and counted. This makes it easier to not include them in the final count if they need to be invalidated. Judge Samuel Alito made the hasty decision at the request of the Republicans. The authorities had already collected the ballots separately.
+++ 02:18 Trump breaks 70 million vote mark – Obama surpassed +++
The current Donald Trump has received a total of more than 70 million votes in the presidential election. In the so-called “Popular Vote”, that is, the simple sum of all the votes cast, the Republican achieved the second highest absolute value of all time in an American election. While the count is still running, he already surpassed Barack Obama’s record before these elections when he won the 2008 elections, when he received a total of 69.5 million votes. The single highest value achieved in an election is the current challenger Joe Biden. He is clearly ahead of Trump in the absolute vote count at more than 74 million.
+++ 01:49 Federal judge rejects lawsuit for count stop in Nevada +++
A federal judge dismissed requests by Republican Congressional candidates to stop voting by mail in Clark County, Nevada. As CNN reported, Judge Andrew Gordon said that the public interest does not advocate an interruption of this process, which could deprive hundreds, if not thousands, of voters who have legally cast their votes.
+++ 01:21 The trend towards decision continues: Biden expands leadership in Pennsylvania +++
In the possibly electoral state of Pennsylvania, Democrat Joe Biden continues to expand his leadership. As a representative from the Allegheny County district around the Pittsburgh metropolis reports on CNN, Biden receives about 3,000 more than current Donald Trump from another stretch of votes counted there. Biden extends his leadership to 19,584 votes in the state that sends 20 electorates. If Biden wins in Pennsylvania, he would have 273 voters, enough to become president. His lead is not yet overwhelming, but in the meantime he fell behind with more than 600,000 votes. With the ballot absent, he outpointed Trump, the trend manifesting itself with each additional count.
+++ 00:37 Trump warns Biden: “Don’t wrongly claim victory!” +++
US President Donald Trump has warned his main rival in the US elections, Joe Biden, not to declare himself the winner of the vote. “Joe Biden should not wrongly claim the office of President. I could make the same claim. Legal proceedings are just beginning!” Trump wrote on Twitter. Trump had already declared himself the winner early on Tuesday’s election night and in the days afterward repeatedly demanded that the count be stopped and legal action taken. Biden has announced a speech to the nation that night (local time).
+++ 23:50 “President-elect”: Twitter marks Pro-Biden-Post with a warning +++
Amid the ongoing vote count following the US presidential election, Twitter posted a warning in a post that Democratic candidate Joe Biden was named “president-elect.” “Officials may not have finished the race when this was tweeted,” the notice read. Biden is currently well ahead of current Donald Trump in the forecasts, but the vote count is still running in several major states. The author of the contribution was podcaster Scott Dworkin, who is also a co-founder of the anti-Trump Democratic Coalition. In his tweet, Dworkin also referred to Biden’s vice-candidate, Kamala Harris, as “vice president-elect.”
+++ 23:08 Biden significantly expands leadership in Georgia +++
The state of Georgia is extremely scarce. After a long race to catch up, Democrat Joe Biden leads here for hours with only about 1,500 votes. Now there is clear momentum from Gwynett County: Biden is expanding his lead against Trump to 4,263 votes, as CNN reports. Due to the presumably tight last result, it is strongly assumed that there is a pending recount in Georgia.
+++ 22:57 Republicans move to Supreme Court again due to Pennsylvania +++
In the dispute over postal votes in the US state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump’s Republicans once again turned to the US Supreme Court. Pennsylvania Republicans urged the Washington Supreme Court to urgently ban the recount of ballots received after Election Day. These ballot papers should be separate from the others and should not be counted. Pennsylvania had decided to expand postal votes due to the crown pandemic. In accordance with this, all ballots that are received by the election official will be accepted up to three days after election day, as long as they have a November 3 postmark. The deadline is today (local time). This request to the court had already failed before the election, but that was also before the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett.
+++ 10:17 pm Disputed US states announce updates on votes that have yet to be counted +++
In a few hours, there could be more clarity on the vote count in two more disputed American states:
- In Arizona The results of about 100,000 votes in Maricopa County will be announced around 3:00 a.m. CEST, the New York Times reports. These votes could be decisive if Trump still has a chance to win Arizona’s 11 electoral votes for himself. Maricopa County is by far the most populous county in the state, which also includes Arizona’s capital Phoenix. Most recently, challenger Biden leads Trump in the southwestern state.
- According to the report, authorities want to arrive at 1 am CEST in the equally contested US state. Nevada Provide an update on the 63,000 Clark County ballots that have yet to be counted. In Nevada, Biden is currently ahead of Trump.
- Also for a county in the US state. Georgia, Gwinnett County, news of open voting is expected in the next few hours, according to the New York Times. In Georgia, Biden is currently a very thin leader. Gwinnett County is a more democratic suburb of the Atlanta metropolis.
+++ 21:48 Former Danish head of government recommends Trump an honorable dismissal +++
With a smug and humorous tweet, former Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen recommended an honorable farewell to US President Donald Trump from the White House. Rasmussen wrote to Trump’s Twitter address: “Just a little piece of advice … This is the right way to leave an office with honor after losing an election.” Additionally, Rasmussen posted a photo showing him leaving Parliament in Copenhagen after handing over the post to his successor Mette Frederiksen last year. The conservative-liberal politician politely combined his “little advice” with a “Thank you for the honest discussions of the last four years.” He also asked Trump to stay in touch with him.
+++ 21:25 Mayor of Philadelphia: Trump’s fraud accusations are “unfounded” +++
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has firmly denied allegations of election fraud by US President Donald Trump. “As we expected, the voters and residents of Philadelphia have made our city stand out as an example of how to run an election correctly,” Kenney said at a news conference. The votes would be counted until all valid papers were considered. He criticized “some, including the president, who continue to throw unfounded accusations of fraud” without presenting any evidence. “What we saw here in Philadelphia is democracy, pure and simple,” Kenney said. Philadelphia is the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania that could determine the outcome of the elections.
+++ 21:11 Republicans want to raise $ 60 million for lawsuits +++
According to internal sources, the Republican National Committee wants to raise at least $ 60 million to fund Trump’s demands against the election results. The Reuters news agency learned from two people familiar with the process.
+++ 20:52 CNN: Trump employees “are looking for new jobs” +++
According to CNN, the atmosphere in the west wing of the White House is growing panic. The immediate environment of the president would try to handle Donald Trump’s frustration, reports White House correspondent Kaitlen Collins, citing insiders. The president was disappointed and angry that he was “not getting enough support” in his fight for the presidency. No one in the west wing, where the president’s official offices are located, seriously thought that Trump could lose the election. “They are also looking for new jobs,” says Collins.
+++ 20:25 Trump: “I will never give up” +++
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, is not defeated despite the slim chances of victory. It will continue to take legal action “to ensure that the American people have confidence in our government,” he said in a statement issued by the White House. “I will never stop fighting for you and our nation.” Trump clings to the charge that “illegal votes” would be counted after Tuesday’s presidential election. From the beginning he said that only “legal votes” should be considered for the result. “But we have met with opposition from Democrats on this fundamental principle,” the president’s statement said. It is about the integrity of the entire electoral process.
+++ You can read what happened before here. +++
