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The outcome of an American election has rarely been this exciting: the race for the White House is still open, the count is still going on in five states; part of the advantage is fading into thin air. An overview.
Joe Biden is about to move into the White House after an unprecedented tremendous game. The democratic rival of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is only a few votes away from the required majority of 270 voters.
The deciding factor now is who manages to get the last remaining statuses. The current Trump, who prematurely declared himself the winner on election night, also has a chance. In several states he sent lawyers with lawsuits to avoid defeat by legal means.
Even hours after the closing of the last polling stations, the election has yet to be decided. Biden is currently ahead of Trump with 253 voters, who won 214 voters. According to calculations by the AP news agency and the Fox News television station, Biden already has 264 safe voters. By this calculation, President Barack Obama’s former vice president would only need one state to win.
The count is still ongoing in five states. Now it’s up to you, an overview:
Arizona (11 votes):
AP and Fox News had beaten the state against Biden early on election night. However, CNN reported today that Trump was able to catch up as the count progressed. According to Edison Research, after counting 86 percent of the votes, Trump now comes to 48.1 percent and Biden to 50.5 percent.
The mood in Arizona was tense. A large group of Trump supporters gathered in front of a government building where votes are counted. Several had guns with them, according to a CNN report.
Nevada (6 votes):
The western state could make the decision. Biden held a narrow lead that night at 49.3 percent to 48.7 percent. If he got Arizona and Nevada, he would have exactly 270 votes.
Pennsylvania (20 votes):
In the highly competitive state of Pennsylvania, Trump’s edge is waning. After counting 89 percent of the votes, Trump now hits 50.4 percent, according to data provider Edison Research. His opponent Biden is therefore 48.3 percent.
In the northeastern state, Trump initially clearly led. But Biden caught up and more absentee votes were counted. Based on the results so far, the Democrat has fared significantly better than the incumbent president among postal voters in Pennsylvania. This could change things. A result is not expected until Friday.
Georgia (16 votes):
Georgia’s count is coming to an end by a slight margin for Trump. According to Edison Research, after counting 96 percent of the votes, the president still comes in at 49.6 percent. Thus, Biden has risen marginally to 49.2 percent after the previous 49.1 percent.
North Carolina (15 votes):
It’s also getting tough in the East Coast state. Trump was still considered a slight favorite that night. He leads with 50.1 percent, Biden reaches 48.7 percent. 95 percent of the votes were counted. Special feature: In North Carolina, mail-in votes are still counted, received by November 12, nine days after Election Day.
Trump is suing in several states
Against voting by mail, Trump made the entire election campaign about mood. He is now taking legal action against the charge in various states. In Pennsylvania, for example, you want to prevent votes that come in on Friday from being valid. Before the elections, the United States Supreme Court had approved the plan. However, three conservatives among the nine judges were open to taking up the issue.
Trump is also suing in the state of Michigan, where the media has already declared Biden the winner. In Georgia, he went to court because 53 late postal votes were considered. In the state of Wisconsin, which is also attributed to Biden, it demands a recount for a tight decision.
Biden is confident of victory
Former Obama Vice President Biden said, “Now, after a long night of counting, it is clear that we are winning enough states to get 270 votes, which is necessary to win the presidency,” he said. him in front of his fans in his hometown of Wilmington. Unlike Trump, the 77-year-old refrained from declaring himself the winner in advance. He stated: “We will not rest until all the votes have been counted.”
Trump published numerous tweets in which he scolded the vote count and the alleged fraud. His clue that still existed Tuesday night “magically disappeared” in one state after another. Pennsylvania is “working hard” to quickly “disappear” half a million votes. He did not bring evidence. Twitter noticed several messages of “possibly misleading” statements.
Trump fared significantly better than expected
Overall, Trump did significantly better in the election than polls expected. Biden missed the clear victory that the Democrats had hoped for and had to admit defeat to the Republican president in Florida and Texas, among others. Before the elections, the statistics portal “FiveThirtyEight” had only calculated a probability of around ten percent for a Trump victory.
