Decision Desk HQ Declares Joe Biden Next US President

NEW DELHI: Democratic candidate Joe biden came close to winning the White House on Friday by expanding his lead over the president Donald trump In battlefield states, however, television networks and the media have steered clear of declaring him the winner, as officials continued to count the votes in some states where the race is exceptionally close.

Decision Desk HQ has become the first medium to call elections in favor of Joe Biden, naming him the 46th President of the United States.
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“Decision Desk HQ projects @JoeBiden has won Pennsylvania and his 20 electoral college votes for a total of 273. Joe Biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States of America. Race called at 8:50 AM EST on 06-11, “the tweet read.

Decision Desk HQ made the call to Twitter after a batch of ballots came from Philadelphia that put Biden in the lead by 5,500 votes in Pennsylvania.
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With more than 100,000 ballots still to be counted in the state, and with those ballots leaning heavily toward Biden, there is no realistic path for Donald Trump to win the state. And yet all the networks have been hesitant to say unequivocally that Joe Biden will be the next president.

However, Decision Desk HQ has not called Georgia or Arizona – two other states where Biden leads. Decision Desk HQ was launched by Brandon Finnigan in 2014 and is reported to have conservative leanings.
Other media outlets such as the Associated Press and Edison Research have yet to call the election.
TOI projections are based on AP inputs.
This is how the different desks project the numbers:
The New York Times screening
The New York Times is taking a number of factors into account before declaring a winner, including race calls made by The Associated Press and Edison Research.
According to the NYT, Joe Biden rose to the cusp of the presidency on Friday, taking clues about President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania and Georgia and building on his leadership in Nevada as he came ever closer to securing the 270 electoral votes needed to reclaim the White House.
According to the NYT tracker, Biden had a 253 lead while Trump was at 214.
The NYT said that in Pennsylvania, the remaining mail ballots are expected to favor Democrats, while in Georgia, a small number of absent, provisional and military overseas ballots remain uncounted.
AP projection
According to AP projections, Biden has a 264 electoral vote advantage while Trump is at 214.
In Pennsylvania, Biden has a 49.64% vote advantage, while Trump has 49.21%.