Wisconsin is one of the few states where the fate of the American election is now at stake.
Washington:
President Donald Trump’s campaign said Wednesday it was demanding a recount in Wisconsin, a crucial state won by Democrat Joe Biden, according to US media reports.
“There have been reports of irregularities in several counties in Wisconsin that raise serious questions about the validity of the results,” campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement. “The president is within the threshold to request a recount and we will do so immediately.”
Wisconsin was one of the few states in which the fate of the American election is now at stake.
Biden beat Trump by about 20,000 votes.
Although that was only part of the more than 3.2 million votes cast in total, Trump may have a hard time getting that amount back through a typical recount.
A tally in Wisconsin during the 2016 presidential election, in which Trump took over the state as part of his victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton, found only 131 additional votes for Trump.
“20,000 is a huge hurdle,” tweeted former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican.
With Trump and Biden side by side in the rest of the country, the decisive states in their contest have been reduced to Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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