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It’s too close to call it – the chorus that plays over the airwaves as votes are counted in battle states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
But why does the vote count in the rust belt states mean that it is too early to say who won the presidential election?
This year’s race seems to be reaching those states, known colloquially as the “blue wall,” that Donald Trump snatched from Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The president and his rival, Joe Biden, are trading blows there, but hundreds of thousands of ballots have yet to be counted. Experts have been calling for caution all night, for this reason.
In Pennsylvania, where a Biden victory is considered one of their clearest paths to the White House, officials say they won’t be able to count all mail-in ballots until well into Wednesday. And those votes are thought to favor the Democrat.
The same is true in Detroit, Michigan, which is leaning toward the Democrats, where the final count won’t be complete until Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, The New York Times reports that in Wisconsin two large areas, Milwaukee and Green Bay, have not yet reported early or absentee ballots. In much of Badger State, officials don’t announce the details of those ballots until they are all in, the newspaper reported.
Other battle states include Ohio, which has been called upon by Trump; Florida, where the president has also been victorious; New Hampshire, which was won by Mr. Biden; and Arizona, which has been called in favor of the former vice president.
Georgia is also emerging as a key competition. Their vote-by-mail situation looks similar to that of the rust belt states, so a result may not be forthcoming tonight.
