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WASHINGTON: The chairman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday (Nov. 30) confirmed the outcome of the elections in the state after a recount in two counties, bringing Democratic President-elect Joe Biden closer to an official Electoral College victory in the key state.
Biden’s victory in Arizona also came through on Monday, further cementing his victory even as Donald Trump continues to make unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.
“This election was conducted with transparency, accuracy, and fairness in accordance with Arizona election laws and procedures, despite numerous unsubstantiated claims to the contrary,” said Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the final official certification. of the vote.
The last Democrat to lead the Southwestern state in the race for the White House was Bill Clinton in 1996, marking a significant shift on America’s electoral map this year.
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Biden beat Trump by just over 10,400 ballots in a state where turnout was high, and demographic shifts saw a growing population of young Hispanic voters.
The former vice president’s victory in the former trustworthy Republican stronghold could also be attributed to suburban women drawn to his centrist approach, experts have said.
Trump has refused to give in to Biden, who delayed the start of the presidential transition by weeks, as he made unsubstantiated claims of fraud that have been rejected in state and federal courts.
“WOW, total electoral corruption in Arizona. Hearing now!” Trump tweeted as the president’s attorneys and some lawmakers gathered in Arizona.
Trump has also focused on legal challenges in the state of Pennsylvania, which the president won in 2016 but was returned to Democrats this year.
Pennsylvania’s supreme court on Saturday dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to invalidate ballots mailed in the battlefield state, or to discard all votes and allow the state legislature to decide the winner.
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The court dismissed both claims in a unanimous decision, calling the second an “extraordinary proposition that the court would disenfranchise the 6.9 million Pennsylvanians who voted in the general election.”
Pennsylvania officially certified Biden’s victory there on November 24. The lawsuit also sought to stop the certification.
Biden has proceeded with the transition process, despite the efforts of Trump and his campaign to undo the election, and is due to be sworn in on January 20.
