When will we have a president-elect? Here's what you need to know
by W. James Antle III, Politics Editor |
| November 06, 2020 07:45 AM
There will be a president-elect by mid-December, but not before considerable fighting and legal wrangling over the results in multiple closely contested battleground states, as the race for the White House remains unresolved three days after Election Day and counting.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has become the prohibitive favorite to secure an Electoral College majority as he appears to sit just six votes away from the required 270 and trends in most of the four remaining uncalled states are favorable to him. President Trump is still narrowly ahead in three of those states while Biden clings to a slim lead in the fourth. There also remain enough uncounted ballots in Arizona, which The Associated Press called for Biden, to potentially swing its 11 electoral votes to Trump.
Holding Arizona plus a victory in any of the uncalled states could hand Biden the presidency, but the media tallies are unofficial. No electoral votes have formally been awarded yet. The results in each state have to be certified. The Trump campaign has now filed lawsuits challenging aspects of the counting process in multiple states, in addition to requesting a recount in Wisconsin. Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Arizona could all still swing based on uncounted votes.
“IF YOU COUNT THE LEGAL VOTES, I EASILY WIN THE ELECTION! IF YOU COUNT THE ILLEGAL AND LATE VOTES, THEY CAN STEAL THE ELECTION FROM US!†Trump said in a statement (emphasis in the original) while Biden tweeted, “Be patient, folks. Votes are being counted, and we feel good about where we are.â€
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