As the weekend hits the United States, the race for the nation’s presidency remains unresolved and terribly close.
Key battlefield states have yet to be named decisively, although the picture in some of them has changed dramatically as more votes have been counted.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden has taken the lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania and maintained his advantages in Arizona and Nevada – but across the board, the margins are paper thin.
Currently, Biden has 264 votes for the electoral college and Trump has 214 votes. That leaves Biden with six votes for the electoral college out of the 270 votes needed to win.
That is how things are at the moment.
Which states still have to be decided?
- Pennsylvania
- Georgia
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Alaska
The great state to watch right now is Pennsylvania. A Biden win there would definitely settle the race in favor of the Democratand his lead grows.
Biden overtook Trump in the early hours of the AEDT on Saturday and has only increased his lead since then. Biden is now at the top with around 27,000 votes – still only 0.4 percent of the total – and 99 percent of the votes.
As Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania grew, hundreds of Democrats gathered outside Philadelphia’s downtown polling station wearing yellow shirts that said “Count Every Vote”. In Detroit, a crowd of armed Trump supporters protested in front of a counting location, waving flags and singing “Fight!”
In Pennsylvania became a The automatic recount is triggered when the final margin is 0.5 percent or less the overall voice.
Im Georgiathe authorities have already confirmed there will still be a recount from whom ends up in the lead in an incredibly close race.
AEDT on Friday evening, Biden passed Trump for the first time in the stateand its lead has increased slightly to about 4,000 votes, or 0.1 percent.
If Biden could hold out in Georgia, he would be the first Democrat to win the state since Bill Clinton in 1992.
Im Nevadawhere 87 percent of the votes were counted, Biden’s lead has grown to around 23,000 votes or 1.8 percent.
There are No automatic recounts in NevadaRegardless of how small the final margin, any candidate can apply for one within two days of the count being completed if the margin is below 0.5 percent.
Trump kept a head start North Carolina With 99 percent of the votes counted there, the President is ahead with around 75,000 votes or 1.4 percent.
A candidate could request a recount if the final margin is less than 1 percent.
In Alaska, only 50 percent of the votes are complete, but Trump has a huge lead of about 55,000 votes, or 28.6 percent.
What’s going on in Arizona?
Most US networks haven’t called Arizona yet, but AP and Fox News awarded Biden the state on election day. ABC Antony Green also backed AP’s decision to award Arizona to Biden.
Counted with 90 percent of the vote, Biden has a lead of around 30,000 votes, or 0.9 percent, but this lead has become smaller and smaller in the last few days.
Despite the proximity of the race It is unlikely that there will be a recount in Arizona – Candidates cannot request them in the state, and an automatic recount is only triggered when the lead is 0.1 percent.
What does Joe Biden need to win?
Biden has several avenues to the presidency from here.
The most obvious comes through Pennsylvania. If Biden wins there, it will all be over – regardless of what happens in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada or anywhere else.
If Biden lost Pennsylvania, he could still win the election by taking Arizona and one from Georgia, Nevada or North Carolina.
If Biden lost Pennsylvania and Arizona, he could still win by claiming two from Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.
What does Donald Trump have to do to win?
It basically needs a clean swing from here.
If Trump did lose in Arizona, as the AP and Fox called it, he would have to overcome deficits in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada and hold out in North Carolina.
But if Trump could win in Arizona, he could win the presidency with wins in Pennsylvania and two in Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.
Alaska, which is likely to be held by Trump, is unlikely to come into play as it only gets three electoral votes.
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