US Election Result: Joe Biden’s path to victory widens as Trump’s lead slightly narrows
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Washington DC, November 05: After winning electors in the crucial battleground state of Wisconsin and Michigan on the trot, Democrat presidential contender Joe Biden is six electoral votes short of clinching the White House and to become 46th President of the US.
A candidate requires 270 electoral votes to win presidential elections in the United States of America. It is worth to be noted that Michigan and Wisconsin are the two battleground states which Trump had won in 2016 over Hillary Clinton. Following the big win in these two states, Biden is leading Trump with 264 electoral votes. But on the other side, Trump's count for the Electoral College votes stood at 214, which dramatically narrowing his pathway to reelection.
Biden has captured 22 states including his home state Delaware, and big prizes California and New York, as well as the Washinton. The Democrat also won Arizona. States still up for grabs include Nevada (6 electoral votes).
According to the New York Times, the margin between President Trump and Biden continues to narrow in Georgia, where counting is still underway. With 95% of the expected vote counted, Trump is leading with 49.7% versus 49% for Biden. It should be known that the state has not backed a Democrat for president since 1992.
While talking about Alaska, Trump has gained a comfortable lead here and is currently ahead by 62.9% to 33%. It is expected that Trump will win from here though just 56% of the expected vote has been counted. And in North Carolina, the margin between Biden and Trump is less than 2 percentage points with Trump grabbing a lead of 50.1% to 48.7% for the Democrat. Around 95% of the expected vote is counted here.
Moreover, the republic presidential contender has filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and now Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting the outcome in undecided battleground states. The US President has also filed a suit for re-counting in Wisconsin. In addition to that US President, Donald Trump campaign files a lawsuit in Michigan to halt the counting of ballots.
Suits in Pennsylvania and Michigan states are demanding campaign observers have better access at locations where ballots are being processed and counted, the Trump campaign said.
The Trump campaign also is seeking to intervene in a Pennsylvania case at the Supreme Court that deals with whether ballots received up to three days after the election can be counted, deputy campaign manager Justin Clark said.