WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic candidate Joe Biden has overtaken his rival President Trump in the presidential race after leading the states of Michigan and Wisconsin, but the president’s campaign team has asked the courts to recount votes in three states. Has announced.
According to the Associated Press, after Wisconsin won 10 electoral votes, Biden’s electoral tally rose to 248 and he also has a slight lead in the state of Michigan with 16 electoral votes, while the results so far show President Trump with 214 electoral votes. At the same time, in the popular vote, he has fallen behind Biden.
Meanwhile, President Trump’s campaign manager has announced that due to alleged irregularities in Wisconsin, President Trump will file a formal request for a recount there, while the campaign team has approached a court in Michigan to stop the vote count. Is. In addition, Trump’s team has announced to go to court in Pennsylvania to stop the counting.
With a lead in Wisconsin, Biden’s chances of reaching the White House have certainly increased, but tough competition continues and the outcome of more decisive states could change the situation. In addition, on Wednesday morning, the top advisers of both the candidates in their respective statements have also made claims of electoral success and superiority.
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan states are expected to decide the outcome of the contest, according to unconfirmed reports from various organizations. Counting continues in Arizona, Georgia and Nevada, North Carolina. Is.
According to the Associated Press, two of those key states, Michigan and Wisconsin, have a narrow lead over Democratic candidate Biden, while Pennsylvania, which has 20 electoral votes, is ahead of Trump Biden.
It should be noted that President Trump or Joe Biden needs at least 270 electoral votes out of 538 to take over the presidency. According to the results obtained by Tadam Tahrir, Biden received 248 electoral votes and Donald Trump received 214 electoral votes. The full results of the polls and their final official announcement are set for December 14 this year.
Three most important states for election results
Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes and the results were already considered important in opinion polls. According to the results released by the AP, Trump has a lead of more than 60,000 votes over Biden, while 36 per cent of the results are yet to come.
Michigan Man Biden has the upper hand over Trump. The state has nearly 96 percent of the 16 electoral votes. It is estimated that this lead will become clearer once the results are announced in pro-democracy areas such as Detroit.
Electoral votes in Wisconsin are 10. Democrats have been winning from the state for two decades before the 2016 US election, but Trump won in the last election. With 95 percent of the state’s results, Biden has a slight lead over Trump.
Why delay results?
The 2020 election saw the highest turnout in the United States and the highest turnout in 112 years of US history. Due to the Corona virus epidemic, 100 million people voted by post or postal, taking advantage of the pre-election voting right.
Due to the large number of postal votes received, counting is underway in many states, which is delaying the results, while recounts by parties in more contested constituencies are also delaying the results. It’s getting late.