Day After Election: Too Close to Call

It is November 4, the day after the election, and the presidential race is still going on in a very close, tight race. Joe Biden has a slight lead in electoral votes over President Donald Trump.

As of Wednesday morning, Politico and Fox News has Biden up 238 to Trump’s 213. ABC News has Biden up 225 to Trump’s 213. The numbers are a bit different across different news websites as they have different ways of interpreting polls results, but most put the race in a close edge.

Politico said there are 87 electoral votes still remaining. Remember, a candidate must reach 270 to win. So it’s close.

Key states that are still reporting vote totals with the race too close to call are Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Trump is currently leading in Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, while Biden is leading in Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin.

It’s no surprise that the race is not yet decided because there is an enormous amount of mail-in ballots that are still being counted due to the coronavirus pandemic.

To remind you all, several states do not allow poll workers to process mail-in ballots until Election Day. So you can imagine that there are stacks and stacks of mail-in ballots on top of in-person votes.

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Last night and this early morning, both Biden and Trump gave speeches. Biden said he was confident that he had a clear path to victory, while Trump said he won the election and complained that vote tallies were still being counted. Trump said he wanted to go to the Supreme Court to stop all voting, and he is likely referring to an attempt to stop counting mail-in ballots, which were submitted largely by registered Democrats before Election Day. Trump wants those to stop being counted, so what will the Supreme Court say? Will there be lawsuits? Some have already predicted that there would be an ugly battle on tabulating votes.

Politico said vote-counting could take several days in Pennsylvania.

That’s the recap for now. I will provide an update tonight on developments in the presidential election, as well as the Senate and House races.