The US Presidential election was heading to a drawn-out finish as Donald Trump signaled on 3rd November that he’s counting on the Supreme Court to help him steal the Election. As Biden’s potential path to 270 electoral votes becomes clearer, Trump makes clear he doesn’t want all the votes counted.
“We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the election…”
Trump’s tweet came right around the same time that Joe Biden delivered a brief speech in Delaware about his victory in some states which prompted him to say, “I am here to tell you tonight we believe we are on track to win this election.”
“We can know the results as early as tomorrow morning ... [but] it’s not my place or Donald Trump’s place to declare who won this election. That’s the decision of the American people,”
- Vice President, Joe Biden
Trump, however, wasted no time indicating that he does think it’s his place to proclaim himself the victor, even as a number of states continue to tally lawfully cast ballots. “So we’ll going to the US Supreme Court,” Trump said. “We want all voting to stop.”
Both Trump and Biden have made expected gains in smaller states, and all eyes are on the key battleground states. Trump has won Florida, Texas, Iowa and Ohio. Biden, on the other hand, has won Arizona and Wisconsin. A neck-and-neck fight is underway in North Carolina and Georgia. Results are yet to be declared in Michigan, Pennsylvania. At 4 pm IST, Biden had 238 electoral votes against Trump’s 213, according to The Associated Press (AP).
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. Seems like the race for the White House will come down to the Upper Midwest and Pennsylvania.
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