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Biden edges ahead of Trump; chances of win widen as more votes come in

Biden is leading the popular vote count by about 2.5 million votes, a gap that's expected to widen as more West Coast ballots are tallied, as both candidates exceeded comparative tallies from 2016

Election worker Kristen Mun from Portland empties ballots from a ballot box at the Multnomah County Elections Division, Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Portland, Ore (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

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Those states still have dwindling but significant numbers of votes outstanding from absentee voters and large urban counties that tend to vote Democratic.

Gregory Korte and Josh Wingrove | Bloomberg

3 min read Last Updated : Nov 05 2020 | 4:01 AM IST

The presidential battlefield is narrowing to a smaller number of states, with Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s chances of an Electoral College victory getting higher as votes come in. Biden now has 238 electoral votes to President Donald Trump’s 213.

Biden edged ahead of Trump in Wisconsin and Michigan, two of the three “Blue Wall” states deemed essential to his chances. His victory in Arizona, a state Trump won in 2016, gives him more breathing room. Even without Pennsylvania, which was also trending in his favor, Biden could now reach the necessary 270 electoral votes if he also holds Nevada, where

Topics : Joe Biden 2020 US elections US Presidential elections 2020 Donald Trump

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