Wisconsin is one of the few states where the fate of the US election is now at stake.
Washington:
US President Donald Trump’s campaign announced Wednesday that it is demanding a recount in Wisconsin, a crucial state where early returns show Democrat Joe Biden with a slim lead.
“There have been reports of irregularities in several counties in Wisconsin which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results,” campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement. “The president is well within limits to call for a recount and we will do it immediately.”
Wisconsin is one of the few states where the fate of the US election is now at stake.
With 94% of the votes counted in the state, Biden led Trump by about 20,000 votes.
While this is only a part of the more than 3.2 million votes cast in total, Trump might struggle to recoup that many votes through a typical recount.
A recount in Wisconsin in the 2016 presidential election, in which Trump took over the state as part of his victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton, found only 131 more votes for Trump.
“20,000 is a big hurdle,” tweeted former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican.
With Trump and Biden neck and neck across the rest of the country, the decisive states in their contest have come down to Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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