By day four of the count, Joe Biden had a 253-to-214 lead.
U.S. Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory in the White House, widening his lead over President Donald Trump in the battlefield states of Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Trump remained provocative, vowing to make unsubstantiated claims of fraud as a weary and anxious nation awaited clarity in an election that only intensified the country’s deep polarization.
He told Joe Biden not to “wrongly claim” the White House, as incomplete returns from the presidential election showed the Democrat was close to an insurmountable lead. “Joe Biden shouldn’t falsely claim the post of president. I could also make this claim. The lawsuits are just beginning!” Trump tweeted.
On day four of the count, Joe Biden had a 253-to-214 lead in the state-by-state constituency vote that determines the winner, according to Edison Research. Getting Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes would put Biden above the 270 he needs to win the presidency after a political career spanning nearly five decades.
Joe Biden would also win if he won in two of the other three key states where he was narrowly ahead on Friday: Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. Like Pennsylvania, all three were still processing the ballots on Friday.
Nationwide, Joe Biden led Trump with 4.1 million votes out of a record 147 million votes.
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I had such a big lead in all of those states late on election night, only to see the tracks miraculously disappear as the days went by. Perhaps these leads will come back as our legal proceedings progress!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2020
Joe Biden’s leads in Pennsylvania
In the Pennsylvania Grand Prix, Joe Biden’s lead inexorably increased as the last batches of votes added up. As of Friday night, he had an advantage of nearly 20,000 votes over Trump, although that still falls within the narrow range that would likely require a recount.
If Biden, 77, is confirmed to have won Pennsylvania, he will automatically cross the threshold to win the presidency.
Trump says Biden ‘shouldn’t falsely claim’ presidency
US President Donald Trump told challenger Joe Biden not to “wrongly claim” the White House, as incomplete returns from the presidential election showed the Democrat was close to an insurmountable lead.
“Joe Biden shouldn’t falsely claim the post of president. I could also make this claim. The lawsuits are just beginning!” Trump tweeted.
Trump himself has repeatedly claimed that he won Tuesday’s election, despite the number of votes strongly indicating he was being appointed president for a term.
