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‘We will immediately do so’: Trump Campaign to Request Wisconsin Recount

News Desk — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 18:03:47 +0000

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Donald Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien says the president plans to “immediately” request a recount in the battleground state of Wisconsin, where the race remains close. In Wisconsin, if a race is within 1 percentage point, the trailing candidate can force a recount. On Wednesday afternoon, Biden had a lead of […]

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Road to 270: Here are the Paths to Victory for Trump, Biden

News Desk — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:50:59 +0000

WASHINGTON — Who ends up in the White House for the next four years will be determined by the winning number of 270 electoral votes. President Donald Trump carried the prized battleground of Florida, then he and Democrat Joe Biden shifted their focus early Wednesday to three northern industrial states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania […]

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Decision 2020: A Long Wait Ahead?

News Desk — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:41:16 +0000

(NBC News) With election day less than 24 hours away, more focus is being placed on just how quickly the results will be known. More than 90 million voters have already cast their ballots, a record turnout for early voting, and counting those votes could take some time. That’s leading to speculation that it may […]

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Legal Armies Ready if Cloudy Election Outcome Heads to Court

News Desk — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:09:08 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Signature matches. Late-arriving absentee votes. Drop boxes. Secrecy envelopes. Democratic and Republican lawyers already have gone to court over these issues in the run-up to Tuesday’s election. But the legal fights could take on new urgency, not to mention added vitriol, if a narrow margin in a battleground state is the difference between […]

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Biden Marks Iowa Rise from Caucus Collapse to Fall Contender

News Desk — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:09:20 +0000

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When Joe Biden was last in Iowa, his presidential campaign was on the verge of collapse and he was soundly trounced in the caucuses by a former Indiana mayor nearly 40 years his junior. He returns Friday as the Democratic nominee, believing he’s just days away from becoming president-elect. Biden’s trip reflects the remarkable […]

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