As Thursday afternoon draws on, a tiny handful of states are keeping us all on edge, with mail-in votes arriving in dribs and drabs.
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There could be TWO Georgia Senate runoffs in January!
Democrat Jon Ossoff is on track to deny David Purdue the 50% of the vote the Senator needs to avoid a runoff.
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The race narrows even more in Georgia.
Trump is still ahead of Biden in the Peach State, but votes from deep-blue counties are eating into his lead.
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Can we finally agree to ignore election forecasts?
“Instead of refreshing the page to update predictions, people should have done the only thing that actually affects the outcome: vote, donate and organize. As we have found out, everything else is within the margin of error.”
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Gary Peters wins re-election in Michigan
Peters’ win came as increasing numbers of mail-in ballots are counted, and shore up Democrats’ slim odds of winning the Senate.
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Puerto Ricans narrowly vote for statehood
Puerto Ricans voted to become a state in a nonbinding vote, giving proponents of statehood a mandate to pursue their goal.
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Joe Biden wins Michigan
Biden’s win in Michigan means that Trump will have to win all he remaining uncalled states to overtake him in the electoral college.
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In Wilmington speech, Biden argues that he will win.
Biden’s speech, while avoiding a victory declaration, signaled confidence to supporters that he will pull ahead in key states.
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Joe Biden wins Wisconsin
Democratic success in Wisconsin is an encouraging sign that Biden may also be able to flip Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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Susan Collins has won re-election in Maine.
Sara Gideon’s defeat makes it extremely difficult for Democrats to win back control of the Senate. This will be Collins’ fifth term.
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Good morning! Not much has changed overnight.
Despite Trump’s victory rhetoric last night, the race is still tight, with Biden’s numbers slowly improving in a few key battlegrounds.
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At 1am PST, it’s clear that this election won’t be decided any time soon!
With results in key states slowly filtering in, the Biden team urges caution while Trump threatens lawsuits.
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Joe Biden wins Arizona
Victory in Arizona puts paid to Trump’s false victory narrative and puts the Democrats’ electoral college odds on a much better footing.
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Joe Biden wins Maine
Biden’s large lead in Maine over Trump suggests a good night for the Democrats’ Senate candidate, Sara Gideon.
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Democrat Mark Kelly wins in Arizona
The former astronaut easily unseated Sen. Martha McSally, bringing the Democrats one step closer to control of the Senate.
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Donald Trump uses late night White House press conference to misinform and spread confusion.
Donald Trump is giving a press conference at the White House, apparently trying to sow the seeds of confusion and misinformation.
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Steve Bullock is defeated in Montana
Montana’s two-term Democratic governor Steve Bullock will not be graduating to join the U.S. Senate this year. Although the Governor has high approval ratings among
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The count tightens in Georgia
The vote margin in the Peach State is likely to be razor thin, potentially denying Donald Trump the chance to declare victory on election night.
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Donald Trump wins Texas
Trump’s victory pushes back Democratic dreams of flipping the Lone Star State for another four years.
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Joe Biden wins Minnesota
The North Star State was one of the few Blue states that Trump hoped to flip, but the GOP’s efforts appear to have been in vain.
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Donald Trump wins Florida
The Sunshine State was a must-win for Trump, but Biden maintains multiple paths to an electoral college victory.
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