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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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.
LaunchDemocrat Jon Ossoff is on track to deny David Purdue the 50% of the vote the Senator needs to avoid a runoff.
LaunchTrump is still ahead of Biden in the Peach State, but votes from deep-blue counties are eating into his lead.
Launch“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.”
LaunchPeters’ win came as increasing numbers of mail-in ballots are counted, and shore up Democrats’ slim odds of winning the Senate.
LaunchPuerto Ricans voted to become a state in a nonbinding vote, giving proponents of statehood a mandate to pursue their goal.
LaunchBiden’s win in Michigan means that Trump will have to win all he remaining uncalled states to overtake him in the electoral college.
LaunchBiden’s speech, while avoiding a victory declaration, signaled confidence to supporters that he will pull ahead in key states.
LaunchDemocratic success in Wisconsin is an encouraging sign that Biden may also be able to flip Michigan and Pennsylvania.
LaunchSara Gideon’s defeat makes it extremely difficult for Democrats to win back control of the Senate. This will be Collins’ fifth term.
LaunchDespite Trump’s victory rhetoric last night, the race is still tight, with Biden’s numbers slowly improving in a few key battlegrounds.
LaunchWith results in key states slowly filtering in, the Biden team urges caution while Trump threatens lawsuits.
LaunchVictory in Arizona puts paid to Trump’s false victory narrative and puts the Democrats’ electoral college odds on a much better footing.
LaunchBiden’s large lead in Maine over Trump suggests a good night for the Democrats’ Senate candidate, Sara Gideon.
LaunchThe former astronaut easily unseated Sen. Martha McSally, bringing the Democrats one step closer to control of the Senate.
LaunchDonald Trump is giving a press conference at the White House, apparently trying to sow the seeds of confusion and misinformation.
LaunchMontana’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
LaunchThe vote margin in the Peach State is likely to be razor thin, potentially denying Donald Trump the chance to declare victory on election night.
LaunchTrump’s victory pushes back Democratic dreams of flipping the Lone Star State for another four years.
LaunchThe 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.
LaunchThe Sunshine State was a must-win for Trump, but Biden maintains multiple paths to an electoral college victory.
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