Biden's Lead Expands In Nevada As Vote Count Drags On; Philly Dems Move To Stop Trump Observers
Update (1215ET): As President Trump and his team filed lawsuits, including one in Nevada, challenging to stop the counting of what it alleges to be "illegal votes", Bloomberg, the AP, NYT and other MSM outlets are reporting that Joe Biden is pulling ahead, winning in Clark and Washoe Counties, the homes of Las Vegas and Reno, the state's two major metropolitan centers respectively.
New election results from the Secretary of State's office showed Biden’s lead over Donald Trump expand to 12,042 votes, stretching his lead to a full percentage point.
The latest numbers included tens of thousands of mail-in and provisional ballots counted in Clark and Washoe after a day of whiplash with both county and state officials initially promising new numbers only to later advise that they wouldn't be ready until Thursday. The state's sluggishness has spawned a batch of memes circulating on social media dunking on the state's "sloth-like" pace.
Trump, meanwhile, is keeping up the drumbeat of "problematic" tweets.
STOP THE FRAUD!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2020
As of now, the state has only 76% of ballots counted. There's still plenty of votes left (and if Trump has his druthers, there could be even fewer).
Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, the ballot count has been halted as Democrats complain to the state Supreme Court. They're putting a surprising, some might say suspicious, amount of effort into blocking the Trump observers.
Update (1145ET): As we approach noon on the East Coast, the Biden Campaign is saying the final result in Arizona won't be known until Friday at the earliest. Meanwhile, a judge in Georgia has dismissed a lawsuit by the Trump campaign, according to the AP.
Meanwhile, in another sign of how unreliable the polls can be, Georgia might see a second senatorial run off as Republican incumbent David Perdue’s team has issued a statement that seems to signal they are anticipating one. In Georgia, a runoff is held in January if no candidate receives 50% of the statewide vote.
“If overtime is required when all of the votes have been counted, we’re ready, and we will win,” Perdue’s campaign manager says. “There’s only one candidate in this race who has ever lost a runoff, and it isn’t David Perdue.”
This means, with both of Georgia's senate races being delayed until January, the GOP could see a narrow chance of their Senate majority be reduced if one or both GOP candidates lose.
Meanwhile, in PA's Allegheny County, the counting of votes has been halted due to a lawsuit.
Update (1125ET): In his latest tweet (what will probably be at least his third today to be officially censored by Twitter), President Trump insisted that he will challenge every state won by Biden, adding that there is "Plenty of proof" (a phrase Twitter will almost certainly take issue with).
All of the recent Biden claimed States will be legally challenged by us for Voter Fraud and State Election Fraud. Plenty of proof - just check out the Media. WE WILL WIN! America First!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2020
The Biden campaign said meanwhile that it sees no changes in NC, and that it believes Biden will be the next president.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/where-things-stand-2020-presidential-race