Joe Biden has now won 253 electoral votes and has multiple routes to the White House, with five swing states still undecided and uncounted votes in several likely to favor him. But Biden has an advantage too: The results have been all but settled, as far as some states are concerned. Michigan and Wisconsin officials have released close to 99 percent of the votes to be tallied, and there is little uncertainty about the results. Biden delivered brief, prepared remarks to reporters, with his running mate, Kamala Harris, at his side as he reiterated that his campaign saw an all-but-certain path to 270 electoral votes. “Yesterday once again proved that democracy is the heartbeat of this nation,” Biden said, pointing out that turnout had broken records.

Source: New York Times November 05, 2020 12:00 UTC