The states that count mail-in votes before Election Day are likely to give Biden an early lead, since opinion polls and early voting data suggest those ballots favor the Democrat. RED MIRAGEIn Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, mail-in ballots cannot be counted until Election Day. Because mail-in ballots typically take longer to count than ballots cast in person, the initial results could skew Republican. Then, some experts say, expect a “blue shift” as election officials wade through the piles of mail-in ballots. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin may be slowed by their lack of experience with high volumes of mail-in ballots.

Source: bd News24 November 02, 2020 05:37 UTC