UNITED STATES – And the winner of the 2020 Presidential Election is…to be determined.
Americans waited patiently and well into the night of Nov. 3 and day of Nov. 4 to find out who the Commander-in-Chief would be going forward. However, as of press time, the results are still not clear. Millions of votes have yet to be counted, and there has been no confirmation of a winner in Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania – a state that will drag out until at least Friday.
Overnight, Biden addressed supporters and the media, expressing confidence in a victory. Later, President Trump did the same, and gave his doubts as to the results, saying in his mind, he had already won. In his speech, he brought up the Supreme Court and the possibility of using the highest court in the land to resolve any disputes.
The only certainty is this: In 2016, Trump collected 306 electoral votes. At a conference to confirm the presidency, there were two faithless electors, dropping the total to 304. To keep the presidency, Trump could only afford to lose 36 electoral votes. With Trump losing Michigan and Wisconsin, along with the already decided loss in Arizona, then that in itself would result in a 269-269 tie. This would have been decided by state Houses, not the House in Washington, and because the GOP runs 26 of the 50, then he would have likely won the tiebreaker.
However, in addition to losing Arizona, and unofficially losing Michigan and Wisconsin as of 3 pm, Trump also lost a Congressional District in Nebraska, which gave one electoral vote to Biden. Even if Trump were to win Pennsylvania, he would have to flip Nevada and its six electoral votes. Otherwise, Biden would win 270-268 – the bare minimum. Whichever way the election goes, there are two things that are for certain. First, the polls are pretty much worthless. Most of all, America is still very much divided, and it will be difficult for either candidate to unite the nation.
