The results of the US election are still unclear today after Joe Biden’s lead in the swing state of Arizona was slashed – even as he edged towards victory in other states where Donald Trump issued lawsuits in an attempt to stop him. Arizona was initially called for Biden as he led the state by … Read more
A small polling firm has attempted to reveal how major polls in the runup to the 2020 election got it so wrong. While most national polls appeared to show Joe Biden with a commanding lead over Donald Trump going into Election Day, the results from Tuesday night were anything but, with Biden winning by the slimmest … Read more
President Donald Trump has declared victory in North Carolina – but election officials in the state said on Wednesday they did not expect vote totals reported by the state to change for more than a week. State officials have been processing some 5.5 million ballots, but there are 117,000 outstanding mail-in ballots – many of which … Read more
Trump is ahead by less than 1% in Georgia after 98% of the votes are counted and the result is expected to be called later this morning Donald Trump holds a lead of around 28,500 votes in the southern state But 90,735 mail ballots in Atlanta still need to be counted One count in the … Read more
Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to a potential upset in Georgia – and to a White House win – coming within 1 point of President Donald Trump in the traditionally red state Wednesday night. As the race narrowed, Trump’s campaign announced that they had filed a lawsuit in the state, alleging that a GOP poll … Read more
Thousands of protesters march down Manhattan’s Fifth Ave demanding ‘count every vote’ as demonstrations break out in Philadelphia and LAPD declares ‘tactical alert’ for second night in a row Protesters took to the streets of New York City demanding every vote be counted after Trump falsely claimed victory amid a cliffhanger presidential election and called … Read more
Furious Donald Trump called Rupert Murdoch to scream at him after Fox called Arizona for Joe Biden – but the media mogul refused to back down Fox News called Arizona for Joe Biden before AP, CNN or NBC AP has since called Arizona, but CNN and NBC believe it is too close to call Donald … Read more
Joe Biden all but declared election victory on Wednesday afternoon after winning Wisconsin and Michigan as President Trump cried fraud, desperately scrambled to undermine the results and claimed his own wins in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia even though votes are still being tallied there. CNN called Michigan for Biden on Wednesday afternoon, giving him … Read more
Republican pollster Frank Luntz said his industry is in ‘systemic failure’ after massive misses in 2016 and 2020 – claiming Donald Trump’s voters ‘refuse to cooperate’ A prominent Republican pollster called political polling a ‘systematic failure’ after most major surveyors got it wrong again four years after incorrectly predicting that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald … Read more
NORTH CAROLINA: Trump leads Biden by 1.4% but there’s still 200k mail-in ballots left to count this morning There is still an estimated 200,000 mail-in ballots left to count in North Carolina Trump currently holds a 1.4 percent lead over Joe Biden in the state with 94 percent of the votes tallied As of 8am … Read more
Dollar rises against pound and US bonds are in demand as investors seek safe havens amid ‘extended uncertainty’ of election Leading up to election day markets had been pricing in a Biden clear sweep Strength of US dollar now on the up as investors flock to ‘safe havens’ By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 11:53 GMT, … Read more
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have plausible paths to claiming victory in the White House race on Wednesday without going to court. But they depend on a series of factors falling into place. As of 5 am Joe Biden was on 238 Electoral College votes and Donald Trump on 213. Undecided were Nevada – widely expected … Read more
Early results from several key battleground states show President Donald Trump running further ahead than suggested in polls that had placed them in Joe Biden‘s column, suggesting the ‘hidden Trump vote’ may again play a role in the presidential election. Final polls ahead of the election from Quinnipiac, Reuters/Ipsos and CNBC/Change showed Biden leading in … Read more