US Presidential Election Results: All Updates
The results of the high-pitched Presidential Election in the United States are coming out on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump, a Republican candidate, is facing a challenge from Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The country has witnessed a massive turnout in casting votes with a huge number of people casting their mandates through ballots or emails, amid the Coronavirus spread. As it would take a bit longer to figure the final results, follow IBNS LIVE Blog to get all the latest updates
Trump campaign files lawsuit to stop counting of ballots in key state of Georgia: Reports
Nov 05, 2020, at 02:21 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit in the battleground state of Georgia to halt the counting of ballots, the Associated Press reported.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Trump campaign filed similar lawsuits in the key toss-up states of Michigan and Pennsylvania in order to stop the counting of ballots as well.
The Trump campaign is arguing that its observers were unlawfully denied access at the polls. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is currently leading President Donald Trump 264 - 214 on the electoral map and could win the election if he secures a win in the swing state of Nevada, according to results from Fox News.
We are winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes for winning presidency: Joe Biden
Nov 05, 2020, at 08:32 amDemocratic nominee Joe Biden while making an address to the nation at Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, said "Democracy is still alive. America has come a long way. Here, the people rule. Power can't be taken or asserted. It flows from the people," Biden said.
"And it's their will that determines who will be president of the United States and their will alone," he asserted in his speech.
"And now after a long night of counting, it's clear that we are winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency," Biden added.
Tune in as I address the nation on the state of the race. https://t.co/00QtuYAiI7
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 4, 2020
Biden will declare victory once campaign believes they reached 270 electoral votes: Adviser
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:35 amJoe Biden's campaign senior adviser Anita Dunn stated that they are confident of recieving 270 electoral votes.
She added that Joe Biden will declare victory once the campaign believes they have reached that number, regardless of whether news outlets have called those races.
"I think that at the end of the day we always said that the goal was to get 270 electoral votes and we feel very confident that after the vote’s been counted, that’s where the vote is going to be: above 270. And that’s how you win the presidency," Dunn told reporters.
Asked if Biden would declare victory even if all the states' results had not yet been called by the networks, she replied, "If we feel comfortable that he has 270 electoral votes, yeah."
Donald Trump campaign says it will request Wisconsin recount
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:30 amThe Donald Trump campaign said that it will “immediately” request for a recount of votes in Wisconsin.
But under Wisconsin law, a campaign can’t petition for said recount until the Wisconsin Election Commission completes the canvass from county election boards, CNN reported.
“Despite ridiculous public polling used as a voter suppression tactic, Wisconsin has been a razor thin race as we always knew that it would be. There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results. The President is well within the threshold to request a recount and we will immediately do so,” Bill Stepien, Trump campaign manager, said in a statement.
US election: Twitter hides Donald Trump's tweet about 'disappearing' lead, calls it 'misleading'
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:20 amMicroblogging site Twitter on Wednesday hid US President Donald Trump's first tweet of Wednesday (morning in America) amid neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House.
Even as the counting of votes is still on, President Trump in a tweet claimed the ballots counting as "strange" and that his vote advantage in key Democrat-run states had "started to magically disappear".
"Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong!" Trump wrote.
Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
Soon after the tweet was posted, Twitter hid the same behind warnings that say the claims are disputed and might be misleading.
Facebook Newsroom also alerted that its Election Operations Center will continue monitoring a range of issues in real time including reports of voter suppression content.
"If we see attempts to suppress participation, intimidate voters, or organize to do so, the content will be removed," it said.
In a post, the social media platform stated: "Once President Trump began making premature claims of victory, we started running notifications on Facebook and Instagram that votes are still being counted and a winner is not projected. We're also automatically applying labels to both candidates’ posts with this information."
Once President Trump began making premature claims of victory, we started running notifications on Facebook and Instagram that votes are still being counted and a winner is not projected. We're also automatically applying labels to both candidates’ posts with this information. pic.twitter.com/tuGGLJkwcy
— Facebook Newsroom (@fbnewsroom) November 4, 2020
US Presidential Elections: Donald Trump asks to halt vote counts
Nov 05, 2020, at 04:03 amAmid a neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded that the counting for the votes be stopped, CNN reported.
Appearing before the reporters at the White House on Wednesday (morning in America), Trump said he had already beaten Democrat Joe Biden, and the election was being stolen from him in a massive act of fraud.
In a tweet, he called the ballots counting 'strange' which was later hidden behind warnings.
"Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong!" Trump wrote.
Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
In another tweet, he said: "How come every time they count Mail-In ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction?"
How come every time they count Mail-In ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
As per the last update by CNN, Democratic nominee Joe Biden (227 electoral colleges) is ahead of Trump (213 electoral colleges).
Joe Biden expected to address Americans today
Nov 05, 2020, at 03:35 amJoe Biden will address the American people on Wednesday as the nation awaits election results.
"We expect that at some point later today that the Vice President will address the American people," Biden's campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said on a webstream briefing with reporters.
Democratic nominee Joe Biden takes lead in Michigan
Nov 05, 2020, at 01:43 amDemocratic nominee Joe Biden jumped out ahead of President Donald Trump in Michigan as counting of votes continue there.
Biden took the lead in the Badger State with loads of absentee ballots being tabulated.
Joe Biden leads ahead in Wisconsin
Nov 05, 2020, at 01:21 amEven as the counting is underway in the crucial state of Wisconsin, Joe Biden is ahead of Donald Trump by nearly 21,000 votes.
Throughout much of the night in the US, President Trump was ahead by over 100,000 votes.
Milwaukee County is a major urban center and the biggest county in Wisconsin. It's also home to about 16% of the state’s population.
Jenifer Rajkumar becomes the first S Asian woman to be elected to NY State Assembly
Nov 04, 2020, at 11:29 pm38-year-old Indian-American lawyer Jenifer Rajkumar has became the first South Asian woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly.
Jenifer Rajkumar, a Democrat, overcame her Republican rival Giovanni Perna.
Rajkumar is Stanford educated and a prominent immigrant rights advocate, she will represent 38th Assembly district of York City in the New York State Assembly. 38th assembly district includes Woodhaven, Ridgewood, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and Glendale.
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York state legislature, while the state Senate is the upper house.
The assembly consists of 150 seat, and assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. Besides being a lawyer, Rajkumar also serves as professor at the City University of New York. She is also a former New York state government official.
Le Pen says Trump ‘Better for France’ than Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:40 pmUS President Donald Trump’s election victory would be more beneficial for France than Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s, Marine Le Pen, the leader of the right-wing National Rally party, has said.
"I think Donald Trump’s reelection is better for France. Because Donald Trump means the return of nations; and the end of rampant globalization, the weakening regulation and the disappearing borders, which, I think, harm nations," Le Pen said live on the CNews channel.
In the late hours of Tuesday, Trump declared that he had won the November 3 election, adding that this year's vote was a fraud.
The president said he would ask the Supreme Court to ensure the integrity of the election and prevent any ballots from coming after polling places are close.The Democratic camp dismisses Trump’s victory claims as premature, saying that the counting of duly cast ballots must continue.
Germany to remain vital partner for US whoever wins President election : Vice-Chancellor
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:39 pmBerlin/Sputnik: The United States will remain an important partner for Germany whoever wins the US presidential election, German Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday, the next day after the US presidential election.
"The US will remain an important partner for us, whatever results the election comes to, but the important thing for us is that everything is counter ... within the procedure for the democratic elections," Scholz said.
US Elections 2020: Indian-origin Democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wins polls
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:03 pmIndian-origin Democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi scripted an easy victory over Preston Nelson as he was re-elected to the US House of Representatives for the third consecutive term on Wednesday.
He defeated his Libertarian Party opposition to return to the House for yet another term since being elected for the first time in 2016.
47-year-old Krishnamoorthi was born in New Delhi.
As polls close and we wait for results to roll in, I want to remind everybody that official results take weeks – even in ordinary times! – and that nobody (including Pres. Trump) can change the final outcome just by declaring himself the winner tonight. https://t.co/tLcL1jE2aM
— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) November 4, 2020
Targeting US President Donald Trump, he had tweeted on Wednesday morning: "As polls close and we wait for results to roll in, I want to remind everybody that official results take weeks – even in ordinary times! – and that nobody (including Pres. Trump) can change the final outcome just by declaring himself the winner tonight."
The results of the US polls are currently coming out with the fight to become the new President is going on between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Donald Trump is fighting to be elected for the second term as President.
US Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez says Trump's claims of victory 'premature,' 'illegitimate'
Nov 04, 2020, at 09:31 pmMoscow/Sputnik: US Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed incumbent Donald Trump’s claims of election victory as "premature" and "dangerous," saying that the count of votes must continue.
In the late hours of Tuesday, Trump declared that he had won reelection, adding that this year's vote was a fraud. The president said he would ask the Supreme Court to ensure the integrity of the election and prevent any ballots from coming after polling places are close.
Donald Trump’s premature claims of victory are illegitimate, dangerous, and authoritarian.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 4, 2020
Count the votes. Respect the results.
Donald Trump’s premature claims of victory are illegitimate, dangerous, and authoritarian. Count the votes. Respect the results," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Wednesday.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s campaign earlier stated that the counting of duly cast ballots would continue, dismissing Trump’s remarks as "outrageous."
The Biden team warned that they would have the legal teams ready if Trump went to the Supreme Court to contest the validity of vote counting.
Outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect: Joe Biden campaign team responds to Trump's victory remark
Nov 04, 2020, at 09:02 pmDemocratic nominee Joe Biden's campaign team has responded to President Trump's premature and unsubstantiated statement on US Presidential election victory and said his remark was 'outrageous'.
Biden for President Campaign Manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said Trump's statement about the legitimacy of yet-to-be-counted ballots "was outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect", reports BBC.
"It was outrageous because it is a naked effort to take away the democratic rights of American citizens," she was quoted as saying by BBC.
"It was unprecedented because never before in our history has a president of the United States sought to strip Americans of their voice in a national election," she said.
The results of the high-pitched Presidential Election in the United States are coming out on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump, a Republican candidate, is facing a challenge from Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
As per latest trends, Biden is ahead in 224 seats while Trump is leading in 213.
Trump is fighting to come to power for the second term.
Twitter calls Donald Trump's 'they are trying to steal the election' tweet 'misleading'
Nov 04, 2020, at 08:43 pmMicro-blogging site Twitter has called US President Donald Trump's tweet claiming the Democrats were stealing the country's election as "misleading", at a time the Republicans are trailing behind their challenger Joe Biden.
In the middle of the counting of votes, Trump tweeted, "We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!"
We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
Donald Trump claims victory amid neck-to-neck fight with Joe Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 08:11 pm
Addressing a gathering in the White House, Trump said, "We are going to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election."
Meanwhile, Trump has said he would move the Supreme Court asking the voting in the election to stop.
"We are going to the Supreme Court to stop voting so that they (Democrats) can't fudge it," the US President said.
He has also called the election a "fraud" on the people of the country.
Though he is trailing at the present moment, Trump is projected to win key states, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Iowa, Texas.
We are on the road to victory: Mike Pence
Nov 04, 2020, at 06:32 pm"We are on the road to victory. We will make America great again," said US Vice President Mike Pence.
We are going to Supreme Court to stop voting: Trump
Nov 04, 2020, at 06:31 pmTrump said, "We are going to the Supreme Court to stop voting so that they (Democracts) can't fudge it."
We did win this election: Trump
Nov 04, 2020, at 06:29 pm"We are going to win this election. Frankly we did win this election," Trump said.
We are winning Pennsylvania by a huge number: Trump
Nov 04, 2020, at 06:27 pmTrump said, "We are winning Pennsylvania by a huge number of votes."
Possible to win Arizona too: Trump
Nov 04, 2020, at 06:25 pm"There is a possibility to win Arizona too," Trump said.
Other group trying to disenfranchise fact that million of people voted us: Trump
Nov 04, 2020, at 06:24 pm"Millions of people voted for us. The other group is trying to disenfranchise it," Trump said in his address.
Neck-to-neck fight between Trump and Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:40 pmThe fight between Donald Trump and Joe Biden have become even more closer.
Biden is leading in 220 electoral colleges as opposed to Trump's 213.
Trump projected to win Texas, Biden likely to win Rhode Island
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:33 pmDonald Trump is projected to win Texas while Joe Biden is projected win the geographically smallest state Rhode Island, BBC News reported.
On track to win this election: Joe Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:03 pmAddressing a mass gathering, Democratic nominee Joe Biden said, "We believe we are on track to win this election."
Watch the full video:
Tune in as I speak to the nation live from Wilmington, Delaware. https://t.co/ye8knRucoz
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 4, 2020
'A big win': Donald Trump tweets
Nov 04, 2020, at 05:01 pmAfter big wins in Florida and Ohio, Donald Trump tweeted, "I will be making a statement tonight. A big WIN!"
I will be making a statement tonight. A big WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
Votes cannot be cast after poll are closed: Trump cries foul
Nov 04, 2020, at 04:53 pmCrying foul, US President Donald Trump tweeted, "We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!"
We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
Joe Biden likely to speak shortly
Nov 04, 2020, at 04:36 pmDemocratic nominee Joe Biden is likely to address the crowd in Delaware shortly.
Biden now ahead of Trump
Nov 04, 2020, at 04:35 pmDemocratic nominee Joe Biden is now ahead of Donald Trump. Biden is leading in 205 electoral colleges as opposed to Trump's 136.
Donald Trump wins key state of Florida in US election
Nov 04, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Incumbent US President Donald Trump has won the battleground state of Florida with its 29 electoral votes, according to Fox News projections.
Trump has secured 51.3% while his Democratic challenger Joe Biden got 47.8% of votes after 97% of votes have been reported. Trump has also won Idaho, Fox projected.
Florida is the third top prize among all states and the largest that regularly changes party colors.
It backed a Republican candidate three times and twice supported a Democrat in last five presidential elections. In 2016, Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by just under 113,000.
US President election results: Early trends show close fight between Trump, Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 04:31 pmThe early results of the US President elections are showing a close fight between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden across major seats in the country.
Based on CNN's current projections, Biden has 89 electoral college votes, and Trump has 72 electoral college votes.
Close contest between Trump and Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 04:31 pmA close contest between US President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden is presently underway in key states as the results for the US President Election 2020 are coming out on Wednesday (Tuesday in America).
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