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The trend shows a Biden victory in three important states

Nov 05, 2020 Letters

Dear Editor,

Guyanese American supporters of Democratic candidate Joe Biden were most disappointed with the outcome of the US Presidential elections when they went to bed Tuesday night. He was trailing badly. Analogously, Guyanese supporters of Republican incumbent Donald Trump were pleased with the outcome convinced he has won. The outcome was not clear Tuesday evening because millions of ballots remained to be counted in critical battleground states. Nothing had changed on the prospective outcome this morning as counting of ballots continued overnight. Biden was leading in electoral votes but Trump was leading in popular votes in swing states to capture their electoral votes that would guarantee his re-election. Supporters of both sides were awakened on Wednesday morning with news that Trump had remained in the lead. Guyanese American Democrats were disheartened with that news. Everyone I spoke with has up hope. I told them there is a chance that Biden could win were he to prevail in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada even if he were to lose Pennsylvania where he was trailing Trump badly.

By Wednesday afternoon, with counting continuing, it appears that Biden has won Wisconsin and Michigan and is ahead in Nevada. If those victories can be confirmed, then Biden’s electoral votes tally would be 270, which is a majority of 538 votes. All votes are not in as of Wednesday evening. But the trend shows a Biden victory in all three states, and he could possibly win Pennsylvania which would be a further 20 votes which would be above and beyond the minimum needed for victory. If Nevada does not pan out, then Pennsylvania would take Biden over the finish line.
Regardless, once the final count holds up and it appears it would, Biden would be the President Presumed waiting for the official final results expected in a few days.
Unlike heretofore when the winner would have been known the very evening of the election, this year counting of ballots are taking several days because of a new method of voting – millions of mail in ballots that can be counted if they arrive by Friday but post marked on November 3. A declaration cannot be made before then and even after that. Meanwhile, Trump has gone to court to challenge the counting process in Pennsylvania.
Yours truly,
Vishnu Bisram

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