JOE Biden seems set to clinch victory in key battleground states, though the Democratic candidate is still awaiting confirmation.
The Biden campaign believes it will take Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada, guaranteeing the presidency.
Campaign chief Jen O’Malley Dillon said: “We expect and we believe that we have already won Wisconsin.”
Meanwhile, Wisconsin’s Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler said there is now “no realistic path” for Donald Trump to win the midwestern state back.
He posted to Twitter that following results from the Green Bay and Kenosha areas: “Biden is now up in Wisconsin by roughly 20,600 votes”.
He added: "Folks: Joe Biden just won Wisconsin."
According to the Associated Press, Biden leads in Wisconsin by roughly 20,697 votes.
He is also ahead in the nationwide count, with 238 electoral college votes, compared to Trump’s 213. Candidates need 270 to win.
Victory in Wisconsin would add 10 electoral college votes to the Democrats' total.
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The other battleground states named by Biden’s campaign were contingent on the remaining votes being counted but Democrats are confident of victory.
Georgia is a “toss-up”, with many outstanding ballots in the Biden-leaning Atlanta area, O’Malley Dillon said.
North Carolina is “really tight” but “probably leaning towards Trump right now”, although it could be several days before the outcome is known.
O’Malley Dillon added: “Last night the President of the United States falsely claimed that he had won this race and then demanded that votes stop being counted.
“The American people get to pick their president, the president does not get to pick the people whose votes get counted.”
Meanwhile, President Trump, who has been peddling lies about potential election fraud, tweeted: “They are finding Biden votes all over the place — in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. So bad for our Country!”
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