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As uncounted votes are being counted in the USA Democrat Joe Biden is getting closer to victory in the race to the White House against Donal Trump.
Trump said his opponents were trying to steal an election, Biden, the former vice president, was steadily eating away the Republican incumbent’s leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia. He maintained narrow advantages in Nevada and Arizona as he moved closer to securing the 270 votes in the state-by-state Electoral College that determines the winner.
Biden at 264 and Trump 214, where for victory 270 are required. In Pennsylvania, Trump’s lead had shrunk from 319,000 on Wednesday afternoon to 64,000 a day later, while his margin in Georgia fell from 68,000 to fewer than 4,000.
Those numbers were expected to continue to move in Biden’s favor, with many of the outstanding ballots from areas that typically vote Democratic, including the cities of Philadelphia and Atlanta.
Biden, meanwhile, saw his lead in Arizona contract from 93,000 to 65,000. Biden would become the next president by winning Pennsylvania, or by winning two out of the trio of Georgia, Nevada and Arizona.
Trump’s likeliest path appeared narrower – he needed to hang onto Pennsylvania and Georgia while overtaking Biden in either Nevada or Arizona.
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Most major television networks gave Biden a 253 to 214 lead in Electoral College votes, which are largely determined by state population, after he captured the crucial states of Wisconsin and Michigan.
Final results in each state could take days. Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said on Thursday afternoon the state still had about 350,000 ballots yet to count but expected the vast majority to be tallied by Friday.
