Biden leading Trump in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia

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Joe Biden continued to expand his lead in Pennsylvania, edged ahead in Georgia and is up in Nevada with the fate of the presidency on the line and several closely watched states still counting ballots Friday, almost three days after polls closed.

President Donald Trump needs to win at least four of the five outstanding states — Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, all of which are too close to call, according to NBC News — to secure re-election.

Biden needs to win only Pennsylvania or any combination of two other states.

The former vice president, who has said he expects to win when the count is finished, will address the nation tonight, his campaign said.

Trump and his campaign are vowing to fight on even if Biden is declared the winner, saying they are planning for a protracted legal fight across the country focused on Pennsylvania.

"Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President," the president tweeted on Friday night. "I could make that claim also. Legal proceedings are just now beginning!"

In Pennsylvania, Biden is leading by just over 27,00 votes or one-tenth of a percent, 3,334,451 votes (49.6 percent) to Trump's 3,307,321 (49.2 percent), with 96 percent of the expected vote in. Many of the remaining ballots come from Democratic-leaning areas.

In Nevada, Biden leads by just over 22,000 votes, 632,558 votes (49.8 percent) to Trump's 609,901 votes (48 percent), with 93 percent of the expected vote in.

In Arizona, Biden is up about 30,000 votes, 1,604,067 (49.9 percent) to Trump's 1,574,206 (48.7 percent), with 97 percent of the expected vote in.

Georgia, meanwhile, which will host a Senate runoff election in January, appears headed for a recount with Biden leading narrowly by about 4,200 votes, 2,456,007 (49.4 percent) to Trump's 2,451,741 (49.3 percent) and fewer than 8,000 uncounted ballots.

"There will be a recount in Georgia," Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a press conference Friday.

Despite Trump's defiant public posture, some staffers feel deflated, sources said, and worry about the lack of a veteran lawyer at the helm of what will be an uphill legal and public relations battle.

 

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