Biden now leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia as Trump falsely says election was ‘stolen’
Winning Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes would put the former vice-president over the 270 he needs to secure the presidency
Washington — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania on Friday, edging closer to winning the White House in a nail-biting contest as a handful of undecided states continue to count votes.
Biden has a 253 to 214 lead in the state-by-state electoral college vote that determines the winner, according to most major TV networks. Winning Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes would put the former vice-president over the 270 he needs to secure the presidency, while taking just Georgia’s 16 electoral votes would put him on the cusp of victory...
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