Contest the election in the Supreme Court biden meanwhile addressing supporters in his home state of delaware said that it wasnt up to republicans or democrats to call victory but for the American People he urged patience. Look at the results my colleague michael is standing by. A look again at how its going and some of the nights a key battleground states is america waits with bated breath a. P. Has called arizona with its 11 Electoral College votes for joe biden lets take a look at the rest of the map here we see in the middle again most of those states taken by the president Montana North Dakota south dakota all the way down to texas and of course key states like california with its 55 electoral votes new york with its 29 electoral votes for joe biden but of course picking up the key states of South Carolina and florida with 29 electoral votes lets go to the next graphic here for you and you can see that North Carolina with its 15 electoral votes a key state in this fight for both c
A handful of states. Youre watching d. W. News in our live coverage of the 2020 u. S. Election im sorry kelly and one of the most consequential votes in u. S. History the results may not be known for hours even days what we do know is that the swing states like texas and florida they have stayed with President Donald Trump while democratic rival joe biden has claimed arizona and may pennsylvania and michigan are 2 important states which are still at play but a short while ago trump spoke to supporters and stopped just short of claiming victory alleging that there was a voting fraud underway and that his team was prepared to launch a legal challenge. The stage is set for the u. S. President ial election results. Counting of votes is still underway but the president has already claimed to be tree. We were getting ready to win this election frankly we did win this election. Is a major fraud in our nation we want the law to be used in a proper manner so well be going to the u. S. Supreme c
Us now. Says he is on track to win trump says hes already one word of thanks dad. Yes well its still looming so to say there are very slim margins were talking about and at the moment it looks like it could all come down to the battleground state of pennsylvania that also was a key for donald trump into the white house in 2016 last time around 20 votes in the Electoral College theyre up for grabs and if it comes within a very narrow margin a recount could be requested and then we would get into the territory of several days if not longer until we have a recount or those court cases that donald trump has already in or announced he wants to launch taking place at the same time in arizona interestingly enough the conservative channel fox news got a lot of flak from the campaign for calling it to early in favor of joe biden and then the governors insisting that every single vote should be counted same thing actually the pennsylvania governor of the democratic governors calling for so reall
Book in the lobby. They will be able to take your credit card. Lynn will be ready to sign it. It is not true early to be making a christmas gift. [laughter] so that all the shopping done well before. Dumenil is the professor of American History at occidental college. She has taught a number of distinguished institutions, including berkeley, whitman college, and she specializes in u. S. Womens history and cultural and social history since the civil war. She is a distinguished professor, having received many honors, including being a senior fulbright lecture, and many other recognitions, which is also to say we are in for a treat. She brings to this topic a richness which i think is going to make this experience one of real memory frost. So, once again, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here and for participating in the activities of the national war or one museum and memorial. I invite you back. Please join me in welcoming dr. Lynn dumenil. [applause] dr. Dumenil thank you. I am
With us and make a presentation for about 45 minutes, after which, there will be a q a time. There are microphones on each side. Camille will help you navigate that. And those of you unable to come to the microphone, let us know and we will accommodate that. After that, there is a book signing. You will have seen this book in the library. There able to take your credit card and lynn is able to sign it. It is not too early to be making christmas gifts. Get all of that shopping done well before. Dr. Dumenil is the glass professor of history at occidental college. Number ofught at a distinct institutions, including. Erkeley, Whitman College she specializes in u. S. Womens history and cultural and social history since the civil war. Professoristinguished , having received many honors, including being a senior fulbright lecturer at the university of rome and many other recognitions, which is all to say that we are in for a treat. She brings to this topic a richness which i think is going to