Lets dig in with pennsylvania right now. Joe biden has taken the lead right now. He has about a 6,000vote lead, just under 6,000 votes. Theres still 130,000 ballots that still need to be counted. If youre saying this race is very close, were talking about a 6,000vote lead. Theres 130,000 ballots that can be counted. President trump can catch up, maybe. Heres the problem for President Trump. At least 60 60,000 of those 130,000 ballots that have yet to be counted are coming from philadelphia, the surrounding suburbs up through the Lehigh Valley and joe biden is making eastern pennsylvania even more blue. Tom, let me stop you there. Through the night joe biden has been winning. Hes been winning the deep blue areas by 70, 80 . Yes. Because of the mailin vote, when we look at pennsylvania, look at the ratio right here, this is pretty much the breakdown. 80 are going to joe biden. I want to say 30,000 of that 130,000 still to be counted is coming from pittsburgh, a very deep blue county. Als
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Early, its made things a little smoother today, but still expecting a big turnout. If you havent voted, avoid the long lines later today. Thats a message i expect youll make at did beginning and end of our segment. How are things going in california . Its been fairly smooth in the bay area. Tell us in terms of the voting and ballot counting how its going. Theres a fewishes here issues here. There are the two big steps weve taken. Every active registered voter in california received a vote by mail in advance. 22 million voters on the rolls, more than 12 million ballots cast as of midnight last night. Great return. That means theres nearly 10 Million People who play be voting today. Maybe they were returning it by mail, a great first choice, but voting in person, bring your mask to keep voters and poll workers safe. The polls are open until 8 00 p. M. Its been light. We havent seen too many huge lines. We know its always busiest within the last couple of hours. Tell us if you expect to h
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And welcome across town where all things are considered. Im peter lavelle. What does the Election Results today . Tell us about the state of american politics. There was no blue wave. Instead, there was a red ripple instead of calls for reconciliation. There are those looking to punish trump supporters. One step forward 2 steps back. There is gus these issues and more. Im joined by my guest in syracuse. We have how he is a former candidate for the Green Party Nomination for u. S. President and in atlanta, he crosses around she is a us independent president ial candidate. All right, cross up rules in effect, that means you can jump in anytime you want, and i always appreciate. Ok, so why dont we go to you 1st here . Where do we stand right now . , a little more than a week outside of the election. We have the g. O. P. , a lot of and most conservatives refusing to recognize a job, i missed president elect with some cretin states. There hasnt been any vote certification yet. And on top of