Razor thin margins in places like georgia. Tom i do want to note, very importantly, the japanese out to new strength moments ago. Joe biden out to new strengths, and theres no question the key gone bidenrgia has ever so slightly. Ahead for mr. Es biden in georgia. Jonathan everyone doing the math and saying the passed for the president just gets narrower and narrower. The president overnight continuing to push back in a uniform manner from the whole campaign. Tom really extraordinary to see that. I know we will have some images of that press conference last night. , wethose of you worldwide will have our experts on that. What is so important to me is the idea that this is just not the president. He has galvanized trump nation to send a message out that this is fraud. Georgia, pennsylvania, nevada, arizona, the counting continues. That is the focus through this morning. Toa we are waiting to hear see whether we can pencil in joe biden as the next president. That does seem to be what is
Im Claire Richard sennett welcome to the show democratic candidate joe biden has won at the u. S. President ial election after sealing victory in the battleground state of pennsylvania of the 99 percent of votes counted in pennsylvania biden has won 49. 7 percent at his up against trump 49. 2 percent now the 20 electoral votes of biden won in this state allowed him to surpass the 270 needed to win the election according to projections by the Associated Press who was also picked up 6 in nevada giving him a total of 290 electoral votes to republican president Donald Trumps 214. Well democratic supporters across the country have been reacting to the news of president elect bidens a success from fill it. Black lives matters plaza in washington to new yorks times square people showed signs of relief and excitement here are some of those reactions now. To me that everything my mother is a disabled woman before security and medicaid and medicare and so you know. How to you can no longer mess
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