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GOP Loses Bid To Toss 'Flawed' Ballots In PA; Biden's Lead Widens In Nevada
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenUpdate (1750ET): While the AP has already called Arizona for Joe Biden, as has Fox News, but since the other networks have not and votes are still being counted, here's a look at the race there, with 90% of the vote in: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 39,769 Biden leads 49.92% to 48.65%, per the AP.
Biden has expanded his lead in Georgia, according to newly released tallies. He's now ahead of Trump by 4,235 votes in the state, according to AP's results.
Meanwhile, The DNC's top election lawyer, Marc Elias, on Friday filed a motion to intervene in the Nevada lawsuit filed by two Republican candidates for Congress who are challenging the state's process for counting mail-in ballots. US District Judge Andrew Gordon in Las Vegas set a hearing earlier this afternoon local time Friday to start hearing arguments in the case, which is claiming that the state's system isn't catch enough mismatches in the ballot count.
As of dinner time on the East Coast, here's where thing stand:
There hasn't been a large shift in the race nor has AP called any states since we last checked in, but here is a look at the states yet to be called.
Just recently, new numbers out of Nevada, particularly, Clark County, which is heavily Democratic, have pushed Biden's lead even higher in Nevada, though plenty of votes in more rural parts of the state remain to be counted.
GEORGIA:
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 1,538 votes
Biden leads 49.4% to 49.37% with 99% of the vote in
NORTH CAROLINA:
Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by 76,673 votes
Trump leads 50.09% to 48.69% with 99% of the vote in
PENNSYLVANIA:
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 14,725 votes
Biden leads 49.54% to 49.32% with 98% of the vote in
NEVADA:
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 20,137 votes
Biden leads 49.8% to 48%