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6 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Donald Trump will wake up Friday on the brink of defeat, still lagging in Arizona and Nevada and with Joe Biden steadily gaining on him in Pennsylvania and Georgia.

Here are the three storylines that will dominate the day 👇politico.com/news/2020/11/0…
1️⃣ Trump’s almost out of time
• His lead was rapidly evaporating overnight in Pa.
• In Nevada, Biden was ahead by about 11,400 votes. Most votes left to count are from Democratic Clark County.
• Early Friday, Biden overtook him by 917 votes in Georgia.
politico.com/news/2020/11/0…
2️⃣ The sounds of GOP silence
A body of prominent Republicans haven't really called Trump out for his attacks on the integrity of the election or baseless claims of victory. The silence is functional encouragement to fight on.
politico.com/news/2020/11/0…
3️⃣ The right-wing echo chamber amplifying Trump
Trump has allies. Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, called for officials to “lock up” elections workers in big cities whom he said are part of an effort “to steal the presidency of the United States.”
politico.com/news/2020/11/0…

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Joe Biden just took Michigan – bumping him up to 264 electoral votes. One more state wins him the presidency.

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Biden is now at 264 electoral votes. Trump is at 214.

One more state wins Biden the presidency.

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