US Election 2020: Biden’s lead in Arizona narrows to 68,000 votes

Democrat Joe Biden’s lead in Arizona has narrowed to just 68,000 votes after a new batch of absentee ballots heavily favored Republican President Donald Trump, giving new life to the Trump camp’s theory that a victory is still possible. Trump won the batches of some 140,000 additional ballots from Maricopa County counted Wednesday and early … Read more

Pro-Trump protesters force Arizona polling station to close

The results of the US election are still unclear today after Joe Biden’s lead in the swing state of Arizona was slashed – even as he edged towards victory in other states where Donald Trump issued lawsuits to try and stop him.  Armed pro-Trump protesters descended on a counting center in Maricopa County, Arizona, late … Read more

US Election 2020: Polls missed ‘silent voters’ yet again

When will I ever learn? All I can say in my defence is that I’m not alone. In common with pretty well every pundit on both sides of the Atlantic, I assumed Joe Biden would trounce Donald Trump. The polls uniformly predicted a Biden landslide. On the eve of the election, a ten-point lead for … Read more

US Election 2020: Have the polls got it wrong AGAIN?

Early results from several key battleground states show President Donald Trump running further ahead than suggested in polls that had placed them in Joe Biden’s column, suggesting the ‘hidden Trump vote’ may again play a role in the presidential election. Final polls ahead of the election from Quinnipiac, Reuters/Ipsos and CNBC/Change showed Biden leading in … Read more

Donald Trump praises family in last rally of campaign in Michigan

President Donald Trump told his crowd of supporters in Michigan not to make him cry as they repeatedly chanted ‘we love you’ last night as he wrapped up his pitch for a second term in the White House with his adult children at his side. ‘Don’t make me cry, don’t make me cry,’ Trump, who was … Read more

Biden secures first Election Day victory while Trump takes second in two New Hampshire towns

Joe Biden secured the first Election Day victory while Trump took the second as two tiny New Hampshire towns with a combined population of 26 announced the first US results just after midnight.  Dixville Notch posted its final tally – with all five votes going to Biden – on a handwritten poster board at 12.03am … Read more

Election 2020: Trump battles with microphone on fourth rally of day

President Donald Trump battled problems with his microphone at his fourth rally of the day on Monday. The sound on his microphone was so low it was nearly impossible to hear him speak when he addressed supporters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. ‘Turn it up. Turn it up,’ the crowd of a few thousand shouted. ‘Can you … Read more

Pollster who predicted 2016 result gives Trump lead in swing states

As most major national polls show Joe Biden with a commanding lead over Donald Trump going into Election Day, a small group of pollsters have cautioned that ‘shy’ Trump voters could pave the president’s way to victory.    Among those suggesting that the Trump’s prospects are being understated is Robert Cahaly of The Trafalgar Group, one … Read more

One last push: Joe Biden and Donald Trump hit the road for the last time

President Donald Trump kicked off his final day of campaigning with an old litany of complaints – against the polls, against Democratic rival Joe Biden, against the media, against his impeachment trial, and even against his 2016 foe Hillary Clinton. The president is holding five rallies in four states ahead of Election Day to make … Read more

US Election 2020 Poll: Joe Biden leads in PA and FL but TX is TIED

Joe Biden is leading outside the margin of error in several key battleground states in a poll released the day before Election Day, giving him enough of a lead to take the White House. Even deep red Texas appears to be up-in-the air with a tie between the Democratic nominee and President Donald Trump. Florida, … Read more