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Nov. 5, 2020, 8:32 AM

Biden’s Wins in Michigan, Wisconsin Put Him on Brink of Victory

By Jordan Fabian and Josh Wingrove

Jordan Fabian
Jordan Fabian
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Josh Wingrove
Josh Wingrove
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Joe Biden won Michigan and Wisconsin Wednesday, putting him on the brink of taking the White House from President Donald Trump, hours after the president’s team opened legal fights to stop vote counting in at least two states.

Both CNN and NBC projected Biden would win Michigan, which Trump took in 2016, giving him 264 Electoral College votes out of the 270 needed to win the presidency. Trump has 214.

Biden needs only to win an additional outstanding state, such as Nevada where he is leading, or Georgia, where his campaign believes absentee votes will push him over the ...

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