5 Nov 2020

Biden closing in on 270 electoral votes and Presidential win

From Midday Report, 12:49 pm on 5 November 2020

Joe Biden is rebuilding the "blue wall" one brick at a time, after being projected to win Michigan and Wisconsin - bringing the former vice-president even closer to the 270 votes he needs to secure the White House.

Both candidates have said they're on the road to victory but as it stands.

The US election is on a knife-edge and there are still key states to be called including Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

RNZ's Perlina Lau spoke to Julia Manchester, a political reporter for The Hill in Washington, for the latest.