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Axios Re:Cap

America's wake-up reality check

Axios Re:Cap

Axios

Daily News, News

4.5705 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

This is Axios Special Election 2020 coverage. As America wakes up, here’s where we stand. Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada and the all-important Pennsylvania hang in the balance. The states that have counted, but are too close to call are Georgia and North Carolina. Niala Boodhoo talks to Axios's Hans Nichols and Jonathan Swan.

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0:00.0

Good morning. We're back with Axios Election 2020 special coverage. I'm Naila Boodoo.

0:08.0

We've been with you all night, providing many episodes that have answered what happened in Florida,

0:13.0

an early look at the polls in Pennsylvania, and what the narrative is shaping up to be.

0:17.0

Now, as America wakes up, here's where we stand.

0:20.0

Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, and the all-important

0:24.0

Pennsylvania hang in the balance. The states that have counted, but it's so close, are Georgia and

0:29.5

North Carolina. And overnight, we saw both candidates speak to the nation. Here's Joe Biden.

0:35.3

It's not my place for Donald Trump's place to declare who's won this election.

0:40.1

That's the decision of the American people.

0:42.6

But I'm optimistic about this outcome.

0:46.0

So we'll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court.

0:50.1

We want all voting to stop.

0:53.4

We don't want them to find any ballots at 4 o'clock in the morning and add them to the list.

0:59.8

Okay?

1:00.9

This won't come as a surprise, but President Trump also falsely and prematurely declared victory,

1:07.2

even though we have not finished counting ballots.

1:10.0

We will win this, and as far as I'm concerned, we already have won it.

1:14.8

So I just want to thank you.

1:16.3

I'm here with Axios political reporter Hans Nichols.

1:18.8

Good morning, Hans.

1:20.1

Good morning.

1:21.0

Can we start with what we do know at this point?

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