Biden campaign blitzes Pennsylvania on last day of campaign; The potential paths to victory for Trump & Biden; PA gov asks residents to be patient with election results; Judge reject GOP claims on ballots in two states; Virus surges as Trump suggests he may fire Fauci post-election;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 2 November 2020
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Biden team eyes Pennsylvania on quest to rebuild “blue wall”; Biden campaign manager: “under no scenario will Donald Trump be declared a victor on election night”; Tomorrow: Biden to visit Scranton & Philadelphia; Trump on final blitz, holding five rallies today; Trump floats firing Fauci, but lacks direct power to do so; 96 million+ have already voted, 70% of all 2016 ballots; Federal judge rules 127,000 ballots cast via drive-thru in Texas can be counted;
The fight for 270: Joe Biden’s possible paths to the White House; Which states are crucial for a Trump victory?; Control of the senate up for grabs tomorrow;
PA officials urge counties to begin counting mail in ballots early Tuesday morning; Trump: we’ll send in lawyers if PA election is unfair; Trump threatens legal action to stop counting of some ballots; Source: Trump likely to declare premature victory;
Federal judge rejects republican bid to toss 127,000 ballots cast via drive-thru in Texas; Judge rejects GOP efforts to stop early vote counting in Las Vegas; Trump hopes for victory in NC; Key swing state Trump won narrowly in 2016, Obama won in 2008; One person dead, several injured in Vienna “terror attack”;
U.S. averages more than 81,000 new cases in the last week; U.S. reports nearly 100k new cases in one day, sets global record; 16 states report record high hospitalizations in past 2 days; Fauci warns U.S. is “in for a whole lot of hurt” as cases surge; Sources: WH to host as many as 400 people for election night party;
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| 0:00.0 | And welcome to the second hour of the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. We are closing in on the final few hours before election day. |
| 0:07.5 | And as has been said, nobody knows nothing. Nobody knows how tomorrow is going to play out. |
| 0:12.3 | Breaking news now, however, two last minute court rulings against Republicans |
| 0:17.0 | and in favor of votes being counted. |
| 0:19.0 | Minutes ago, a federal judge in Texas ruling that nearly 127,000 drive-through ballots cast in Democratic |
| 0:26.2 | leaning Harris County can be counted. |
| 0:30.0 | There's a rejection of the Republicans seeking to throw out those votes. |
| 0:33.4 | Also today, in a separate case in Nevada, a judge rejected a Trump campaign in Nevada |
| 0:38.5 | Republican Party lawsuit trying to stop early counting in another Democratic stronghold of Clark County, Nevada. |
| 0:45.6 | The outcome of this historic election may not be known for days, yet President Trump is |
| 0:50.6 | signaling not only that he's trying to stop votes from being counted but |
| 0:53.4 | that he may very well prematurely and falsely declare victory on election night. |
| 0:58.3 | A Trump advisor tells CNN, even if votes are still being counted and the outcome is unclear. |
| 1:04.0 | President Trump has denied that he has plans to prematurely declare victory, |
| 1:08.0 | but he is openly threatening legal action to stop the counting of legally cast vote by mail ballots. |
| 1:15.0 | But we want to start with the Biden campaign today. |
| 1:17.3 | He's all in on Pennsylvania with Joe Biden, Senator Kamil Harris, |
| 1:21.1 | and their spouses holding a dozen events throughout the Commonwealth, |
| 1:24.6 | a clear sign, the Biden team, thinks that they can flip Pennsylvania and narrow President |
| 1:29.6 | Trump's possible paths to re-election. |
| 1:32.3 | CNN's Arlet signs is in Pittsburgh where Joe and Jill |
| 1:35.3 | Biden will hold a drive-in rally tonight with none other than Lady Gaga, who President |
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