Yeah, They're Still Counting. No, There's Nothing Suspect About That.

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🗓️ 7 November 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Election workers are still diligently counting votes. Joe Biden has a narrow edge of counted votes so far in Georgia and Pennsylvania, while Donald Trump is expected to carry North Carolina. Despite conspiracy theories and lawsuits, the process remains legitimate and on track.

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This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, voting reporter Miles Parks, and senior political editor Domenico Montanaro.

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0:00.0	Okay, I need some hype music right now.
0:03.0	Woohoo!
0:04.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:10.0	I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.
0:12.0	I'm Miles Parks, I cover voting.
0:14.0	And I'm Domenico Montanaro, Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.
0:17.0	It is 5.33 pm on Friday, November 6th, the 4th in a long day.
0:25.0	The 4th day of a very long election day, is that right?
0:28.0	We said it was going to be election season, right?
0:31.0	As promised.
0:32.0	We tried.
0:33.0	So, Domenico, it seemed like there was a lot of action and movement this morning.
0:40.0	Where are we now?
0:43.0	After a slow drip of a day, we have some results in.
0:48.0	But Georgia was the big flip.
0:51.0	You know, like yesterday into last night, Biden was able to take the lead in Georgia.
0:56.0	And it's only expanded.
0:58.0	In fact, just in the last 20 minutes or so, Biden has gained almost 3,000 votes in Georgia.
1:06.0	He's up to a difference of 4,235.
1:09.0	That's really important because this thing is likely headed to a recount.
1:13.0	And it's really tough to overturn a margin of thousands of votes.
1:17.0	Most recounts only change votes by a few hundred.
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