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The voting was over. The counting was not.
But even with a mountain of ballots left to tally in crucial states, President Trump falsely and prematurely claimed victory over Democrat Joe Biden early Wednesday, urged an end to the counting of ballots, and vowed to take his battle to the Supreme Court.
Trump and Biden were locked in a close race as the bitter presidential campaign drew to a close, a contest that smashed voting records, divided the nation, and unfolded amid a pandemic that has cost more than 230,000 American lives.
The outcome appeared to hinge on three states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, all formerly part of Democrats’ “blue wall” but key to Trump’s upset victory in 2016. None could be called because they had so many absentee votes left to count.
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— Analysis: What we know, what we don’t know, and what to watch next in the election returns. In simple bullet points
— Here’s what we know about key states that are still counting ballots
— Ty Burr: A landslide for democracy
— Editorial: Count every vote
— Adrian Walker: An Election Day with more than two candidates on the ballot
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