The election is not over, says Donald Trump campaign as Joe Biden leads in battleground states

Joe Biden started off Friday by waving the blue flag in Pennsylvania as the Democrat’s lead in the Republican-dominated state increased with passing time. As of 21:00 IST, Biden lead Trump by 6,819 votes, New York Times reported. A win in Pennsylvania will practically guide the former Vice President to the White House this year.

However, Donald Trump does not have plans to immediately concede the election to Joe Biden after his Democratic rival pulled ahead in key states that could deliver him enough electoral votes to win the race for the White House, a senior aide of the president was quoted as saying by a media report on Friday, PTI reported.

“This election is not over,” campaign general counsel Matt Morgan said in the statement, making further allegations of irregularities.

“The false projection of Joe Biden as the winner is based on results in four states that are far from final,” he added.

Trump specifically tweeted about rigging in Philadelphia, calling it a state with ‘rotten history’.

While a win for Biden in Georgia, which had 16 electoral votes, takes the elections to a tie but with Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral college votes, it’s a clear blue sea over the United States.

According to PTI, a senior Trump aide told Fox News that the president’s counsellors have been giving him advice in both directions, with some telling Trump that a concession is the correct thing to do, and others pushing him to continue to fight to ensure the vote was correct and legitimate.

The aide, who was not identified, told Trump’s favourite news channel that the president is “simply skeptical.” “He warned about this for months,” the aide said. “The media didn’t take it seriously, and now, here we are with the scenario.” The aide said, though, that the president “may ultimately concede.” “He’s just not there yet,” the aide added.

Donald Trump has announced and even filed multiple lawsuits in a number of states, seeking access to poll watching, as well as a federal lawsuit in Nevada urging officials to stop counting “illegal” ballots, claiming thousands of ballots were sent to non-residents and the deceased.

The president will almost certainly ask for a recount in Pennsylvania, the report said, noting that this will be in addition to the one he and his campaign announced in Wisconsin, PTI added.

He will also likely ask for a recount in Georgia as well, and if he doesn’t overtake Biden, he will likely request a recount in Arizona, too, the report said.

Asked if this would be resolved any time in the near future, the aide told Fox News, “I don’t see how it is.” Meanwhile, Trump campaign general counsel Matt Morgan on Friday said: “This election is not over.” “The false projection of Joe Biden as the winner is based on results in four states that are far from final,” Morgan said.

“Georgia is headed for a recount, where we are confident we will find ballots improperly harvested, and where President Trump will ultimately prevail.” Trump on Thursday vowed that he and his campaign would “not allow corruption to steal” the election, while maintaining that he will win the 2020 presidential race.

“If you count the legal votes, I easily win,” he said. “We will not allow corruption to steal such an important election—or any election for that matter.” Trump, however, did not give any evidence of electoral malpractice.