2 538 live blog posts - about WI, and about PA, both optimistic

[NRaleighLiberal]

NOV. 4, 1:03 AM
With 72 percent of the expected vote in from Wisconsin, Trump leads by a little more than 4 points and around 114,000 votes. But in terms of what’s left, it might be enough to put Biden over the top. The big story is Milwaukee County, where only 36 percent of the expected vote is in. That along with 10 percent of the expected vote left out in deep-blue Dane County (Madison) leaves things very much up in the air.

NOV. 4, 1:15 AM
We don’t have a projection for these states yet, but at this point, I’d rather be Biden in Pennsylvania and, as Geoffrey said earlier, Wisconsin.

Based on a drop of 13,121 mail ballots in Erie County, PA showing Biden winning them 5:1, it looks like he will win back this swing county that Trump carried. There are abut 37k mail ballots still to be counted in coming days. Dems believe Biden wins them 3 or 4 to 1.

— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) November 4, 2020

[MissB]

1. Isn't WI expected to be done counting in the next couple hours?

Or am I getting my upper midwestern states mixed up?

[regnaD kciN]

3. Nope...

They don't even start counting Milwaukee County mail-in ballots until tomorrow. Their elections commissioner has said they hope to have a final count by the end of the day Wednesday, but that's still more a hope than a promise.

[MissB]

6. Oooh

Thanks! Patience then.

[Drunken Irishman]

5. No - you're right, though, not done counting. Milwaukee will be, tho.

And the hope is that will be enough to put Biden in the lead.

[MissB]

8. Thanks!

[LovingA2andMI]

7. Should Be Michigan....

Sometime in the late, late night hours today or early in the morning. Now Wisconsin is another matter but more likely than NOT, mid morning/early afternoon on Wednesday.

[MissB]

9. Ok thanks!

Holding on...

[DonaldsRump]

2. This is all great!

It just teaches me that we should not expect elections to be called so quickly. ESPECIALLY in a year like 2020 with so much early voting.

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Fantastic news!

[PTWB]

10. There's still some hope.

What a nail biter.