Trump, Biden Camps Jockey Over How to Parse Photo-Finish Results
- Biden campaign manager says early vote will give Democrats win
- Trump campaign manager says wait until Election Day for lead
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President Donald Trump’s and Democrat nominee Joe Biden’s campaigns claimed the inside track to victory on election eve, but girded their supporters to prepare for a photo finish in the hotly contested presidential contest.
Biden’s campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon argued that the former vice president’s success banking early votes and his steady polling lead means any path for Trump would rely on eking out victories in three states where vote counting is expected to take days or longer, despite the president’s repeated statements he thinks a winner should be declared Tuesday night.