Road To 270: Biden Increases Lead Over Trump, Turn Maine To Blue
The Democratic nominee, Joe Biden holds the lead in the Electoral College at this stage in the night, 227 to 213 of his rival, President Donald Trump. Remember: 270 electoral votes are needed to become president. Speaking to reporters, the former vice president urged them to “Keep the faith, guys. We’re going to win this.”
Worldtopnewsng.com gathered that the former vice president wins at least 3 of 4 of Maine’s electoral votes to maintain his lead at the moment.
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Maine allows electoral votes to be split. In Maine, two of four electoral votes go to the statewide winner and one electoral vote goes to the winner in each of the two congressional districts.
Worldtopnewsng.com had earlier reported that former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton carried the state with three electoral votes in 2016 while President Trump received one electoral vote.
