Joe Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon remarked that Biden still has a pathway to victory even if he loses Pennsylvania and Florida, leading some to suggest this shows doubts are emerging over the Democrat’s chances in these crucial states.
“Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon: “We continue to have multiple pathways to 270 electoral votes” says they can win 270 even without PA and FL,” tweeted Time’s Charlotte Alter.
https://twitter.com/CharlotteAlter/status/1323665756702363648
This led some commentators to speculate that early voting data in the two crucial swing states may be disappointing for Team Biden.
“Wow! Joe Biden’s campaign manager is admitting they have doubts about Pennsylvania!” commented Harlan Hill.
Wow! Joe Biden’s campaign manager is admitting they have doubts about Pennsylvania!#MAGA ?? pic.twitter.com/IGhEgKxjLE
— HARLAN Z. HILL ?? (@Harlan) November 3, 2020
The Republican lead in terms of who has voted in Florida is currently over 100,000 votes.
Update: Rep lead is now +100k. https://t.co/VTNmBOFshC
— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) November 3, 2020
The Biden campaign has already asserted that “under no scenario” will it allow Trump to claim victory tonight.
The former Vice President is also planning to address the nation and “assert control” as the president-elect if he is declared winner by news organizations, even if President Trump refuses to concede.
As we previously highlighted, pro-Biden analytics firm Hawkfish previously asserted that it’s likely President Trump will appear to have won in a landslide on election night but may lose after mail in ballots are counted, which “will take days if not weeks to tally.”
