An Unfinished Election

<p>The U.S. presidential election is a lot closer than the polls indicated. Millions of votes, many in key battleground states, are yet to be counted.</p><p>Florida — which went for President Trump — is the only bellwether to have confirmed its result. Other crucial states, including Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina, are yet to be called.</p><p>For the moment, it looks like both Mr. Trump and Joe Biden will need to break through in the Midwest and Pennsylvania to clinch victory.</p><p>The race to control the Senate is also tight, though the Republicans seem to be in a better position.</p><p>With the picture still foggy, Mr. Biden called for patience as the votes were counted, while Mr. Trump falsely claimed victory and threatened court action.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/alexander-burns?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"><strong>Alexander Burns</strong></a><strong>, </strong>a national political correspondent for The New York Times, speaks to us about where things stand with the election and the remaining paths to victory. </p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p><p><br /></p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>You can follow the<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> election results here</a>.</li><li>We also have<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/03/us/trump-biden-election?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> live updates</a> on the progress of the vote.</li></ul>