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Watch the video above and read the NewsHour article, "
Without a winner, Trump falsely claims victory while Biden urges patience
" and
answer the discussion questions.
Then, check out EXTRA's lesson on how the AP counts the vote
HERE.
Important to know on November 4:
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- Across many battleground states, more Democrats than Republicans took advantage of early voting, especially vote by mail . Republicans made up at least some of the gap in many states on Election Day.
- This difference in voting method by party may result in skewed early voting counts in some states , with a subsequent " blue shift " in some states, and winners of given states may not be announced for days after Election Day.
- It is possible that full results for some critical states like Pennsylvania will not be certain on November 4, and possibly not until later in the week.
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- Who are the people involved in Election 2020?
- What are the main outstanding counts as of Nov. 4?
- When and where does the AP news service decide to call elections?
- Why have some states been called and others have not?
- How do state results determine the outcomes of national elections? (see this lesson Should the Electoral College stay or go? )
- Why are we still unsure who won the election? Why did certain states like Pennsylvania and Michigan not allow mail-in ballots to be counted until Election Day?
- Why would President Trump falsely claim victory in the election when there are several states who have not counted all their votes?
- If interested in a lesson exploring how to spot disinformation online, click here .
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