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Biden is flipping states from red to blue: A post-election update from the advocacy team

As I write this, almost every major media outlet has called Wisconsin and Michigan for Joe Biden!

But the election isn’t over yet. Several crucial states are still counting ballots and results are trickling in. With record turnout and many Americans voting by mail due to the pandemic, election officials need time to properly count every vote, verify the results, and get it right.

Trump is a desperate, small man who knows he is losing.

A Dreadful New Peak for the American Pandemic

Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. The United States reported 103,087 cases of COVID-19 today, the highest single-day total on record, according to the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic. It marks the first time that the country—or any country in the world, for that matter—has documented more than 100,000 new cases in one day.

A Large Portion of the Electorate Chose the Sociopath

The moment every Donald Trump opponent has been waiting for is at hand: Joe Biden seems to be taking the lead. So why am I not happy?I am certainly relieved. A Biden victory would be an infinitely better result than a Trump win. If Trump were to maintain power, our child-king would be unfettered by bothersome laws and institutions. The United States would begin its last days as a democracy, finally stepping over the ledge into authoritarianism.

A Cold War Between Red and Blue America

GettyThe clearest message of this week’s complicated election results is that the trench is deepening between red and blue America.Late vote counts in Michigan and Wisconsin put Joe Biden in position to oust Donald Trump so long as the Democrat holds his leads in Nevada and Arizona, which he appears likely but not guaranteed to do.

The Atlantic Daily: 3 Things the Election Revealed

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.GETTYThe presidential contest isn’t resolved. But the 2020 election has already proved revealing. Keep reading for three things we’ve gleaned from the results so far.1. This country remains deeply divided.

A Single Person Could Decide the Election

When Republican Senator Mike Lee tweeted last month that “We’re not a democracy,” he wasn’t kidding. He later expanded the thought, saying that it was not “the prerogative of government to reflexively carry out the will of the majority of its citizens” and that “power is not found in mere majorities, but in carefully balanced power.

Joe Biden wins Arizona

Joe Biden has won Arizona, a state last won by a Democrat in 1996 and heavily targeted by Democrats for a 2020 flip. Arizona adds 11 electoral votes to Biden’s tally.