Tally forth: America’s elections

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The outcome remains unclear as vote-counting continues. We look at some of the <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/11/04/donald-trump-does-better-than-predicted-but-joe-biden-has-a-slight-edge?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">surprise results</a>, ask what happens next and examine how <em>The Economist</em>’s <a href="https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/president?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">election forecast</a> has held up. And we tag along with our American correspondents for the thrill of election-night reporting.The latest results are here <a href="http://www.economist.com/us2020results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/us2020results</a>; for full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>