"The US Presidential Election Is Over. Biden Will Win"

Professor Min Jeong-hoon of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy: "If Candidate Biden Wins in Arizona, the Race Is Over"

President candidate Joe Biden./Photo by AP Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgi Kim] As the vote counting is underway in key battleground states in the U.S. presidential election, on the 5th, Professor Min Jeong-hoon of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy predicted, "If we assume that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden definitely wins in Arizona, it would not be an exaggeration to say the outcome is decided."

On the same day, Professor Min said in an interview with MBC Radio's 'Pyo Chang-won's News High Kick,' "If Biden wins Arizona, there are so many possible paths to victory, and he is far ahead of President Trump," expressing this view.

According to the New York Times (NYT) on the 5th (local time), Biden has 50.5% of the vote in Arizona, while President Trump has 48.1%, showing a narrow gap of only 2.4 percentage points. The counting rate is 86%, with a vote difference of 68,390. Arizona holds 11 electoral votes.

Maricopa County, the most populous county in Arizona, is scheduled to update its vote count on the 6th at 11 a.m. Korean time.

Professor Min explained, "For President Trump to win, he must win Pennsylvania. After winning Pennsylvania, he must also win the other four battleground states: Nevada, Georgia, and North Carolina," but added, "That scenario is not easy."

He further stated, "If Biden is considered to have won Arizona, he only needs to win one of Nevada, Pennsylvania, Georgia, or North Carolina, but President Trump must win almost all of those. Realistically, that will be much more difficult." However, he also said, "But it’s not over until it’s over, so who knows? We cannot completely rule out the possibility that President Trump wins all the remaining battleground states by narrow margins and secures a narrow victory in the end."

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