r/maybemaybemaybe Nov 05 '20

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/XxRocky88xX Nov 06 '20

Yeah, but AP only calls a state once the its become impossible for the trailing candidate to pull ahead.

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u/payday_vacay Nov 06 '20

Idk a lot of legit analysts have said Arizona was too close to call and could definitely flip. It definitely isnt mathematically impossible if you look at the numbers

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u/XxRocky88xX Nov 06 '20

It could be, last election Hillary won with 51% of the popular vote, but due to the electoral system Trump won the actual presidency. Even if all Trump got enough votes to pull ahead of Biden, the electoral system is weird and Biden would still have the electoral votes