CNN: ‘It Could Take Many Days’ Before Georgia Declares Who Won the Election in Their State

RUSH TRANSCRIPT On election ░░░░░░░░ only to have it ░░░░░░░░ Here to explain the ░░░░░░░░ is CNN politics senior ░░░░░░░░ and author of CNN ░░░░░░░░ what matters newsletter Zachary ░░░░░░░░ Okay break this down ░░░░░░░░ us because we do ░░░░░░░░ this reminder every few ░░░░░░░░ every few years 016 ░░░░░░░░ s a distant memory ░░░░░░░░ this point But Hillary ░░░░░░░░ conceded the election She ░░░░░░░░ behind in the popular ░░░░░░░░ We all know she ░░░░░░░░ won the popular vote ░░░░░░░░ that s the thing ░░░░░░░░ you can win four ░░░░░░░░ later and in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ s mostly because of ░░░░░░░░ states like California or ░░░░░░░░ where they count all ░░░░░░░░ mail in ballots very ░░░░░░░░ They kind of trickle ░░░░░░░░ Four years later in ░░░░░░░░ we all went to ░░░░░░░░ or those of us ░░░░░░░░ did sleep that night ░░░░░░░░ to bed There were ░░░░░░░░ eight states where we ░░░░░░░░ t know what the ░░░░░░░░ were going to be ░░░░░░░░ of them are still ░░░░░░░░ so I think and ░░░░░░░░ took days even Let ░░░░░░░░ let s look at ░░░░░░░░ one of those key ░░░░░░░░ from 2016 It was ░░░░░░░░ days in at 4 ░░░░░░░░ A M I think ░░░░░░░░ the morning on November ░░░░░░░░ Election Day was November ░░░░░░░░ That was when Biden ░░░░░░░░ took the lead And ░░░░░░░░ say take the lead ░░░░░░░░ s kind of the ░░░░░░░░ way to look at ░░░░░░░░ He always had the ░░░░░░░░ We just hadn t ░░░░░░░░ the votes And a ░░░░░░░░ of this comes down ░░░░░░░░ these mail in votes ░░░░░░░░ s hard to verify ░░░░░░░░ to do all this ░░░░░░░░ Some of these states ░░░░░░░░ Georgia have made changes ░░░░░░░░ that should make things ░░░░░░░░ a lot quicker this ░░░░░░░░ But we re just ░░░░░░░░ to have to see ░░░░░░░░ rules And so as ░░░░░░░░ votes are counted you ░░░░░░░░ the percentages change And ░░░░░░░░ fluctuate I wonder though ░░░░░░░░ all of that into ░░░░░░░░ when should we have ░░░░░░░░ idea of when the ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ State said that by ░░░░░░░░ time polls close they ░░░░░░░░ have a lot of ░░░░░░░░ you know ballots processed ░░░░░░░░ he said by 8 ░░░░░░░░ P M on election ░░░░░░░░ they should have up ░░░░░░░░ 70 of their votes ░░░░░░░░ Georgia so that s ░░░░░░░░ But if it s ░░░░░░░░ close it might not ░░░░░░░░ It could take many ░░░░░░░░ There could be overseas ░░░░░░░░ that they have to ░░░░░░░░ provisional ballots All of ░░░░░░░░ things in a in ░░░░░░░░ very tight election everything ░░░░░░░░ do might not help ░░░░░░░░ then there are states ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania and Wisconsin process ░░░░░░░░ stalled essentially So they ░░░░░░░░ not counting these early ░░░░░░░░ mail in ballots They ░░░░░░░░ not processing them early ░░░░░░░░ things could go quickly ░░░░░░░░ And in a really ░░░░░░░░ election it could take ░░░░░░░░ while I mean the ░░░░░░░░ we all remember 2000 ░░░░░░░░ days hopefully It s ░░░░░░░░ that this year All ░░░░░░░░ Zach thank you appreciate ░░░░░░░░ Still ahead Iran vows ░░░░░░░░ respond to Israel s ░░░░░░░░ deadly strike on the ░░░░░░░░ has stalled Gaza hostage ░░░░░░░░ cease fire talks