This Wednesday morning, Donald Trump was poised to win Florida against Joe Biden, a victory since confirmed which allows him to continue to believe in a second term in a duel that promises to be extremely tight between two candidates that everything separates.
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The only certainty: the democratic wave, hoped for by some in the Biden camp who were caught dreaming of historic victories in North Carolina, Georgia or even Texas, will not take place.
In the absence of a breakthrough in the South, Joe Biden's path to the White House now passes through the industrial north of the country.
The stated objective is to take back three states, torn off by Donald Trump in 2016: Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania.
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Further west, the count in Arizona will receive special attention.
A victory for Joe Biden in that state won by the former real estate mogul four years ago would go a long way in his quest for the White House.
Proof of Donald Trump's resistance, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, one of his close allies at a time under threat, was re-elected in South Carolina.
But the suspense promises to be long, as several counties in Pennsylvania and Georgia, as well as Michigan, three bitterly disputed states, were to suspend their counting operations overnight.