WILMINGTON, Del. (KYW Newsradio) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke to supporters at a drive-in rally outside the Chase Center in Wilmington around 12.40 a.m. Wednesday.
“I feel good about where we are,” the former vice president announced.
He cited the states in his win column and the high turnout in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh — crucial to taking Pennsylvania — to support his optimism.
“Keep the faith guys, we’re going to win this,” he said.
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His supporters seemed to take that to heart.
“I think it’s great, very optimistic. We still got a ways to go but we gotta be patient and let every vote count,” said supporter David Voell.
“We’ re excited about Biden-Harris winning and happy we could be here to experience this event,” said another supporter, Vivian Palmer.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump declared a premature victory, surrounded by friends, family and staff in a packed East Room of the White House.
"Millions and millions of people voted for us tonight and a very sad group of people is trying to disenfranchise that group of people and we won’t stand for it. We will not stand for it," the president said to start his election night speech.
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"We were winning everything and all of a sudden it was just called off," Trump said in an apparent reference to ongoing vote counts in critical swing states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
The president claimed his campaign won states it was not expected to win, "like Florida," and he made a leap in suggesting "we have won Georgia," an uncalled state where much of the vote around Atlanta is outstanding.
He also referenced possible wins in North Carolina, Arizona and Michigan, none of which have been called at a consensus.
"Most importantly, we’re winning Pennsylvania by a tremendous amount of votes," the president said to a standing ovation. "Think of this. We’re up 690,000 votes in Pennsylvania. These aren’t even close. With 64% of the vote in, it’s going to be almost impossible to catch and they’re coming into good Pennsylvania areas where they happen to like your president."
Pennsylvania remains a key state for both candidates, and likely the state that could sway the election.