The race for the White House remains alive for Vice President Kamala Harris despite losing Pennsylvania in a significant setback early Wednesday morning. While Donald Trump stands at 267 electoral votes, just three shy of victory, Democratic strategists insist that Harris can still win through the remaining urban vote counts in key battleground states.
The focus now intensifies on Wayne County, Michigan, and Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, where significant numbers of uncounted votes in these Democratic strongholds could still swing the election. These urban centers proved decisive in Biden's 2020 victory, and the Dems are hoping they can do the same thing this time.
The mathematics, while daunting, remain possible. Harris would need to sweep both Michigan and Wisconsin, while securing either Arizona or Nevada. Campaign officials point to large numbers of uncounted mail-in ballots in Democratic-leaning areas, with historical patterns showing these typically break heavily in Democrats' favor.
"We will continue overnight to fight to make sure that every vote is counted. That every voice has spoken," emphasized Cedric Richmond, Harris campaign co-chair, signaling the campaign's determination to see every ballot processed in these critical urban districts.
The next twenty-four hours will prove decisive as election officials process the remaining votes. In Detroit's metro area, where traditionally strong Democratic margins have saved statewide races before, thousands of mail-in ballots await counting. Milwaukee's final precinct reports could similarly shift Wisconsin's totals, while outstanding ballots in Nevada's Clark County and Arizona's urban centers add another layer of possibility to Harris's path forward.
Democratic strategists draw parallels to 2020's election night, when initial Republican leads in several states were gradually overcome by late-counting urban and mail-in votes. The Harris campaign banks heavily on this pattern repeating, particularly in Detroit and Milwaukee, where urban turnout has reportedly matched or exceeded 2020 levels.
The vice president's team maintains that writing off their chances would be premature, pointing to the substantial number of uncounted ballots in traditionally Democratic precincts. They argue that the remaining vote counts in key urban areas could still produce the margins necessary to overcome current deficits.
As election workers continue processing ballots through the night in these crucial districts, the Harris campaign's path, while narrow, remains viable. The coming hours will determine whether these urban centers can once again deliver victory to the Democratic ticket, or if Trump's apparent lead will hold through the final counts.
This moment mirrors similar late-night nail-biters in recent American political history, where initial results shifted dramatically as urban votes were tallied.
We are all watching and waiting (and biting our nails!)
