The former vice president Joe Biden was leading Donald Trump in Nevada by more than 20,000 votes mid-afternoon on Friday, but counting in that state has been painfully slow. More than 63,000 ballots are outstanding in Clark County, the area surrounding Las Vegas that has long been the lynchpin for Democrats. The county will report additional votes twice a day until the count is complete, and Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria would not estimate how many more would be counted Friday.
"We are hoping to have the mail [ballots] done by Sunday if all goes well," Gloria told reporters.
Plans are being made for Biden to speak Friday night in what aides hoped would be a victory speech. His running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, is expected deliver remarks ahead of Biden, according to a campaign aide.