6:07 pm today

Trump leading in Georgia and North Carolina by more than 85%

From Checkpoint, 6:07 pm today

The battle to lead the United States of America is going down to the wire, with former President Trump edging ahead. But it is a tight race - and none of crucial seven swing states have been called yet - and all are pivotal to the candidates to secure victory. It appears Trump has done what he needs to in Georgia and North Carolina - leading in both with more than 85 percent of votes counted. Dr Timothy Fadgen Senior lecturer in Politics at the University of Auckland and Associate Director of the Public Policy Institute spoke to Lisa Owen.