Election Night Has Paths to a Fast Result—or a Lengthy Slog
- Biggest worry on Nov. 3 is chaos and challenges at polls
- Veteran election lawyer sees low chance of total meltdown
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Benjamin Ginsberg, a longtime Republican election lawyer, puts the odds of the 2020 presidential election ending up in an all-out legal brawl that lasts into January at less than 1%.
Democrat Joe Biden has widened his lead over President Donald Trump in national and most battleground state polls in recent weeks. Ginsberg says the history of past U.S. presidential elections means there’s a very high chance the winner will be clear on election night or within the following three weeks.