Democratic disappointment grows with failure to dispatch Trump easily and mounting Senate losses

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Democratic hopes of presidential nominee Joe Biden cruising to an easy victory have been dashed as he and President Trump notch razor-thin margins early on election night.

Biden’s campaign projected confidence in the closing days of his bid that the two-term vice president and 36-year Delaware senator had expanded the Democratic electoral map, forging multiple pathways to 270 electoral votes.

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