A combative yet substantive debate saw the president and his Democratic challenger spar over a broad range of issues that included the COVID-19 pandemic, health care, race relations and energy.
According to Smarkets’ state-by-state data, Biden is poised for a blowout Electoral College win of 317, compared to 221 for the incumbent. The emerging consensus of a “blue wave” election complicates Republican efforts to retain their slim majority in the Senate, a scenario that Bookies.com sees at a mere 30.8% given current trends.