Does Biden Need Pennsylvania to Win? The Alternative Election Path to 270

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden may not need to secure the vote in Pennsylvania, a tipping point state offering 20 electoral votes that is likely to make or break the election, to get the 270 electoral votes required to win the race.

The most "plausible path" for Biden is "Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan... then he wouldn't have to have Pennsylvania," GOP pollster Daron Shaw told the Fox News Decision Desk on Wednesday.

At time of writing, according to The Associated Press' election data, Joe Biden has 238 Electoral College votes to Donald Trump's 214, with 270 required to carry the election win. Among states still in contention, Nevada offers 6 electoral votes, Wisconsin 10, and Michigan 16. Winning all three would put Biden on the required 270.

At the time of writing, Trump was reported to be ahead of Biden in Pennsylvania with 53.4 percent (3,063,634) of the vote, while Biden had 45.3 percent (2,599,924), based on 79 percent of expected votes counted, according to data compiled by Reuters.