Data: Secretaries of state offices and state election boards, Real Clear Politics; Chart: Sara Wise and Andrew Witherspoon/Axios
We're not going to know the next president until we have a clear idea of who's winning the battleground states — and some of those results will be delayed as states sortthrough an avalanche of mail-in ballots.
The big picture: If it's close, Americans could face a days-long waiting game to find out who the president-elect will be — especially if it comes down to Pennsylvania, where we might not know the results until at least Friday.
