EXPLAINER: Slow U.S. election count mostly for good reasons

The slow pace of this year’s U.S. election count is fueling a lot of criticism, but it's mostly a reflection of laudable things: greater voter enthusiasm and steps that states took to protect their residents from COVID-19. Meanwhile, Democrat Joe Biden has gained some 73.9 million votes, versus the 65.9 that Hillary Clinton got. U.S. states such as Minnesota, North Carolina and Nevada extended the deadlines for when ballots could be received.

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