Let's not beat around the bush, haha

```python
def count_votes():
    return declare_winner(biden)
```



SimpleStacker

I'm not 100% sure about python performance with this, but it'd likely be faster if you drop the 

 and make the recursive call through a default 

def count_votes():
    if biden.votes > trump.votes:
        return declare_winner(biden)
    return count_votes()

or maybe even like so though I hate this notation because it's a headache when reviewing:

def count_votes():
    return declare_winner(biden) if biden.votes > trump.votes else count_votes()

Stacker Saloon

saloon

I'm not 100% sure about python performance with this, but it'd likely be faster if you drop the `else` and make the recursive call through a default `return`, like so:

```python
def count_votes():
    if biden.votes > trump.votes:
        return declare_winner(biden)
    return count_votes()
```

or maybe even like so though I hate this notation because it's a headache when reviewing:

```python
def count_votes():
    return declare_winner(biden) if biden.votes > trump.votes else count_votes()
```