At 8:40 a.m. this morning Time Magazine called the 2020 presidential election for Democratic candidate Joe Biden, who has defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States.
Pivotal victories in Wisconsin, Michigan, and the tipping of the election in Pennsylvania have given Biden the presidency. Shortly after Time’s digital story went live on mobile devices, the Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal confirmed Biden’s victory. Biden crossed 270 Electoral College votes with a win in Pennsylvania.
The Associated Press had given Biden Arizona days ago, but other than Fox News, no other news organization had awarded those electoral votes. Between Arizona and the crucial 20 Pennsylvania elect, with more to come, it is likely Biden’s electoral win will top 300.
Joe Biden making a speech on World Press Freedom Day in May, 2020
While all news media continue to note that the close Nevada and Georgia races remain uncalled, they expect them to go to Biden, while North Carolina will remain in the Republican column.
Biden’s victory positions him to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil and comes after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes. That surge delayed the processing of some ballots, causing the past days of uncertainty.
Biden is also on track to win the national popular vote by more than 4 million votes. The historic vote total already tops more than 74 million votes, and that margin could grow as ballots continue to be counted.
In response to the news, the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo tweated, “Welcome back America!”
Biden, 77, staked his candidacy as no less than a battle for the soul of the nation. The win also brings another historic first; when Kamala Harris is sworn in, it will be the first time in history that a woman will fill the role of vice president of this nation.
Trump, who is reportedly golfing this morning at his New Jersey golf resort, has issued no comments and no concession speech has been announced.
Even if news organizations declare a winner in the close presidential race, that’s not the official result. States have until Dec. 8 to settle any election disputes and certify their results before the meeting of state electors in every state Dec. 14, when they cast their Electoral College votes for president.
Dennis, the election results have to be certified to be official. In colorado the last day for the Secretary of State to compile the returns and order appropriate recounts of the 2020 General Election ins NOv. 30.
Once again, Democrats inherit from the GOP a country navigating a disaster. Once again, Democrats will clean up the enormous mess left behind by the GOP.
You don’t need to be a psychic to know that Trumps loss means that Republicans are going to start pretending to be very worried about the debt and deficit again, after breaking the bank for the last 4 years. I’m sure they’ll use that lie as an an excuse to block everything they can possibly block.