Post by Admin on Nov 7, 2020 19:38:27 GMT
Joe Biden became president-elect Saturday after winning the pivotal state of Pennsylvania, NBC News projected.
The former vice president amassed 279 Electoral College votes after winning Pennsylvania’s 20 electors and Nevada's 6 electors, according to NBC News, surpassing the 270 needed to win the White House and defeat President Donald Trump.
NBC News called the race in Pennsylvania for Biden at 11:24 a.m. ET, bringing Biden's Electoral College vote total to 273 and allowing the network to call the election for him. Later in the day, shortly after 2:00 p.m. ET, NBC News called the race in Nevada for Biden.
Biden’s victory capped one of the longest and most tumultuous campaigns in modern history, in which he maintained an aggressive focus on Trump’s widely criticized handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. A majority of voters said rising coronavirus cases were a significant factor in their vote, according to early results from the NBC News Exit Poll of early and Election Day voters.
Biden regularly criticized Trump as unfit for office and positioned his campaign as a “battle for the soul of America.” He promised from the outset of his run to heal and unite the country if he won, and made central to his closing message a pledge to represent both those who voted for him as well as those who didn't when he got to the White House.
In a statement issued shortly after NBC News called the race, Biden said he was "honored" by the news and reiterated the calls for unity that had been a hallmark of his campaign speeches in recent weeks.
"I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect Harris," Biden said.
"With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation. It’s time for America to unite. And to heal," he said. "We are the United States of America. And there’s nothing we can’t do, if we do it together."
Biden will address the nation Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET in a speech from Wilmington, his campaign said.
His running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, said in a tweet that "this election is about so much more" than Biden and herself. "It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started," she said. A subsequent tweet showed a video of her calling Biden to emotionally tell him, "We did it Joe, you're going to be the next president of the United States."
The former vice president amassed 279 Electoral College votes after winning Pennsylvania’s 20 electors and Nevada's 6 electors, according to NBC News, surpassing the 270 needed to win the White House and defeat President Donald Trump.
NBC News called the race in Pennsylvania for Biden at 11:24 a.m. ET, bringing Biden's Electoral College vote total to 273 and allowing the network to call the election for him. Later in the day, shortly after 2:00 p.m. ET, NBC News called the race in Nevada for Biden.
Biden’s victory capped one of the longest and most tumultuous campaigns in modern history, in which he maintained an aggressive focus on Trump’s widely criticized handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. A majority of voters said rising coronavirus cases were a significant factor in their vote, according to early results from the NBC News Exit Poll of early and Election Day voters.
Biden regularly criticized Trump as unfit for office and positioned his campaign as a “battle for the soul of America.” He promised from the outset of his run to heal and unite the country if he won, and made central to his closing message a pledge to represent both those who voted for him as well as those who didn't when he got to the White House.
In a statement issued shortly after NBC News called the race, Biden said he was "honored" by the news and reiterated the calls for unity that had been a hallmark of his campaign speeches in recent weeks.
"I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect Harris," Biden said.
"With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation. It’s time for America to unite. And to heal," he said. "We are the United States of America. And there’s nothing we can’t do, if we do it together."
Biden will address the nation Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET in a speech from Wilmington, his campaign said.
His running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, said in a tweet that "this election is about so much more" than Biden and herself. "It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started," she said. A subsequent tweet showed a video of her calling Biden to emotionally tell him, "We did it Joe, you're going to be the next president of the United States."