Joe Biden projects confidence he'll win White House, but insists patience as votes continue being counted
Updated: 8:15 AM CST Nov 7, 2020
Good evening, my fellow Americans. We don't have a final declaration. Ah, victory yet. But the numbers tell us it's clear. Tell us a clear and convincing story. We're going to win this race. Just look at what has happened since yesterday. 24 hours We were behind in Georgia. Now we're ahead. We're gonna win that state 24 hours ago. We're behind in Pennsylvania and we are going to win Pennsylvania and now we're ahead. But we're winning in Arizona. We're in Nevada. In fact, our lead just doubled in Nevada. We're on track to over 300 electoral votes, electoral college votes. And look at the national numbers. We're gonna win this race with a clear majority. With nation behind us, we've gotten over 74 million votes. Let me repeat that 74 million votes. That's more than any presidential ticket has ever gotten in the history of United States of America on our vote total is still growing. We're beating Donald Trump over four million votes. That's the margin is still growing as well. One of things I'm especially proud of is how well we've done across America, and we're going to be the first Democrat to win in Arizona in 24 years. We're gonna be the first Democrat to win Georgia in 28 years, and we've rebuilt the blue Wall in the middle of the country that crumbled just four years ago. Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, the Heartland of this nation. I know watching these vote tallies on TV moves very slower, slow, and it's and has slows. It goes. It could be numbing, but never forget. The tallies aren't just numbers. They represent votes and voters, men and women who exercise their fundamental right to have their voice heard. And what's becoming clear each hour is that record number of Americans of all races faiths, religions chose change over more of the same. They've given us a mandate for action on covert economy, climate change, systemic racism. They made it clear they want the country to come together, not continue to pull apart. The people spoke more than 74 million Americans. They spoke loudly for our ticket. But while we're waiting for the final results, I want people to know we're not waiting to get the work done and start our start the the process. Yesterday, Senator Harris and I held meetings with groups of experts on public health and economic and the economic crisis this country is facing than pandemic, as you also know, is getting mawr worrisome. All across the country, daily cases air skyrocket, and it's now believed that we could spike see as many as 200,000 cases in a single day. The death toll is approaching 240 0 lives lost to this virus. That's 240,000 empty chairs, kitchen tables and dining room tables all across America will never be able to measure all that pain on the loss of suffering that so many families have experienced. We know something about what it feels like to lose to something it feels like to lose someone. I want them to know they're not alone. Our hearts break with you one everyone, everyone to know. On day one, we're gonna put our plan to control this virus into action. We can't save any of the lives lost. Any of those have been lost, but we can't save a lot of lives in the months ahead. Senator Harris and I also heard yesterday about how this recovery is slowing because of the failure get the pandemic under control. More than 20 million people are on unemployment. Millions are worried about making rent. I'm putting food on the team. Economic plan will put a focus on a path to a strong recovery. Look, we both know tensions were high. They can be high after a tough election. One like we've had. Well, really remember We have to remain calm. Patient. Let the process work out as we count all the votes. You know, we're proving again what we proved. For 244 years in this country, democracy works. Your vote will be counted. I don't care how hard people try to stop it. I will not let it happen that people will be heard. Our journey is toward a more perfect union and it keeps moving on. In America, we hold strong views. We have strong disagreements. And that's okay. Strong strong disagreements are inevitable. In a democracy, strong disagreements are healthy. They're a sign of a vigorous debate of deeply held views. We have to remember the purpose of our politics is in total unrelenting, unending warfare. No purpose of our politics. The work of the nation isn't a fan the flames of conflict, but to solve problems, to guarantee justice, to give everybody a fair shot to improve the lives of our people. We may be opponents, but we're not enemies. We're Americans. No matter who you voted for. I'm certain of one thing. The vast majority of the 150 American 150 million Americans have voted. They want to get the vitriol out of our politics. We're certainly not going to agree on a lot of issues, but least we can agree to be civil with. One of you have to put the anger and the demonization behind us. It's time for us to come together as a nation to heal. It's not gonna be easy. We have to try my responsibility as president. We will be to represent the whole nation. I want you to know that I'll work is hard for those who voted against me as those who voted for me, that's the job. That's the job. It's called the duty of care for all Americans. We have serious problems to deal with. Covert did the economy to racial justice, Climate change. We don't have any more time to waste on partisan warfare, you know, and more than that, we have such an incredible opportunity to build the future we want for our kids and our grandkids. I've said many, many times I've never been more optimistic about the future of this nation. There is no reason we can't own the 21st century. We just need to remember who we are. This is the United States of America. There's never been anything. Anything we've been named unable to do. Unable to accomplish what? We've done it together. I hope to be talking you tomorrow. Well, thank you all. And may God bless you. And may God protect our troops. Goodnight, E. Do you believe? What about you? Yeah, yeah.
Good evening, my fellow Americans. We don't have a final declaration. Ah, victory yet. But the numbers tell us it's clear. Tell us a clear and convincing story. We're going to win this race. Just look at what has happened since yesterday. 24 hours We were behind in Georgia. Now we're ahead. We're gonna win that state 24 hours ago. We're behind in Pennsylvania and we are going to win Pennsylvania and now we're ahead. But we're winning in Arizona. We're in Nevada. In fact, our lead just doubled in Nevada. We're on track to over 300 electoral votes, electoral college votes. And look at the national numbers. We're gonna win this race with a clear majority. With nation behind us, we've gotten over 74 million votes. Let me repeat that 74 million votes. That's more than any presidential ticket has ever gotten in the history of United States of America on our vote total is still growing. We're beating Donald Trump over four million votes. That's the margin is still growing as well. One of things I'm especially proud of is how well we've done across America, and we're going to be the first Democrat to win in Arizona in 24 years. We're gonna be the first Democrat to win Georgia in 28 years, and we've rebuilt the blue Wall in the middle of the country that crumbled just four years ago. Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, the Heartland of this nation. I know watching these vote tallies on TV moves very slower, slow, and it's and has slows. It goes. It could be numbing, but never forget. The tallies aren't just numbers. They represent votes and voters, men and women who exercise their fundamental right to have their voice heard. And what's becoming clear each hour is that record number of Americans of all races faiths, religions chose change over more of the same. They've given us a mandate for action on covert economy, climate change, systemic racism. They made it clear they want the country to come together, not continue to pull apart. The people spoke more than 74 million Americans. They spoke loudly for our ticket. But while we're waiting for the final results, I want people to know we're not waiting to get the work done and start our start the the process. Yesterday, Senator Harris and I held meetings with groups of experts on public health and economic and the economic crisis this country is facing than pandemic, as you also know, is getting mawr worrisome. All across the country, daily cases air skyrocket, and it's now believed that we could spike see as many as 200,000 cases in a single day. The death toll is approaching 240 0 lives lost to this virus. That's 240,000 empty chairs, kitchen tables and dining room tables all across America will never be able to measure all that pain on the loss of suffering that so many families have experienced. We know something about what it feels like to lose to something it feels like to lose someone. I want them to know they're not alone. Our hearts break with you one everyone, everyone to know. On day one, we're gonna put our plan to control this virus into action. We can't save any of the lives lost. Any of those have been lost, but we can't save a lot of lives in the months ahead. Senator Harris and I also heard yesterday about how this recovery is slowing because of the failure get the pandemic under control. More than 20 million people are on unemployment. Millions are worried about making rent. I'm putting food on the team. Economic plan will put a focus on a path to a strong recovery. Look, we both know tensions were high. They can be high after a tough election. One like we've had. Well, really remember We have to remain calm. Patient. Let the process work out as we count all the votes. You know, we're proving again what we proved. For 244 years in this country, democracy works. Your vote will be counted. I don't care how hard people try to stop it. I will not let it happen that people will be heard. Our journey is toward a more perfect union and it keeps moving on. In America, we hold strong views. We have strong disagreements. And that's okay. Strong strong disagreements are inevitable. In a democracy, strong disagreements are healthy. They're a sign of a vigorous debate of deeply held views. We have to remember the purpose of our politics is in total unrelenting, unending warfare. No purpose of our politics. The work of the nation isn't a fan the flames of conflict, but to solve problems, to guarantee justice, to give everybody a fair shot to improve the lives of our people. We may be opponents, but we're not enemies. We're Americans. No matter who you voted for. I'm certain of one thing. The vast majority of the 150 American 150 million Americans have voted. They want to get the vitriol out of our politics. We're certainly not going to agree on a lot of issues, but least we can agree to be civil with. One of you have to put the anger and the demonization behind us. It's time for us to come together as a nation to heal. It's not gonna be easy. We have to try my responsibility as president. We will be to represent the whole nation. I want you to know that I'll work is hard for those who voted against me as those who voted for me, that's the job. That's the job. It's called the duty of care for all Americans. We have serious problems to deal with. Covert did the economy to racial justice, Climate change. We don't have any more time to waste on partisan warfare, you know, and more than that, we have such an incredible opportunity to build the future we want for our kids and our grandkids. I've said many, many times I've never been more optimistic about the future of this nation. There is no reason we can't own the 21st century. We just need to remember who we are. This is the United States of America. There's never been anything. Anything we've been named unable to do. Unable to accomplish what? We've done it together. I hope to be talking you tomorrow. Well, thank you all. And may God bless you. And may God protect our troops. Goodnight, E. Do you believe? What about you? Yeah, yeah.
Joe Biden projects confidence he'll win White House, but insists patience as votes continue being counted
Updated: 8:15 AM CST Nov 7, 2020
Joe Biden projected confidence Friday that he would win the presidential election, citing his lead in votes in key states like Pennsylvania as votes continue being counted.The Associated Press has not yet declared a winner in the race between Biden and President Donald Trump because neither candidate has reached the 270 Electoral College votes needed to carry the White House.Biden noted he has already won the most votes in history for any presidential candidate.He said a record number of Americans “chose change over more of the same.”He told the nation that the political parties may be opponents, but they are not enemies.“Let’s put the anger and the demonization behind us,” he said.Biden's lead over Trump is growing in battleground Pennsylvania.By Friday evening, the Democrat held a lead of over 19,500 votes out of more than 6.5 million ballots cast. That's an edge of about 0.29%. State law dictates that a recount must be held if the margin between the two candidates is less than 0.5%.The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the state.The Pennsylvania secretary of state’s website said Friday that there were 102,541 more mail ballots that needed to be counted, including many from Allegheny County, a Democratic area that is home to Pittsburgh, and the Democratic stronghold of Philadelphia County.Additionally, there are potentially tens of thousands of provisional ballots that remain to be tabulated, though an exact number remained unclear. Those ballots will be counted after officials verify their eligibility to be included.Pennsylvania is among a handful of battleground states that Trump and Biden are narrowly contesting as they seek the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
Joe Biden projected confidence Friday that he would win the presidential election, citing his lead in votes in key states like Pennsylvania as votes continue being counted.
The Associated Press has not yet declared a winner in the race between Biden and President Donald Trump because neither candidate has reached the 270 Electoral College votes needed to carry the White House.
Biden noted he has already won the most votes in history for any presidential candidate.
He said a record number of Americans “chose change over more of the same.”
He told the nation that the political parties may be opponents, but they are not enemies.
“Let’s put the anger and the demonization behind us,” he said.
Biden's lead over Trump is growing in battleground Pennsylvania.
By Friday evening, the Democrat held a lead of over 19,500 votes out of more than 6.5 million ballots cast. That's an edge of about 0.29%. State law dictates that a recount must be held if the margin between the two candidates is less than 0.5%.
The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the state.
The Pennsylvania secretary of state’s website said Friday that there were 102,541 more mail ballots that needed to be counted, including many from Allegheny County, a Democratic area that is home to Pittsburgh, and the Democratic stronghold of Philadelphia County.
Additionally, there are potentially tens of thousands of provisional ballots that remain to be tabulated, though an exact number remained unclear. Those ballots will be counted after officials verify their eligibility to be included.
Pennsylvania is among a handful of battleground states that Trump and Biden are narrowly contesting as they seek the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.