BIDEN WINS ELECTION!
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now president-elect, with Pennsylvania’s 20 Electoral College votes pushing him over the 270 threshold.
Americans from across the country are reacting to the news. Philadelphia, Michigan, New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. residents gather to share in this historic moment.
The former vice president amassed 273 Electoral College votes after winning Pennsylvania’s 20 electors, according to NBC News, surpassing the 270 needed to win the White House and defeat President Donald Trump.
Biden said in a tweet addressed to the nation that he was “honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country. The work ahead of us will be hard,” he added, “but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans—whether you voted for me or not. I will keep the faith that you have place in me.”
A record number of voters turned out amidst a pandemic to express the will of the people, and to put a historic ticket in the White House by clear margins.
María Urbina, acting co-executive director and national political director of Indivisible, said, “we can make good on the promise of an America that works for all of us, that prioritizes the most vulnerable, and that ensures we can all live with dignity. For now, we celebrate. This victory belongs to all of us.”
