JOE BIDEN DEFEATS DONALD TRUMP TO WIN THE WHITE HOUSE, NBC NEWS PROJECTS
Source: NBC
WILMINGTON, Del. -- Joe Biden became president-elect Saturday after winning the pivotal state of Pennsylvania, NBC News projected.
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'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.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-defeats-trump-win-white-house-nbc-news-projects-n1246912
And Kamala Harris will be the FIRST woman Vice-President and first AA Vice-President!!
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,273 posts)nt
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)kwolf68
(7,365 posts)Congrats to President-Elect Joe Biden.
Maeve
(42,279 posts)on edit--I scared the cat when I screamed. He'll get over it
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)Thank you Pennsylvania!!
PunkinPi
(4,875 posts)Sugar Smack
(18,748 posts)EllieBC
(3,010 posts)I feel like the munchkins in The Wizard of Oz after house fell on the wicked witch of the East.
Mad_Dem_X
(9,553 posts)onetexan
(13,033 posts)meow2u3
(24,761 posts)Congratulations, President-Elect Biden!!
History has been made, too. Kamala Harris has broken the gender barrier and became the first female Vice-President-Elect.
dalton99a
(81,426 posts)abbeyco
(1,555 posts)President Joe Biden & Madame Vice President Kamala Harris!
Maeve
(42,279 posts)onetexan
(13,033 posts)That a black woman is now vp-elect after the discrimination on black americans inflicted upon them by the con's administration. Made me cry too
Bayard
(22,035 posts)Tears of joy! The country breathes a collective sigh of relief!
CONGRATULATIONS DU!!!
Ghost of Tom Joad
(1,354 posts)our long nightmare is finally over
Toorich
(391 posts)We need those Senate seats and the amount of work to do with Covid and everything else
is staggering. But, take your boots off, put on some dry socks, smoke'em if you got'em, and
then get back on your feet and keep marching!
certainot
(9,090 posts)Arthur_Frain
(1,846 posts)AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
BlueInPhilly
(870 posts)Of when he was elected senator!!!
Very poetic!
pfitz59
(10,344 posts)Undoing 4 years of Trump fuckery. Will help if we win the two GA Senate-seat runoffs.
ellie
(6,929 posts)demigoddess
(6,640 posts)paleotn
(17,901 posts)Botany
(70,480 posts)Fireworks going off
people are dancing
music is playing
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)President Elect Biden overcame the odds and is now the 46th President of the United States. While we still have work to do - this calls an end to the tyranny of Trump and his flying monkeys. Together we can flush the shit down the drain and start to turn America towards a brighter future.
But let us not forget the history making election of Vice President Harris - the first female POC to serve in that position. She will be a tremendous leader for our country. Together they will restore American respect and American compassion to the world.
Ligyron
(7,622 posts)Something tells me she won't be just be doing what a lot of VP's have done ... basically nothing. Joe and she will come up with an area for her to tackle 'cause it's a mess in there.
I really hope Joe and she get the rest of the states too so the GOP's BS won't matter, even if they manage to peel off some Penn votes with some corrupt court.
Kitchari
(2,166 posts)wnylib
(21,417 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)Congratulations President Elect Biden and Vice President Elect Harris! We got you back.
wnylib
(21,417 posts)at home soon as NPR broke in with the announcement. Tears of joy and relief streaming down my cheeks. Poor kitty is staring at me.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Beethoven's 6th
Captain America's March
Fanfare for the Common Man
I feel like a great weight have been lifted off my back. It is a good day.
Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)in this case, I'm sure I can speak for everyone here
onetexan
(13,033 posts)Backseat Driver
(4,385 posts)Tears of joy are flowing down my cheeks!
BumRushDaShow
(128,716 posts)I saw that PA's elections site added another batch just before this announcement and the difference in votes at that time is now 0.5% which is enough to NOT trigger an automatic recount.
ancianita
(36,009 posts)hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)Dare we believe that the nightmare is over and the awakening will begin?
Go, Joe!!!
MissMillie
(38,545 posts)Landed on my butt, but didn't break anything!!!!!!!
Had to have been at least 30 years since I've done one.
pandr32
(11,572 posts)I've been keeping it to make a toast with my family.
We'll be toasting the relief Joe and Kamala are bringing to us here and all over the world.
Cheers!
roscoeroscoe
(1,369 posts)Whoo hoooooo
maybe a hot toddy as well!
pandr32
(11,572 posts)OMGWTF
(3,949 posts)Paper Roses
(7,473 posts)And hope the orange menace has nightmares as he contemplates his future. Gonzo, tRump and his disgusting family.
Of course, my excitement includes his awful advisors, cabinet and all his lawyers, including the likes of Giuliani.
Wish I could shout it from the rooftops!
yaesu
(8,020 posts)continue to fight another, covid.
Codifer
(545 posts)Now we can get to work repairing the global damage.
Now we can restore our alliances.
Now we can restore THE RULE OF LAW.
But for this moment, 8:49 AM in Cali, there will be champagne!
pazzyanne
(6,546 posts)love_katz
(2,578 posts)Thank you Goddess!!!!!
Deuce
(959 posts)Stop watching all news as of Wednesday morning!
Traildogbob
(8,706 posts)In no Blue Tsunami. Remember who all we defeated and will rid our house of. Stephen Miller, Mark Meadows, JaVanka, Bravis and Butthead, Bill Ball, PompesAsshole, KellyAnne, Kiwi MegaNinnie, Mnuchin, Gooliani, DeJoy. And all the criminals he apppitatef to every agency. On top, all Fox assholes will be crying for years. Seems like a damn large wave to me. And Senate is still in play. Maybe a tie. And that gives Kamala the tie breaking vote. Pop those corks on anything ya got. This is, as Paula White was screaming to GOD, Victory Victory Victory Victory Victory Victory Victory Victory.......maybe she did not no what those in tongue words where she was shouting to God???
pazzyanne
(6,546 posts)Traildogbob
(8,706 posts)CatLady78
(1,041 posts)At the year ends less shittily than it could have..
pazzyanne
(6,546 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)The world breathes a sigh of relief
DinahMoeHum
(21,783 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)And Madam Vice President Harris!
Already love the sound of it.
StarlightGold
(365 posts)We did it!!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Thank you! Thank you thank you to the MILLIONS of voters who repudiated that MONSTER!
UrbanProspector
(44 posts)to the sane people here among us. We are saved again...for now!
Trueblue Texan
(2,424 posts)I gotta thank someone, so thank all of you, thank me, thank everyone at DU, thank all the loving and benevolent forces in the Universe that made this happen. Thank everyone who donated, phone banked, got out the vote, registered voters, worked the polls, worked on educating voters in their personal spheres of influence...thank you, all. And thank whatever mysterious forces that may have helped make this happen. I am so full of gratitude I cannot express it adequately. Let's not stop working to support this president in his efforts to save our democracy and stem the destructive force of Covid-19.
judesedit
(4,437 posts)Thank every God for paper ballots and HUUGE turnout lol. We did it! Now, Senate in January. Congrats to Joe and Kamala!
HotRod Deluxe
(86 posts)IT IS WHAT IT IS. OH HELL YEAHHHHH!!!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Dukkha
(7,341 posts)GOODBYE DOUCHEBAGS!
amb123
(1,581 posts)CoryTrevor
(77 posts)Thank you for proving that an honorable man who runs an honorable campaign can still prevail.
Redemption begins now.
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)In the words of my favorite song from Hamilton, Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down):
WE WON! WE WON! WE WON!
BobTheSubgenius
(11,562 posts)They look so quietly proud and happy that they're about to burst.
hermetic
(8,308 posts)HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY APPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,839 posts)He's not a pleasent person when he's in a good mood. He really must be surley now.
llashram
(6,265 posts)AT LAST!!! We have a true presidential team
Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)Jedi Guy
(3,184 posts)Only 74 more days of Trump's bullshit for us to tolerate. At noon on January 20, we'll have an honest, decent, honorable President and Vice President getting us out of the shit pit Dolt 45 and his sycophants dug us into.
wnylib
(21,417 posts)We're on a roll.
George II
(67,782 posts)wnylib
(21,417 posts)We won "bigly."
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Ain't gonnna sweat Trump's reaction over the next coupla months... as a lame duck he's got no juice anymore.
Let's hope Trump wastes these remaining months and all his efforts on ineffectual recounts rather than some petulant scorched earth EOs.
OnlinePoker
(5,719 posts)Rizen
(708 posts)But the problem of Republicans has shown to be worse than ever. We can't let them win!
deepthought42
(2,779 posts)Love seeing all the people in DC outside the WH celebrating! Time to tear down that wall!
SWBTATTReg
(22,097 posts)let the dogs out to do their morning business. I assumed that perhaps good news of this nature (Biden/Kamala) being called as the winners.
Checked into DU after making my cup of coffee and all I can say is "What a nice way to wake up in the morning!!"
Now it's my turn to Yell!!
Congratulations to ALL of us for our hard earned victory!
bucolic_frolic
(43,115 posts)Time to party till the cows come home!!!! MooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooOO!
Sunsky
(1,737 posts)BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)Biden-Harris, THANK YOU, AND TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Texin
(2,594 posts)The relief is so overwhelming and my emotions are all over the place: the relief and the joy. I suppose I've been (like many I expect) unaware until now how so many of us have been holding our collective breath for almost four years.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)ffr
(22,665 posts)They will never be able to take that back. They should do some sole searching and see where they went wrong.
SpankMe
(2,957 posts)But, it's a safe bet that Biden will also take NV and AZ for yet another 17 EV's. I predict it'll be 290 to 245 in favor of Biden/Harris.
I wish Joe and Kamala could have broken 300 EV's for the impact. But, I'll take what I can get at this point.
And, remember - the Orange Asshole and his minions aren't going to give up so easy. There are lawsuits and armed dumbasses yet to contend with.
1plus1equals1
(205 posts)nattyice
(331 posts)No more hamberders, I guess
melm00se
(4,988 posts)I hate to rain on everyone's day, there are a few dates and steps that need to happen:
The first, obviously, was 11/3 is Election Day.
The next ones are the dates that each state certifies their election results. These dates range from 11/5 to 12/11.
After that, the Electoral College meets on 12/14 and vote.
Then there is the statutory deadline for the College to deliver Electoral Certificates to the president of the Senate, who is Vice President Mike Pence; the secretary of state of the state where the electors met; the archivist of the United States; and the federal district court judge of the district where the electors met is 12/23.
On January 6, the newly sworn in Congress counts the Electoral College votes. If, for some reason, the Electoral College votes are not resolved, Congress will then vote/select the President and Vice President.
Then on January 20, the President/Vice President are inaugurated.
So, despite what the network talking heads might say, there still is the better part of 2 months where the Orange asshole can maneuver and manipulate to change the end result.
Add to that the threatened lawsuits (may they all be rejected).
bdamomma
(63,812 posts)we won it far and square,
No fucking SC, he is finished.
SergeStorms
(19,190 posts)I feel like a 10 ton weight has been lifted from my body and mind. Congratulations everyone!
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Maxheader
(4,371 posts)CJustice
(10 posts)I have been in a state of pure jubilation but I just finally let it all out and cried. What a monumental and beautiful day for American democracy. I will never forget this day. 😭
Dr. Skull
(26 posts)And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"
Cha
(297,029 posts)but this is the first actual OP that I found that actually says it!
Thank you, George.. how fitting that you are the one to post it!!
It 's going to take me awhile to Process all this! lol
Nice pic
George II
(67,782 posts)MustBeTheBooz
(269 posts)ailsagirl
(22,893 posts)BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)Haven't posted here in many months since Joe nailed down the Democratic nomination.
Damn, does it ever feel great whenever Good defeats Evil. Except for my head which is still throbbing after I banged it on the ceiling while jumping for joy.
LibfromtheNorth
(39 posts)We missed you so much
Signed,
The World
xo
BigmanPigman
(51,582 posts)I wish Carl Reiner, Cummings, Lewis, and my dad and dog could have seen this!
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,489 posts)A beautiful new day in America...........
My birthday gift finally came through!........ ..... ...... ......