Joe Biden becomes first Democrat in 28 years to win Georgia

[George II]

Source: CNN

(CNN)Joe Biden will win Georgia, CNN projected Friday, striking at the heart of what has been a Republican presidential stronghold for nearly three decades. The former vice president is the first Democratic nominee to triumph in Georgia since Bill Clinton did it in 1992.

Biden's victory adds 16 electoral votes to his tally, bringing him to 306 -- matching President Donald Trump's 2016 total. With CNN's projection that Trump will win North Carolina, the final tally is 306-232.

In Georgia, Trump had raced out to an early lead in the counting, but Biden surged ahead as the votes from Atlanta and its suburbs were tabulated.

The Democratic ticket's historic success has been fueled by a grassroots organizing renaissance that rallied a rapidly diversifying electorate and suburbs that are, at once, growing and becoming increasingly inhospitable to Republican candidates. Georgia Republicans have compounded the issue, with state lawmakers refusing so far to expand Medicaid under Obamacare and Gov. Brian Kemp, in 2019, signed a so-called "heartbeat bill," one of the country's most restrictive abortion laws.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/13/politics/joe-biden-wins-georgia/index.html

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CNN also called North Carolina for trump, but they separated the stories after the initial announcement.

The Electoral College tally is 306-232, exactly the same as trump's "landslide" against Clinton. He'll call this one close though, I'm sure.

[Bleacher Creature]

1. 306!!

[BusyBeingBest]

2. We have to let Orange Doofus win a state, can't have it

looking TOO rigged, right? I kid, I kid! Or maybe not...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. The same numbers, just turned around.....

Trump LOST....

[underpants]

5. Yep. Biden...greatest victory in history!!

[sabra]

4. CNN link

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/13/politics/joe-biden-wins-georgia/index.html?utm_source=twcnnbrk&utm_term=multi-image&utm_content=2020-11-13T19%3A25%3A59&utm_medium=social

[George II]

6. Thanks. I'd already added the link and changed the CNN headline.

[Cha]

24. TY & TY Atlanta!!! So that's Detroit, Philly &

Atlanta that's been Super for Democracy!!

[Mme. Defarge]

7. How "Flippin" Fantastic is That?!!!!!

[DonaldsRump]

8. We're landslidin' with Joe Biden!

"Yuge" EV win and Joe's MILLLIONS of votes ahead in the PV an growing!

Guess what, Trump? Joe's gonna have more people at his inauguration than you, even if it's virtual!

[BumRushDaShow]

9. ***MANDATE***

[NurseJackie]

19. Landslide!

Tsunami. Seismic shift.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. *** BLOWOUT ***

[CatWoman]

10. YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[George II]

11. That's a great graphic, thanks.

[BlueWavePsych]

15. Fantastic!

[Roc2020]

31. Nice!!!

Cool

[Karma13612]

12. This is excellent. And I think it makes a good

Selling point for winning the 2 GA run-offs.

We have a mandate in GA with a presidential win. Now we “JUST” need to get the Senate races.

Great news!!

And since they also called PA for Trump, I want to see Trump shut his darn mouth and concede.

And tell lil’ miss Murphy to get off her butt and sign the transition papers.

Fed up

[BlueWavePsych]

13. YAAAAZ!

[dalton99a]

14. Yep.

[LudwigPastorius]

16. 306-232, over a 5 and 1/4 million popular vote margin, 5 states flipped from four years ago...

Hey Trump, Biden and Kamala didn't just win, they publicly pantsed and b-slapped you, you fat, orange loser.

Now go home and get your fuckin' shine box.

[sandensea]

26. And all that DESPITE deJail's sitting on millions of ballots in post offices

Orange Amin must not have been pleased.

[AllaN01Bear]

17. shazam.

[displacedtexan]

18. Besides winning Georgia & Arizona, the icing on the cake that is this day...

...is the fact that California is still counting votes.

Nov. 20: Last day that vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 may arrive for counting by county registrars.

Nov. 25: Last day that county registrars may notify voters of a changed ballot.

Dec. 3: County election officials complete the official canvass.

Dec. 4: Counties send a certified statement to the secretary of state.

Dec. 11: The secretary of state determines the votes cast for candidates for state and federal office and for the statewide ballot measures, certifies the results, and issues certificates of nomination/election to the candidates who were nominated/elected.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/California-s-vote-counting-timeline-after-15698925.php

[BumRushDaShow]

21. We are still counting here in PA too

Still going through mail-ins and recently started on the provisionals.

[Cha]

22. It is a Landslide! Landslide Joe.. too

bad about North Carolina.. they reelected their Dem Gov & top Dem officials but went for the Murdering Treasonous Asshole.

My sister lives in Asheville & I did in the '70s.. I was hoping for Better!

[dlk]

23. Thank you Stacy Abrams!

And everyone who helped her.

[George II]

25. She had a huge hand in this. She said on The View yesterday that she's been working....

....on voter registration since 2013 when the voting rights act was gutted.

[flibbitygiblets]

27. So much winning! I wonder if Donnie is sick?

[Marthe48]

28. Just listened to the CBS top of the hour news on the radio

They actually used a concise sentence saying that Biden defeated trump. So much nicer than hearing their mealy-mouthed efforts that make the outcome sound uncertain.

[marble falls]

29. Sooooo Joe matched the greatest victory of all times in EV's and got millions of votes more than ...

... Trump did AND had the fairest and squarest election in maybe more than a century, won the largest number of votes ever with the largest percentage turnout since 1908.

Did I miss anything???

[UserNotFound]

30. A Historic Election

on all counts, but I caution against using the words "landslide", "mandate" and "blowout". Let's remember that almost 73 million people voted for the Orange Asshat....

Control of the Senate is iffy, at best, and we've got unrest in The House. The next 4 years are going to be turbulent, methinks....

[Roc2020]

32. Not a landslide but a solid unanimous decision

Didn't get the Senate but got the main Prize big time

[ck4829]

34. K&R

[FakeNoose]

35. Woohoo! Thank you Georgia Democrats

Awesome victory! Thanks for all your hard work.