“We do not yet have a final declaration of victory, but the numbers show us that it is clear. They show us a clear and convincing story. We are going to win this election,” said the Democratic candidate.
“Look at what happened since yesterday. 24 hours ago we were back in Georgia, now we are ahead, and we are going to win the state. 24 hours ago we were back in Pennsylvania, and we are going to win Pennsylvania,” he said. “And now we are ahead, but we are winning in Arizona, we are winning in Nevada, in fact our advantage has doubled in Nevada. We are on track to reach more than 300 votes in the electoral college.”
“We will be the first Democrats to win in Arizona in 24 years. We will be the first Democrats to win in Georgia in 28 years. And we rebuilt the blue wall in the middle of the country, which collapsed four years ago. Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, the lands in the heart of this country ”.
Confident, the Democrat concluded, saying: “We will win these elections with a clear majority and with the support of the nation”.
Biden stressed that “he is not waiting to start work”, having held meetings, with Kamala Harris, candidate for vice president, on the situation of covid-19 and the economy in the country. “Although we are waiting for the final results, I want people to know that we are not waiting to start working. Yesterday, Senator Harris and I had meetings with groups of experts on public health and the economic crisis that our country faces. “.
The Democrat left the statements about the electoral act and the vote counting process to the end. “We both know that tensions are high. They may be high after a disputed election, like the one we had. But we need to remember that we have to stay calm. Patients. Let the process work while all the votes are counted.”
The intervention ended with an appeal for unity: “We can be adversaries but we are not enemies. We are Americans. We will not agree on many issues, but we can agree to be civilized with each other. We must put the anger behind us.”
Biden’s speech was expected for tonight, but it was being postponed in the face of the announced initial hour, in a pace of waiting for more votes to be counted, namely in Pennsylvania.
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