Despite previous expectations, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden did not declare himself the winner of the elections on Saturday evening local time (Saturday night Belgian time). He does believe that he will win with more than 300 electoral votes behind him.
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‘The numbers are clear. We’re going to win this race, ”Biden began his speech. Look at the national figures. We are going to win with a clear majority behind us. ‘ At the moment Joe Biden has secured 74,795,290 votes in absolute numbers and current President Donald Trump 70,533,180.
Twenty-four hours ago we were back in Georgia, and now we’re ahead. We are going to win that state. Twenty-four hours ago, we were back in Pennsylvania and we’re going to win Pennsylvania. And we are winning in Arizona, Nevada. We are on the way to bringing in more 300 electoral votes. ‘
That catching-up maneuver is portrayed by current President Donald Trump as proof of fraud. However, analysts warned before the election that this would happen and spoke of a ‘blue wave’. It was predicted that Democratic voters would vote more by mail this year because of the corona pandemic. In several states, postal ballots are only counted after the votes cast in the polling booth have already been counted.
Patience
In some states, votes are still being counted, so the official results are still more than three days after the election. Biden, who was joined on stage by running mate Kamala Harris, called for calm and patience. ‘We count all to vote. Let the process do its job. We prove again that democracy works and your vote shall be counted, ”Biden said.
‘I don’t care how hard they try to stop the count. I won’t let it happen. ‘ Trump has called several times to stop counting.
‘We are Americans’
He also reiterated that he wants to get the corona pandemic under control. “We can’t save the lives we lost, but we can save many more lives.”
He also spoke conciliatively. ‘We have strong opinions in the United States. We have big disagreements, and that’s okay. Major disagreements are inevitable in a democracy. It is healthy. They are a sign of a vigorous debate, ”he said. But we must remember that the goal of our politics is not endless warfare. (…) The goal is to solve problems, to ensure fairness, to give everyone a fair chance and to improve the lives of our people. ‘
‘We may be opponents, but we are not enemies of each other. We are Americans, ”Biden continued. ‘We have to leave the anger and demonization behind us. We must come together as a nation and heal. It’s not going to be easy, but we have to try. I will represent the whole country as president. ‘
Biden’s expected speech took several hours, but he ended up speaking to the Americans late at night (local time).
Biden is in the lead in important states, but has not yet been declared the winner by American media.
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