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They say the third time is the charm and Joe Biden can say so: On his third attempt, the veteran senator achieved his presidential dream and this Monday the Electoral College ratified his victory in the November elections.
On January 20 it will be inaugurated as the 46th head of state of the United States, so you can call the White House home for the next four years.
When he reached the Senate, he set a record for his age: until then, no one that young had done it. Now, paradoxically, he will be the oldest president to lead the country, at 78 years old.
This Monday, the Electoral College of the United States ratified the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential elections, an opportunity that the Democratic politician will take advantage of to make a call to “turn the page”, despite Donald Trump’s stubborn refusal to acknowledge his defeat.
Without surprises, the large voters gathered this day across the country – to formalize the result of the November 3 elections – confirmed the victory of Biden, who on January 20 he will assume as the 46th president of the United States.
This merely formal process took on an unusual turn this year due to the refusal to acknowledge the defeat of the outgoing president.
With the vote of the numerous delegates from California, where Biden prevailed by 63% of the vote, the Democrat far exceeded the threshold necessary to reach the White House, established in 270 electoral votes.
Biden, former vice president of Barack Obama, has a speech scheduled at 7:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. in Chile) from his fiefdom in Delaware to celebrate this last step that definitively consecrates his victory and that, according to him, is proof of “the strength and resilience” of American democracy.
“In this battle for the soul of the United States, democracy prevailed (…) The integrity of our elections remains intact,” Biden will say, in a clear reference to Trump’s persistent refusal to accept defeat.
According to leaked excerpts of the speech he will also call to “turn the page”, reiterating their customary call for unity and healing.
This process, which is broadcast live by many networks, is usually nothing more than a formality, but Trump’s position, his allegations of irregularities and the judicial battle he waged in several states to challenge the results – without any success – increased the media interest.
The Supreme Court itself – which has a conservative majority thanks to Trump’s appointment of three of its justices – on Friday refused to even consider two demands from Republicans.
The results of the November 3 election have already been certified by all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. The democrat won with 81.3 million votes, 51.3% of the votes cast, compared to 74.2 million (46.8%) for the Republican magnate.
But in the United States the tenant of the White House is elected by indirect universal suffrage, and each state has a number of large voters determined by its population. Biden finished with 316 votes to Trump’s 232.
“I hope you can see me smile behind the mask,” said Pennsylvania Democrat Nancy Patton Mills, who presided over the vote in this state.
Most of the large voters are people unknown to public opinion, but there are also personalities such as the former presidential candidate Hillary clinton, who voted in New York.
Clinton – who in 2016 won the electoral vote, but obtained fewer voters than Trump – said on Twitter that he does not believe in this system, but still is proud to have voted for Biden.
“I think we should abolish the Electoral College and select our president according to who is the winner of the popular vote ”, he indicated.
No recognition by Trump
Although in recent years there have been some “Wayward voters”, who voted for a candidate who did not win in their state, this number has never been enough to change the outcome of an election.
Large number of Republican lawmakers back Trump’s claims of fraudBut others have become unmarked and another group is expected to begin to acknowledge Biden’s victory as it was ratified by the Electoral College.
However, Trump is not expected to accept his defeat, but neither is he expected to refuse to leave the White House. She probably does avoid meeting Biden in the traditional pre-grand opening photo..
For example, this weekend he already avoided answering a question about whether he would attend Biden’s inauguration.
Some Trump allies have speculated with the possibility of contesting the result on January 6, when Congress formally validates the Electoral College’s count.
This strategy has a practically zero chance of success
, but it would be one more example of the state of deep division with which Biden will begin his presidency.
In a hint of the wind change, support for Trump from the newspaper’s team The Wall Street Journal it cracked and this Monday in its editorial the financial newspaper urged him to “turn the page.”
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