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‘WORTH EVERY MINUTE’
Loud applause broke out in the corridors of the hotel where Biden’s aides are staying in Delaware. “It’s worth every minute (of waiting),” said a Biden aide. Campaign staff exchanged elbow bumps and hugs in the hotel lobby.
The sun was shining in Philadelphia, where Biden’s 80.8 percent to 18.3 percent margin over Trump tipped the election in favor of the Democrat.
Enjoying the unusually warm weather, Biden’s supporters cheered, danced and hugged in the streets. Sisters Nyla, 11, and Jada Carter, 23, chanted “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss It Goodbye” to Trump supporters gathered across the street.
In New Orleans, Dana Clark, an African-American woman who stood in line for more than eight hours to cast her vote for Biden, while holding her 18-month-old son, Mason, in her arms, said she was delighted. .
“I’m at my oldest son’s soccer game right now and I started running all over the field when I saw the news,” Clark said.
In Atlanta, shouts, cheers and fireworks echoed through the Democratic stronghold of East Atlanta Village as word spread that Biden had been named the winner.
Atlanta nurse and longtime Democrat Emily Dietl, 36, said she was relieved but was curious to see how Trump would respond.
“He won’t be nice, I’ll tell you,” Dietl said.
Trump, who has made repeated claims of voter fraud without providing evidence, immediately accused Biden of “rushing to pose as the winner.”
“This election is far from over,” Trump said in a statement.
Some of Trump’s supporters were also unwilling to withdraw.
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state that put Biden above the 270 Electoral College votes he needed for victory, about 100 pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” protesters rallied outside the State Capitol building, confronting about the same amount of Biden. sympathizers.
Hundreds of Trump supporters gathered on the steps of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Saturday, waving Trump and Pence flags shouting “This is not over” and “We will be here forever.”
At the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, tensions rose when the Republican president’s supporters, some with firearms, appeared by the hundreds, shouting “Trump won” and “We will win in court.” They blamed the media for declaring Biden the winner. “The media is part of the coup!” yelled a protester.
Reuters
