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Voter votes have attracted more attention than usual this year because Trump has refused to grant Joe Biden the election.
Joe Biden has been officially confirmed as the United States Presidential Elect by the American Electoral College, after passing the 270-vote threshold in the 2020 election.
Biden surpassed the 270 electoral vote threshold Tuesday after California voters voted for the Democrat. When all the states finish voting, Biden is expected to lead President Donald Trump 306-232.
Voters gathered in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to formally vote for the next president of the United States. Under the United States voting system, a candidate becomes president by winning the majority of the electoral college, not the majority of the popular vote.
The Electoral College vote is normally a procedural step in a presidential election, but its importance increases this year as Trump refuses to acknowledge his defeat. He and his allies have filed approximately 50 lawsuits, and most have been dismissed by justices, including twice by the United States Supreme Court.
The results will now be sent to Washington and accounted for in a joint session of Congress on January 6, chaired by Vice President Mike Pence.
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Biden renewed his campaign promise to be a president for all Americans, whether they vote for him or not, and said the country has a lot of work ahead of it on the virus and the economy.
But there was no concession from the White House, where Trump has continued to make unsubstantiated fraud accusations.
Trump remained in the Oval Office long after sunset in Washington, calling out allies and fellow Republicans while keeping track of the Electoral College checking account, according to the White House and campaign aides.
Trump’s efforts to undermine election results also raised concerns about voter safety, something virtually unheard of in previous years, as in some states there was increased security when voters met on the day established by federal law.
In Michigan, lawmakers from both parties reported receiving threats and legislative offices were closed due to threats of violence. Biden won the state by 154,000 votes, or 2.8 percentage points, over Trump.
“A PRESIDENT FOR ALL AMERICANS”
The president-elect will deliver a prime-time address on Monday (local time) in Delaware after the Electoral College formally voted to declare him president. Biden’s top advisers have already made it clear that they expect Republicans to consider their own long-term interests, accept Trump’s defeat and focus their attention on fighting the coronavirus pandemic and avoiding economic turmoil.
After garnering a record 82 million votes, developing important parts of his new administration, and preparing a move to the White House that is now just a month away, Biden should not be lacking in political strength.
Susan Walsh / AP
Joe Biden will be sworn in as President of the United States on January 20.
And yet he and his team are taking advantage of the news of the moment, the formal approval of the Electoral College, normally a mundane and mundane event, to stay on the offensive. That means declaring the election resolved and claiming a mandate to begin governing, even if you can’t stop Trump from discussing the results or having the majority of his party backing him.
“If someone didn’t know before, we know now. What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this: democracy, ” Biden plans to say in his speech, according to excerpts released by his campaign. “In the United States, politicians do not take power, people give it to them.”
He will add: “The flame of democracy was lit in this nation long ago. And now we know that nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, can put out that flame. ”
Biden also plans to repeat his promises to be “a president for all Americans” who “will work as hard for those of you who did not vote for me as I will for those who did.”
