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Fox News (among many other outlets[*]) is reporting: Biden wins presidency, Trump denied second term in White House:
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has defeated President Trump, denying him a second term after a bitter campaign and dramatic, prolonged vote count in battleground states that sparked a flurry of lawsuits.
The Fox News Decision Desk projected Saturday that Biden will win the state of Nevada and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, giving the former vice president the electoral votes he needs to win the White House.
[...] "I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect Harris," Biden said in a statement. "In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of America."
He added: "With the campaign over, it's time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation."
Biden's campaign announced that the president-elect and Harris, his running mate, will speak at an event in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware at 8 p.m. ET.
Joseph Biden would become the 46th President of the US; U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California, the 49th Vice President.
Also at: NY Post, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, CNBC, and USA Today.
IMPORTANT: There are still votes to be counted, a recount has been requested in one state, and there are numerous court challenges launched by the Trump campaign. Further, nothing is official until the actual vote by the Electoral College.
See Also:
- https://www.foxnews.com/world/reaction-world-leaders-biden-presidential-election
- https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54836636
- Boris Johnson congratulates Joe Biden on US election win
(Score: 5, Touché) by DeathMonkey on Sunday November 08 2020, @12:41AM (10 children)
Hillary Clinton conceded like a man.
Trump's going out like a little bitch.
(Score: 5, Informative) by qzm on Sunday November 08 2020, @04:23AM (8 children)
Ummm, what?
She wrote a whole book on how the win was stolen from her, blaming pretty much everyone else involved on both sides.
Win or Lose, there ARE significant indications of some very odd goings on around this election - to brush them under the carpet would be pretty damn stupid.
Orange man good or bad, there is still due process to follow.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday November 08 2020, @04:29AM
COVID19 pandemic raging in US [worldometers.info] is good enough for yea?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 08 2020, @04:41AM (2 children)
> She wrote a whole book ...
At least Hillary wrote that book, Trump's memoir was completely ghost written (and the author later wished that he hadn't taken the job). Frankly, I doubt that Trump is capable of writing a book without major assistance, doesn't have the focus to do it.
Note: at least one prior Hillary book, It Takes a Village, was ghost written. In that case, the excuse is that she had a full schedule as first lady during that time.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 08 2020, @05:41PM
Frankly, I doubt that Trump is capable of READING a book without major assistance, doesn't have the focus to do it.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 09 2020, @01:52PM
Sure.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 08 2020, @09:40AM
No, there are not, and for you to suggest such things means you need to be shot in the knees, have your liver removed, and your brain washed, at the very least. No, Trump lost fair and square, kind of like he did the first time. And if you have a problem with that, you can take it up with 75 Million Americans. They will not have any patience for your conspiracy theories.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by sjames on Sunday November 08 2020, @06:07PM
The only odd things going on are a sitting president trying to sabotage the USPS to limit the ability to vote absentee and then demanding that states stop counting legitimate ballots because they're not in his favor. Both of those are pretty irregular. Also a sitting president repeatedly declaring victory in spite of a clear defeat.
None of those things suggest that Biden cheated or that anyone cheated on his behalf.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Sunday November 08 2020, @07:45PM
There have been odd goings on in almost every election at least since 2000. The 100,000 votes thrown out in a Florida county that averages 85% votes for Democrats in 2000, the Ohio server discrepancies in 2004, the Ohio server discrepancy that didn't happen in 2008 (and Karl Rove's meltdown on national TV when it didn't), voter suppression in every election, etc. I haven't heard of any significant indications of odd goings on this time around, just Trump's ranting that the election was fixed and the occasional here and there that someone claims they saw something, none of which has been substantiated.
People tend to vote their party line, I think there were conservatives voted Republican down ticket but were sick of Trump and his antics and voted against him. Anyone who believes the presidency should be conducted in a dignified and respectful manner has to have been appalled by Trump.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Monday November 09 2020, @02:30AM
Not yet there aren't, and when Trump's lawyers have been asked to present any evidence of any wrongdoing, they have been unable to.
In fact the only "indications" are Trump's tweets.
(Score: 1) by hemocyanin on Tuesday November 10 2020, @05:00AM
Or like Gore but whatever, recent history might get in the way of that mad dash to declare "nothing to see here, move along."