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Projections: Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Wins US Presidential Race

posted by martyb on Saturday November 07 2020, @07:10PM   Printer-friendly

martyb writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Sunday November 08 2020, @01:25PM (4 children)

    by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Sunday November 08 2020, @01:25PM (#1074654) Homepage Journal

    With Grenada, the US was invited in by its head of state.

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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday November 09 2020, @02:05AM (3 children)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Monday November 09 2020, @02:05AM (#1074943)

    Grenada's head of state was dead when America invaded. [wikipedia.org]

    The overthrow of a moderately socialist government by one which was strongly pro-communist concerned the administration of US President Ronald Reagan.

    No surprises there then.

    Reagan claimed the new airport runway could be used by the Soviets to refuel military aircraft heading to Central America, despite that making no sense, and also being a lie.

    • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Monday November 09 2020, @03:58AM (2 children)

      by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 09 2020, @03:58AM (#1074979) Homepage Journal

      Grenada's head of state was its governor general. As such, he's the one with the right to call elections, but the government used its usurped power to prevent the election.
      That's when he (in exile) called on the US to invade.

      • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday November 09 2020, @08:28PM (1 child)

        by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Monday November 09 2020, @08:28PM (#1075309)

        It took me a little while, but you're right:

        ...Scoon, acting through secret diplomatic channels, asked the United States and other Caribbean nations to intervene and depose the Coard government. He was well within his rights to do so, acting under the reserve powers vested in the Crown. After Coard was made aware of this, he placed Scoon under house arrest, but Coard himself was deposed by Austin on 19 October,

        Reagan took very little convincing as he was always happy to kill some Communists. Margaret Thatcher was pissed off however. Not that Reagan cared what she thought.