What we’re reading (11/7)
Biden wins!
“Joe Biden Wins 2020 Presidential Election” (Wall Street Journal). “Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States after crossing 270 electoral votes, the Associated Press said, following a campaign in which he focused on tackling the coronavirus pandemic and pledged to unite a deeply divided nation that voted in record numbers on each side. The AP declared Mr. Biden the 46th president after saying he had won Pennsylvania four days after Election Day polls closed.”
“Biden Wins Presidency, Ending Four Tumultuous Years Under Trump” (New York Times). “Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, promising to restore political normalcy and a spirit of national unity to confront raging health and economic crises, and making Donald J. Trump a one-term president after four years of tumult in the White House.”
“Joe Biden Triumphs Over Trump As Voters Repudiate Divisive, Bullying President” (Washington Post). “Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the nation’s 46th president Saturday in a repudiation of President Trump powered by legions of women and minority voters who rejected his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his divisive, bullying conduct in office.”
“Joe Biden Will Be 46th President Of The United States, AP Projects; Trump Disputes Results” (Chicago Tribune). “Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. Biden crossed 270 Electoral College votes with a win in Pennsylvania.”
“Joe Biden Elected President, Trump First Incumbent Defeated In Nearly 30 Years” (Los Angeles Times). “Joe Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday when Pennsylvania delivered the electoral votes he needed to claim the White House, ending a vitriolic campaign that sorely tested the nation amid a pandemic and deep partisan divisions. In a brief statement, Biden said he and running mate Kamala Harris were “honored and humbled” by their victory and renewed a call for unity.”
