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‘Let the process work out, your vote will be counted’: Joe Biden on US Election 2020 results
‘Let the process work out, your vote will be counted’: Joe Biden on US Election 2020 results
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday (US time) asked citizens to exercise calm and restraint while votes are being counted across polling centres, as he addressed Americans waiting for the final results.
Biden also told his supporters that the outcome is clear on who is winning the race. He said, “We do not have a final declaration but the numbers tell us a clear and convincing story. We are going to win this race.”
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He said that 24 hours ago Democrats were trailing in Pennsylvania and Georgia but currently the Democrats are leading in both the states.
“We are winning in Arizona, we are winning in Nevada - in fact our lead just doubled in Nevada. We have got over 74 million votes and the nation is behind us. Biden said, “I am proud of how well we have done across America. We have rebuilt the blue wall that crumbled in 2016. We will win Arizona after 24 years and Georgia after 28 years,” he further added.
Joe Biden, who was accompanied by Kamala Harris, the democratic vice presidential nominee, also appealed to US citizens to exercise restraint and calm as the votes were counted.
Several cities in the United States saw protests and rallies taken out by both sets of supporters. While Trump supporters - backed by the President’s claims of voter fraud - protested across ballot-counting centres against counting of votes, Biden’s supporters sensing they might be close to winning the race took to streets demanding that every vote be counted.
Biden said, “I understand that tensions can be high after such an election but we have to remain calm, patient. Let the process work out as we count all the votes. Democracy works, your vote will be counted. People will be heard and our journey is for a more perfect union.”
Asking supporters of both sides to maintain peace he said, “In America we hold strong views, strong disagreements are inevitable for democracy and they are healthy. We have to remember that the purpose of politics is not unending, unrelenting warfare. We maybe opponents, but we are not enemies.”
Joe Biden also said that he and his running mate Kamala Harris held meetings to discuss the coronavirus crisis crippling the nation and economic downturn the pandemic has brought along with it. He said that they are not going to wait but they will take quick action from Day 1 to curb the rising number of daily cases and deaths.
“”I want everyone, everyone to know on day one we’re going to put our plan to control this virus into action. Daily cases are skyrocketing. 243,000 lives have been lost due to this virus. That’s 243,000 empty dining room chairs and kitchen tables all across America,” he said.
