The COVID Diaries – 205 5th November
As counting in key swing states continues, it appears we are moving to an inevitable conclusion that Joe Biden wins the US presidency. A case for celebration among all who have watched Donald Trump’s period in office in horror and disbelief. The challenge is to understand how so many people still voted for Trump, leaving Biden with a much narrower win than expected.
This evening Biden once again emphasised that election officials must count every valid vote that was cast.
“In America, the vote is sacred,” Biden said. “Each ballot must be counted.”
Biden went on to say that he and the Democrat vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris “continue to feel very good” about the ultimate result of the race.
“We have no doubt that when the count is finished, Senator Harris and I will be declared the winners,” Biden said.
As the USA remains on edge, waiting for the declaration of a winner in the presidential race, Biden said “I ask everyone to stay calm.”