It is now certain that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are our next president and vice-president. Black voters across the US are taking a well-earned victory lap. Not even the masks we must wear can hide the joy and hope on people’s faces. For hundreds of years, Black folks have […]
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As the beginning of a fifth day of vote counting was testing the nation’s patience, news organizations moved swiftly Saturday to declare that Democrat Joe Biden had won the presidency By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer November 7, 2020, 8:02 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail […]
We’ve all been transfixed by the American election, glued to CNN or our preferred network or live blog of choice, constantly refreshing our social media feeds, cursing Nate Silver – demonstrating that global anxiety is the glue of 2020. At the time of filing, the vote count is grinding on, […]
Joe Biden told American’s the ‘no-one is going to take our democracy away from us’ after Donald Trump launched a 17-minute tirade against questioning the entire election with extraordinary speech that claims conspiracy against him by big tech, big money, the media, pollsters and Democrats. ‘No one is going to take […]
Donald Trump has closed the gap on Joe Biden in Arizona to less than 47,000 votes, following a dump of mail-in ballots from Maricopa County Thursday night. Biden remains in the lead in the state but only by 46,257 or 50.1 per cent, compared to Trump’s 48.5 per cent, with approximately […]
WHEN ELECTION RESULTS MIGHT COME GEORGIA: Unclear – counting may go into evening Thursday NEVADA: Update due noon Thursday ARIZONA: Counting going in to Friday PENNSYLVANIA: Friday at the earliest President Donald Trump expressed confidence he will win the election but noted his campaign will sue in the battleground states […]
Arizona’s Secretary of State says counting of the 450,000 outstanding votes there will not be completed until Friday, stretching out the agonizing wait for an overall election result after a night of chaos which saw Biden’s lead shrink considerably and put the state back in play for Trump. Biden is […]
Media outlets are preaching patience as the first Election Day results in the hard-fought campaign between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden come in, even as it runs counter to their instincts By DAVID BAUDER and LYNN ELBER Associated Press November 4, 2020, 2:02 AM • 3 min read […]