Joe Biden has won the election decisively: Kamala Harris

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has said that Americans have me a clear choice in favour of Joe Biden, who won decisively against incumbent President Donald Trump with more votes than ever cast in country's history.

President-elect Biden received more than 76.4 million votes and so far, has 279 of 538 electoral college votes, according to New York Times.

Outgoing President Trump received 71.7 million votes and 214 electoral college votes. Counting of votes for 45 electoral college votes are still going on. To win race for White House, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral college votes.

Trump, 74, has refused to concede election, while mainstream US media has declared 77-year-old Democratic presidential candidate Biden as winner, who is w President-elect.

In US electoral system, tritionally it is major media networks which declare winner while certified election results are declared weeks later. This is unlike in India, where Election Commission is only authority to declare winner of an election.

“We just held an election, and our country me a clear choice: each vote for Joe Biden was a statement that health care should be a right — t a privilege. And we won that election decisively, with more votes than have ever been cast in American history,” Harris said in a tweet on Tuesday night.

“It amounts to 75 million voices and counting. Calling on Supreme Court to see this case for what it is, a blatant attempt to overturn will of people and president elect and I cant let that happen,” Harris said while making a joint appearance with Biden in Wilmington, Delaware.

As Biden's vice president, Harris, 56, will make history in myri ways, becoming first woman - and first woman of colour - to occupy office.

Trump campaign and his Republican Party have filed multiple lawsuits in several states including Pennsylvania, which has 20 electoral college votes, Georgia (16), Michigan (16), Neva (six), demanding to recount votes in Wisconsin which has 10 electoral college votes. lawsuits range from local courts up to United States Supreme Court.

Trump campaign and Republican Party have levelled accusations of serious voter fraud and electoral malpractices. However, re has been evidence of voter irregularities or widespre fraud in 2020 presidential election -- billed as one of most divisive and bitter in recent American history.

Harris said that each and every vote for Biden was a vote to protect and expand Affordable Care Act and t to tear it away in midst of a global pandemic.

Harris said that healthcare was very much on ballot during closely-contested election.

“Our country h a clear choice in this election. Each and every vote for Joe Biden was a statement that healthcare in America should be a right and t a privilege,” she said.

Trump ministration wants to strike down Affordable Care Act, popularly kwn as Obamacare, that covers more than 23 million people. case is being heard in Supreme Court.

US is worst-affected country from coronavirus pandemic with over 10 million cases and 239,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. 

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