Published 23:37 IST, November 7th 2020
‘We did it’: Kamala Harris calls Joe Biden after historic US win, watch
Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris has issued her first response after Democratic Nominee Joe Bidden was declared the winner in the 2020 US Elections
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Vice Presidential minee Kamala Harris has issued her first response after Democratic minee Joe Bidden was declared winner in 2020 Presidential Elections after a prolonged counting process that took up to 4 days to anunce winner. Taking to Twitter, Harris posted a video with a mess that election was t merely about Joe Biden or her, but it was for soul of America.
After result was declared, Harris made history by becoming first woman, first Black woman, and first woman of South-Asian origin to become vice president of US. Even prior to election result she had already made history by becoming first Asian-American to be chosen as Democratic vice presidential minee, she was born to a Jamaican far and Indian mor at Oakland in California.
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After winner was anunced with blue representing Democrats raining all over, President-elect Joe Biden assured citizens that he will be a 'President for all Americans', while adding that work going forward 'will be hard' referring to his promise to tackle with Coronavirus on Day one. Taking to Twitter he said that he will keep faith that has been placed on him.
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US election results
After a massive campaign, US witnessed a very close election battle between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic minee Joe Biden on vember 3. With record mail-in ballots being polled amid raging COVID-19 pandemic, results were inconclusive on vember 3, as millions of ballots remained to be counted. Biden broke Barack Obama's record of 2008 elections getting over 70 million votes, as polls saw highest voter turut since 1908. As he inched closer to victory, he maintained 'Every vote must be counted'.
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While vote counting was under process, Trump had filed a lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona demanding better access for campaign observers to locations where ballots are being processed and counted. He also moved Supreme Court to halt counting of ballots received up to three days after election, while alleging massive election fraud which has been quashed by election commission.
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23:34 IST, November 7th 2020