Folks. Biden and Harris are winning and will be our next President and VP. Period. Yes, let's keep counting the votes, of course.
Why have people (and places like @DecisionDeskHQ) "called" it, some are asking. Is it "official." Here's the answer
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Why have people (and places like @DecisionDeskHQ) "called" it, some are asking. Is it "official." Here's the answer
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There is no "official" call on who won the presidential race until January 6, 2021. Before that, we are close to an "official" call on December 14 when the electoral college meets in the states and transmits the vote to D.C.
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Before that, in mid November, many states "certify" their results. Many use December 8th as a "safe harbor" to resolve disputes. Then, if they do not transmit the vote to Washington by Dec. 14th, they have until December 23rd.
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If you are waiting for the "official" result, you will be waiting two months until Monday January 6th.
What we are all used to is news networks looking at the numbers coming in from the counties and the states to decide whether a candidate has a path to victory anymore.
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What we are all used to is news networks looking at the numbers coming in from the counties and the states to decide whether a candidate has a path to victory anymore.
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After the news organizations "call it," typically, the losing candidate concedes. Trump likely won't
This election, the networks are shy about this. They don't want to hurt their reputations and have a whole process for doing it. But make no mistake. We got this.
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This election, the networks are shy about this. They don't want to hurt their reputations and have a whole process for doing it. But make no mistake. We got this.
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