Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is expressing confidence in his chances of winning the presidency.
“My fellow Americans, we don’t have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell a clear and convincing story: We are going to win this race,” Biden said in remarks made Friday evening.
He added, “We’re on track for over 300 Electoral College votes. And look at the national numbers: We’re going to win this race with a clear majority of the nation behind us. We’ve gotten over 74 million votes.”
“We are going to be the first Democrat to win Arizona in 24 years. We are going to be the first Democrat to win Georgia in 28 years. And we re-built the Blue Wall in the middle of the country that crumbled just four years ago.”
The former vice president also said Americans have “given us a mandate for action on COVID and the economy and climate change and systemic racism,” adding, “They made it clear they want the country to come together — not continue to pull apart.”
Listen to Biden’s remarks below:
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— TIME (@TIME) November 7, 2020
While Biden stopped short of declaring victory, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) celebrated the “apparent election victory” for Biden, in a post shared Friday.
Additionally, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) cheered on an “imminent” Biden victory, as IJR previously reported.
“I am so officially pleased with the outcome that is imminent and also personally delighted because of the quality and caliber of leadership that Joe Biden will provide,” Pelosi said at Friday’s press conference. “This morning it is clear that the Biden-Harris ticket will win the White House.”
However, President Donald Trump said in a statement on Friday afternoon, “We believe the American people deserve to have full transparency into all vote counting and election certification, and that this is no longer about any single election… I will never give up fighting for you and our nation.”
As Americans are eagerly awaiting the results of the 2020 presidential election, they are likely wondering when the results of those final states will be made known.
Biden’s lead over Trump in Pennsylvania and Georgia grew on Friday. Pennsylvania could not have the final count for several days, Georgia’s final count is expected on or before Nov. 20, Arizona’s may not have its final ballots counted until Wednesday, the majority of Nevada’s mail-in ballots are expected be counted by Sunday, and North Carolina’s final count may not be known until next week.
As of Saturday at 8:00 a.m. EST, Biden holds the lead in Electoral College votes of 253, compared to Trump’s 214 electoral votes — out of the 270 needed to win the White House.
