DDHK.ORG - The presidential and vice presidential candidates from the Democratic Party, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, won the United States (US) 2020 Presidential Election (Pilpres) which was held on Wednesday, November 3, 2020. This pair defeated incumbent candidates Donald J. Trump and Mike Pence.
This victory was confirmed after the vote count in the state of Pennsylvania showed Biden-Harris superiority. Pennsylvania, which has 20 electoral votes, gave Biden-Harris 279 electoral votes, ahead of his rival, Trump-Pence, who had just 214 electoral votes, CNN's version.
Meanwhile, the Guardian version, which has included the tally in Arizona, which was also won by Biden, as of Wednesday (4/11/2020) afternoon when the US Democratic presidential candidate has won 290 electoral votes. That figure, both the CNN version of 279 and the 290 version of The Guardian, is enough to lead Biden to the number one US seat, because he has exceeded the minimum electoral vote limit that must be met, which is 270. It is recorded that so far Biden also has the highest number of voters in the history of the Presidential Election. US, namely 75.193.022 voters.
This victory is inseparable from Biden's success in winning in a number of states that previously became Trump's territory in the 2016 presidential election, when he defeated Hillary Clinton. Apart from Pennsylvania, Biden also won in Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona.
Victory Speech
US President-elect, Joe Biden, delivered his first speech after the certainty of victory in the presidential election which was very tight and fierce. The speech was delivered in Wilmington, Delaware, where a tally showed that Biden-Harris had more than 74 million votes in the US presidential election.
“We won with the most votes ever awarded for a presidential ticket in the nation's history. 74 million, ”said Biden when giving a victory speech, Sunday (8/11/2020).
At the same time, Kamala Harris, Vice President-elect, in his victory speech expressed his gratitude to the US citizens who have given the confidence to himself and Biden to lead the US in the next four years. "Thank you for giving such a generous amount to make your voice heard," Harris said. [Source: CNN / CNN Indonesia / The Guardian]
