Joe Biden becomes first Democrat in 28 years to win Georgia
Source: CNN
(CNN)Joe Biden will win Georgia, CNN projected Friday, striking at the heart of what has been a Republican presidential stronghold for nearly three decades. The former vice president is the first Democratic nominee to triumph in Georgia since Bill Clinton did it in 1992.
Biden's victory adds 16 electoral votes to his tally, bringing him to 306 -- matching President Donald Trump's 2016 total. With CNN's projection that Trump will win North Carolina, the final tally is 306-232.
In Georgia, Trump had raced out to an early lead in the counting, but Biden surged ahead as the votes from Atlanta and its suburbs were tabulated.
The Democratic ticket's historic success has been fueled by a grassroots organizing renaissance that rallied a rapidly diversifying electorate and suburbs that are, at once, growing and becoming increasingly inhospitable to Republican candidates. Georgia Republicans have compounded the issue, with state lawmakers refusing so far to expand Medicaid under Obamacare and Gov. Brian Kemp, in 2019, signed a so-called "heartbeat bill," one of the country's most restrictive abortion laws.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/13/politics/joe-biden-wins-georgia/index.html
CNN also called North Carolina for trump, but they separated the stories after the initial announcement.
The Electoral College tally is 306-232, exactly the same as trump's "landslide" against Clinton. He'll call this one close though, I'm sure.
Bleacher Creature
(11,252 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)looking TOO rigged, right? I kid, I kid! Or maybe not...
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,722 posts)Trump LOST....
underpants
(182,603 posts)sabra
(30,404 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Cha
(296,848 posts)Atlanta that's been Super for Democracy!!
Mme. Defarge
(8,012 posts)DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)"Yuge" EV win and Joe's MILLLIONS of votes ahead in the PV an growing!
Guess what, Trump? Joe's gonna have more people at his inauguration than you, even if it's virtual!
BumRushDaShow
(128,444 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Tsunami. Seismic shift.
BumRushDaShow
(128,444 posts)CatWoman
(79,293 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)BlueWavePsych
(2,635 posts)Cool
Karma13612
(4,541 posts)Selling point for winning the 2 GA run-offs.
We have a mandate in GA with a presidential win. Now we JUST need to get the Senate races.
Great news!!
And since they also called PA for Trump, I want to see Trump shut his darn mouth and concede.
And tell lil miss Murphy to get off her butt and sign the transition papers.
Fed up
BlueWavePsych
(2,635 posts)dalton99a
(81,392 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,104 posts)Hey Trump, Biden and Kamala didn't just win, they publicly pantsed and b-slapped you, you fat, orange loser.
Now go home and get your fuckin' shine box.
sandensea
(21,600 posts)Orange Amin must not have been pleased.
AllaN01Bear
(17,987 posts)displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)...is the fact that California is still counting votes.
Nov. 20: Last day that vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Nov. 3 may arrive for counting by county registrars.
Nov. 25: Last day that county registrars may notify voters of a changed ballot.
Dec. 3: County election officials complete the official canvass.
Dec. 4: Counties send a certified statement to the secretary of state.
Dec. 11: The secretary of state determines the votes cast for candidates for state and federal office and for the statewide ballot measures, certifies the results, and issues certificates of nomination/election to the candidates who were nominated/elected.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/California-s-vote-counting-timeline-after-15698925.php
BumRushDaShow
(128,444 posts)Still going through mail-ins and recently started on the provisionals.
Cha
(296,848 posts)bad about North Carolina.. they reelected their Dem Gov & top Dem officials but went for the Murdering Treasonous Asshole.
My sister lives in Asheville & I did in the '70s.. I was hoping for Better!
dlk
(11,512 posts)And everyone who helped her.
George II
(67,782 posts)....on voter registration since 2013 when the voting rights act was gutted.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Marthe48
(16,898 posts)They actually used a concise sentence saying that Biden defeated trump. So much nicer than hearing their mealy-mouthed efforts that make the outcome sound uncertain.
marble falls
(57,010 posts)... Trump did AND had the fairest and squarest election in maybe more than a century, won the largest number of votes ever with the largest percentage turnout since 1908.
Did I miss anything???
UserNotFound
(108 posts)on all counts, but I caution against using the words "landslide", "mandate" and "blowout". Let's remember that almost 73 million people voted for the Orange Asshat....
Control of the Senate is iffy, at best, and we've got unrest in The House. The next 4 years are going to be turbulent, methinks....
Roc2020
(1,613 posts)Didn't get the Senate but got the main Prize big time
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ck4829
(35,038 posts)FakeNoose
(32,579 posts)Awesome victory! Thanks for all your hard work.