Biden Wins Presidency: Major Media Outlets Call Election for Democrat

As the votes were counted in the presidential election, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been officially declared the winners by major media outlets. The Associated Press, CNN, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, and Fox News, among others, called the race for the former vice president on November 7, cementing his defeat of President Donald Trump. With the win in Pennsylvania, Biden reached the necessary 270 Electoral College votes to secure the presidency.

Key Takeaways:

• The election was called for Biden by major media outlets, including the Associated Press, CNN, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, and Fox News, on November 7, around 11:30 a.m.
• Biden's win in Pennsylvania, which was called by Insider and Decision Desk HQ on November 6, put him over the necessary 270 Electoral College votes to secure the presidency.
• The former vice president took the lead in the critical Northeastern state of Pennsylvania, which proved to be a turning point in the election.
• Biden's victory in the Electoral College was secured with 273 electoral votes, surpassing the necessary 270 to win the presidency.
• The election calls started pouring in a little before 11:30 a.m. on November 7, after the outlets projected Biden's win in Pennsylvania.
• President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris are now officially recognized as the winners of the presidential election.

Statistics:

• Biden secured 273 electoral votes, surpassing the necessary 270 to win the presidency.
• The election calls started pouring in around 11:30 a.m. on November 7.
• Biden's win in Pennsylvania was called by Insider and Decision Desk HQ on November 6.
• Biden's victory in the Electoral College was secured after taking the lead in the critical Northeastern state of Pennsylvania.

Sources:

• Associated Press
• CNN: [https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-biden-election-results-11-07-20/h_1e0e91d050d44ff57754643e6d9008d2]
• ABC News: [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/joe-biden-apparent-winner-presidency/story?id=73981165&cid=clicksource_4380645_9_heads_hero_live_hero_hed_hed]
• CBS News: [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-wins-2020-election-46th-president-united-states/]
• NBC News: [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-defeats-trump-win-white-house-nbc-news-projects-n1246912]
• Fox News: [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-wins-presidency-trump-fox-news-projects]
• Insider: [https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-presidency-called-media-outlets-election-2020-11]
• Decision Desk HQ: [https://www.businessinsider.com/why-ddhq-and-business-insider-called-the-election-for-biden-2020-11]