Biden to Serve as Oldest Elected President, Harris to Serve as First Madam Vice President, (Pending any last-minute legal Hail Mary from the Trump Administration)
After days of leads, shifts, counts, and more, former Vice President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. and California Senator Kamala Devi Harris have been tentatively elected as the 46th President of the United States and 49th Vice President respectively.
Biden, who served as VP to the first African American President Barack Obama, will become only the fifth former VP to ascend to the top job. Upon his inauguration, he will be the oldest President, stepping into the Oval Office at 78 years of age.
Harris will not only become the first woman to serve as Vice President, but will also be the first person of Black / Indian / Asian / Jamaican descent to fill that post, regardless of gender. Upon her inauguration, Harris will be the highest ranked woman in the history of the U.S. Government.
Despite the apparent loss, President Donald Trump has still not conceded the election, and has launched several legal challenges, alleging fraud in the election. The lawsuits range from overseer proximity in Pennsylvania, to signature inaccuracies, improper votes from people who left a state, votes from dead people, and more.
Vice President Mike Pence has been mostly mum on the matter. However, many in Trump’s inner circle, among other Republicans, have urged the President to throw in the towel and begin the traditional transition of power.
While there are many reasons for the likely Trump defeat, the biggest one had to be his handling of the coronavirus. In addition to the President, First Lady Melania, and son Barron, news has now come that White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump Cabinet member Ben Carson have also tested positive for COVID-19.
The final tallies are not in yet, but what is known is that the Biden-Harris ticket has amassed more vote than any other in history, at close to 76 million as of this posting. That is over 50% of the popular vote, compared to Trump and Pence’s roughly 71 million, or 47%. Biden and Harris also have well over the minimum 270 electoral votes needed for election with at least 290, with the potential to end up with 306, mirroring the total garnered by the Trump-Pence ticket in 2016.
