GREAT speech from Biden. Riveting. He effectively claimed not just victory but a mandate,

[highplainsdem]

and then he went on to talk about the work ahead and the need for unity.

Brilliant!

[Blue Owl]

1. K&R

[Chichiri]

2. I only caught the tail end -- did he really claim victory?

[nolabear]

6. Sort of. He claimed its inevitability. And then spoke like a president.

It was OUTSTANDING.

[highplainsdem]

10. He said he's going to win, and he backed it up with data on his leads, the improvement today,

and the popular vote.

He made it clear those states haven't been called yet by the media, but in effect he called them.

[Statistical]

11. He stopped just short (as he should)

Said they are solidly ahead and they are confident they win those states just give the process time to count all the votes.

Pretty clearly implied without directly claiming to have already won.

[L.Pharmstrong]

14. He explicitly declined to "declare" victory

But said that based on numbers, it is all but inevitable and he hopes to speak again tomorrow.

[highplainsdem]

16. That's why the OP said he effectively claimed victory.

[foo_fighter999]

32. Yes.

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Plus I think it had even more impact that, though he didn't declare himself the winner (yet), he went on to say they have begun working on plans for COVID, the economy, and some of the other issues facing our country. He's going to hit the ground running, which is exactly what this country needs.

His tone was also calming and reassuring. I can't wait for him to take office so we can have a real President leading this country again.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

12. He talked about the states that have been won and the tallies of those that were still counting.

He said we're going to win but didn't declare himself the winner. He moved effortlessly from there into talk of unity.
I thought Kamala was slated to speak but she didn't although she stood just off to the side of him as he spoke.

[highplainsdem]

17. I'm glad she didn't. It had more impact when he was the only one who spoke.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

18. That's my thought as well.

I loved that it was to the point, inclusive and uplifting. I can't imagine anyone better suited to the task ahead.

[forgotmylogin]

29. I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot from Vice President Harris.

She got Joe's back.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

40. Yes! She's the ideal choice for VP.

It feels wonderful to see the light at the end of the tunnel at last.

[BootinUp]

3. YES. Riveting

[calimary]

26. And thoroughly presidential!

It's been awhile since we had one of those.

[highplainsdem]

4. Lots of praise for the speech on CBS right now.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

15. Well deserved too.

It's just so refreshing to hear him speak after four years of blather that I just tear up. Sanity will be restored at last.

[sarcasmo]

5. Unifying, calming and direct.

[StClone]

9. All that and he could have added

Go to bed. We got this!

[highplainsdem]

19. LOL! True...

[AkFemDem]

7. That was my president!!

[Blaukraut]

8. It was balm for our wounded souls n/t

[MakeTXBlue2020]

13. His speech was great but I felt this swell of anxiety in my chest

I know the place was swarming with secret service but all this violence Trump and his allies have incited has gotten me on edge. I pray Joe and Kamala are protected and that regular Americans are on high alert as surely there will be violence in the coming days after Joe is named president-elect. Be safe everybody!

[George II]

20. I've gotten choked up WAY too many times this week.

[iluvtennis]

21. All without claiming victory...he simply said We are going to win as we lead in PA, AZ, NV, and GA.

It was so nice to see what a real president will sound like.

[Mme. Defarge]

22. Pitch perfect.

An authentic American president.

[Joinfortmill]

23. Love Joe.

[disalitervisum]

24. masterful

and in spite of the emotional arguments for calling the race now, and the logical arguments against calling the race now due to the structural defects of our system (see electoral-vote.com), i can't help but believe that there is a strategy being executed by the Biden campaign.

i think this could be considered the first test of a Biden administration. how to handle stripping the psychopath of power.

"...the don shrugged his shoulders. Even dynamite could be exploded harmlessly." (paraphrased from "The Godfather," by Mario Puzo.

[NBachers]

25. I felt like someone caught in a historical maelstrom with a strong, wise leader guiding us through.

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There is definitely a feeling of history and significance watching this.

And, I agree- I was a bit surprised when he didn't turn it over to Kamala, but then I knew it amplified the significance of his statement as they walked off the stage together. There's something about the way Kamala moves with strength, confidence, and determination when she walks. Poetry in motion.

To paraphrase Jimi: "And she really didn't need to talk- she just kept on moving."

[paleotn]

27. Refreshing....

to hear from a real president after 4 years of total insanity. But we ain't done. We've got 2 senate runoffs in GA. My hope is, with dear leader off the ballot, disheartened trumpers will stay home. Take the Senate. Then the real party starts.

[Volaris]

35. They wont sit it out. They believe that keeping Mitch as majority leader

Is the only thing standing between their freedumbs and a liburl sholist commie hellscape.

They're correct in their summation that the 'costal elites' they hate so much ARE socially liberal...BECAUSE ITS GOOD FOR FUCKING BUSINESS. they're ALSO correct that
their 'conservative ' voices are being shut down on social media...


BECAUSE HATE SPEECH IS BAD FOR BUSINESS.

Nobody took Lincoln Project stuff off youtube, because theres a difference between conservativism and NAZI HATE SPEECH.

[Auggie]

28. K&R -- totally agree

[NewsCenter28]

30. Our President-Elect is being treated like total shit

By the media. Watch what they do, not as they say, and the deference they are showing Trump here on not calling states Biden has clearly won is low indeed!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. I would just LOVE Biden to speak ad lib. It was the perfect

time for it. No teleprompters just speak. Kudos to speechwriter! great speech! I love Joe! Would just love to hear him!

Wow. Mark Meadow's positive

[C Moon]

33. Leaving it up to the media to declare? They'll string it out as long as Trump says to...

because they're making a lot of money on this.
We need one source to declare Biden the winner, then the others will have no choice but to follow.
Do you think the GOP would have waited (if the opposite were true)? Nope. They would have declared victory on Wednesday.

[PatrickforO]

34. You know, my wife and I watched Biden tonight. It was calming,

refreshing, to have a real president speaking of uniting the country, the responsibility of caring for all of us, talking about the work that lies ahead.

January 21 cannot come soon enough.

[Midnight Writer]

36. I thought Biden was pitch perfect. He was strong, reasonable, and compassionate.

He came across as the man you want in charge in a crisis.

[calimary]

37. Nice to see behavior that actually qualifies as Presidential.

Sometimes it’s almost hard to remember what that was even like...

[highplainsdem]

39. Biden will be reminding us, every day, of how a competent and caring president acts.

I hope that someday the Trump years will seem like a distant memory of a bizarre nightmare.

[Skittles]

38. I just hope he does not waste two years playing footsies with repukes

he more than anyone should know how they operate