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Joe Biden now has an OFFICIAL government transition team website!!!!! (Original Post) George II Nov 2020 OP
That's Why So Many of Us Backed Cha Nov 2020 #1
Yes, he knows his way around the White House. LisaL Nov 2020 #5
COOL, thanks for posting, GII!! Leghorn21 Nov 2020 #2
It was always President Biden Budi Nov 2020 #3
Thank you. I just signed up for email updates. StarryNite Nov 2020 #4
That new twitter account already has 1 Million followers! SunSeeker Nov 2020 #6
That is a beautiful thing. nt. BlueIdaho Nov 2020 #7
Ironically, it was when I read about the site on Nov. 4 that I knew it was all over rocktivity Nov 2020 #8

Cha

(320,666 posts)
1. That's Why So Many of Us Backed
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 11:55 PM
Nov 2020

Biden in the very Beginning... ".. he Wil Hit the Ground Running.. Before Day ONe"!!

And, Here We Are! TY!

rocktivity

(45,008 posts)
8. Ironically, it was when I read about the site on Nov. 4 that I knew it was all over
Tue Nov 24, 2020, 02:23 AM
Nov 2020

Last edited Wed Jun 26, 2024, 11:58 AM - Edit history (41)

Since I saw no reason to expect the election to be settled on election night, I didn't bother with following the returns. The next day, I avoided TV, radio and internet until lunchtime, then took a deep breath and logged on for what I did expect: to spend the rest of the week on a stressful emotional roller coaster.

The first thing I read was a message of disappointment from a pro-Trump acquaintance, which ignited a spark of hope. I found my way to an electoral college map page -- it didn't sink in right away that Joe was leading 243-214. Equally important, the map also indicated that Joe was ahead in Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada: winning those three states alone would give him exactly 270 electoral votes!

About three hours later (during which time CNN had called Wisconsin for Biden), I came across a story about Joe's transition team Web page, and that's when I knew it was over: that's when I knew that Joe knew that he'd scored the "minimum" 270 electoral votes. He would never have deployed the page if there was even an outside chance that he'd have to retract it. Ironically, it's precisely the sort of thing that Trump would do...and blame on Biden if it backfired!


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