Announcer you are watching cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Created as a Public Service and brought to you by your television provider. Statehigans secretary of gave an update on the Election Results and took a few questions from reporters. The Associated Press declared joe biden the winner in michigan, but the Trump Campaign is pursuing legal action over the states handling of ballots. This runs about 20 minutes. Good evening. I am proud to announce the results of our successful election in michigan. For nearly six weeks from the moment the polls closed the moment voters began voting to the moment the polls closed 8 00 p. M. Tuesday night, a Record Number of michigan citizens turned out to make their voices heard in a historic president ial election. We saw Record Numbers of voters cast their ballots and overall more than 5. 2 million michiganders voted in the selection. Who voted, 3. 2 million voted absentee, using the mail or local drum boxes or local clerk drop boxes or l
Conference today as folks continue to be counted in swing states. Mr. Biden says he believes his campaign is winning in enough states to reach the needed 270 Electoral College votes. He also advocated for every vote to be counted. [cheers and applause] mr. Biden good afternoon, everyone. Kamala and i are here to make a brief statement and im sure we will have more to say later and either tonight or tomorrow, but let me begin by making the press for being here and thanking everyone else. My fellow americans, yesterday, once again proved that democracy is the heartbeat of this nation. It has been the heartbeat of this nation for two centuries and even in the face of a pandemic, more americans voted this election than ever before in american history. Over 150 Million People cast their votes. I think that is extraordinary. If we had any doubts, we should not have any longer about a government of, by, and for the people area it is very much alive. Here, the people rule. Power cannot be take
News conference as vote counting continues in swing states. He believes his campaign is winning enough in swing states. He advocated for every vote to be counted. More americans voted in this election than ever or before. I think that is extraordinary. If we had any doubts, we should not have them any longer. About a government of, by, and for the people. It is very much alive in america. Here, the people rule. Power cannot be taken or asserted. It flows from the people. Determines will that who will be the president. After a long night of counting, it is clear that we are winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes. I am not here to declare we have won. But when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners. Won wisconsin by 20,000 votes. Virtually the same margin that President Trump won that state for years ago. Lead by overwe 35,000 votes and it is growing. A substantially larger margin then President Trump won michigan in 2016. Michigan will conclude its vote soo
Hello. My name is kai bird. And executive director of the leon leavy center for biography at City University of new york, and we are sponsored by the Leavy Foundation when we do events like this to promote the arts and crafts a biography among other things. We had been a sponsor of the National Book festival for some years, and were here on a session with of the 20th anniversary i chose of the National Book festival and the theme this year is american ingenuity. We are going to be talking tonight with two notable intellectuals, Harold Holzer is one of the countries leading lincoln scholars big is currently the director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at hunter college. Ted widmer is himself the author of eight books. Professor is now on the faculty of holy Honors College for today will be discussing his latest book, lincoln on the verge, story about a 13 day train journey that lincoln took from illinois to washington, d. C. , to be inaugurated as president. These are two
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