Nov 03, 2020, 10:16 AM EST
Kamala Harris negative for COVID-19
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Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris underwent PCR testing for COVID-19 Tuesday and COVID-19 was not detected, an aid for Harris said.
- ABC News’ Averi Harper.
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Election 2020 updates: Biden warns of 'dark winter,' pushes masks in pandemic plan
The president-elect emphasized how he would handle the pandemic response.
ByCatherine Thorbecke, Morgan Winsor, Libby Cathey, Adia Robinson, Lauren King, Emily Shapiro, Ivan Pereira, and Marc Nathanson
Last Updated: November 10, 2020, 10:14 AM EST
Joe Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States, capping a tumultuous and tension-filled campaign during a historic pandemic against President Donald Trump. ABC News characterized Joe Biden as the apparent winner of his home state of Pennsylvania, putting him over the 270 vote threshold needed to capture the presidency.
The hard-fought battle against the president was set against the backdrop of racial unrest and the coronavirus pandemic and bitter divisions among the electorate.
Trump had falsely declared on election night, when he held a lead in several key states, that he won the contest and alleged without evidence, after the count started to swing the other way, that the election was being stolen from him and that fraud had been committed.
Painting the election as a "battle for the soul of the nation," Biden won on a message of unity over division, compassion over anger, and reality over what he called Trump's "wishful thinking" as the coronavirus pandemic cast a heavy shadow over the campaign.
The 2020 election has shattered voting records with votes totaling 147 million and counting, surpassing the 138 million who voted in 2016.
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Here's how election week unfolded. All times Eastern.
Nov 03, 2020, 10:15 AM EST
Joe Biden visits Scranton with his grandchildren, tells them 'welcome home'
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Shortly after landing in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Joe Biden offered an enthusiastic, “Welcome home!” and quickly introduced his grandchildren to the press assembled on the tarmac.
“These are the only two of my grandchildren who have never been to Scranton,” Biden said. “So we’re going home.”
Biden then headed directly to a canvass kick off at the Carpenters Local Union Hall 445, where he was introduced by Sen. Bob Casey.
After he wrapped up his brief remarks, one supporter shouted “Bring it home tonight Joe!” which prompted Biden to say he’s going to “run through the tape.”
“Well I’ll tell ya... it feels good!” He said. “But you know, if you’ve got to run through the tape man, you got to go all the way through the tape!”
- ABC News’ Johnny Verhovek.
Nov 03, 2020, 10:06 AM EST
Polls open in 4 states
The polls are opening in Idaho, Nevada, California and Oregon.
Nov 03, 2020, 9:41 AM EST
In Election Day spin, Kayleigh McEnany predicts ‘tonight will be a landslide’
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Fox News Tuesday morning that they are predicting a “landslide” victory.
"Under every circumstance our campaign believes that tonight will be a landslide," McEnany said on Election Day.
When asked about Trump continuing to attack the Supreme Court decision on Pennsylvania ballots, McEnany echoed the president's sentiments but said further litigation may not be necessary.
"We'll take our case to the Supreme Court as needed," McEnany said. "We don't think it will come down to that. I predict now we win Nevada, Minnesota. I do believe President Trump has a landslide and this talk of litigation is nothing."
McEnany also blasted former Vice President Joe Biden's schedule saying he is now trying to "catch up with President Trump."
"You have Biden finally out of the basement on Election Day trying to catch up with President Trump," she said. "Voters are wise and smart. They see if Joe Biden would not fight for your vote."
- ABC News’ Elizabeth Thomas
