Politics
‘Nothing But Love’: Halsey, Troye Sivan & More Celebrate Joe Biden Winning Presidency
After a long week of waiting, many in the LGBTQ+ community are celebrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ big win on Saturday (Nov. 7). “There’s more work than ever to be done, but a moment of pause and relief is warranted here for so many Americans who deserve it after so much fear,” Halsey wrote on Twitter. “It’s nice to see a celebration after all these years.” Lady Gaga also tweeted, “@JoeBiden @KamalaHarris and the American people, you just gave the world one of the greatest acts of kindness and bravery humanity has ever seen. Red heart Raising handsRaising hands nothing but love for our new Commander in Chief and the 1ST female VP elected to the White House. Also, way to go PA.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating s...
Demi Lovato Shares Unifying Message After Biden-Harris Victory: ‘Today We Will Celebrate Each Other’
In recent weeks, Lovato strongly encouraged her fanbase to vote in the presidential election by sharing a selfie of herself at a voting poll in Los Angeles. “I vote because I love my country,” wrote the singer, who unleashed the politically-driven song “Commander in Chief” in October. “From my friends and family members who live here, to my neighbors and millions of people I don’t know, I love the citizens here. This year I’ve been so stressed and anxious from politics alone.” Following news of Biden’s victory, Lovato again took to social media to “celebrate the millions of Americans who overcame barriers to the ballot box, mobilized their communities & voted in record breaking numbers.” She added, “Today isn’t about cele...
Joe Biden Elected President Of The United States
It’s official: Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States. Both the Associated Press and CBS News are calling the 2020 United States presidential election in favor of the former vice president and his VP pick, Senator Kamala Harris, with Biden crossing 270 electoral votes, enough to clinch victory from incumbent President Donald Trump. Key battleground states Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan flipped back to blue after going for Trump in 2016, which boosted Biden over the finish line. “Democracy is sometimes messy,” Biden said on November 5, two days before the race was called in his favor. “It sometimes requires a little patience as well. But that patience has been rewarded now for more than 240 years with a system of governance that’s...
US election: Kamala Harris calls Joe Biden
California Senator Kamala Harris has congratulated Joe Biden. The running mate called Joe by phone after Biden’s projection as winner. Harris, in sporty wear, said: “We did it Joe, you gonna be the next President of the United States”. We did it, @JoeBiden. pic.twitter.com/oCgeylsjB4 — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 7, 2020 The lawmaker would become Vice President if Biden is officially declared winner. It would be a major win against racial and gender barriers in American politics. The 56-year-old is a daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica. Harris will be the first woman, the first Black person, the first Indian American and the first Asian American to hold the office. She will also be the first graduate of a historically Black College and first member of a black sorority ...
Joe Biden Elected President, Our VP Kamala Harris Is Black
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty It was only a matter of counting all the legal ballot. After finally attaining over 270 Electoral College votes, Joe Biden—shout out to his running mate Senator Kamala Harris—was declared the winner of the 2020 Presidential election. Even though Election Day was Tuesday, Nov. 2, the world not so patiently waited for more states to be declared either in Trump or Biden’s favor. The race came down to which of a few states—either Pennsylvania, Arizona or Georgia—would declare for Biden first. Finally, on Saturday, Nov. 7, Joe Biden was elected the 46th President of the United States after Pennsylvania was called by the AP in his favor, catapulting him past the 270 electoral votes needed to lock in the Presidency. The news came after Trump delivered an off the rails...
Joe Biden Pulls Ahead In Georgia and Pennsylvania, You Know What’s Next
Source: JIM WATSON / Getty Joe Biden is stacking votes and W’s. On early Friday morning (Nov. 6), the former Vice President moved ahead in votes in both Georgia and Pennsylvania after being basically down since Election Day on Tuesday. At the time of this post, Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris are ahead in Pennsylvania by 5,587 according to the New York Times. The votes that put him ahead were from Philadelphia ballots. In Georgia, the Biden and Harris ticket is ahead by 1,097 votes. The county that finally put Biden ahead in GA came from Clayton County aka College Park, which sits to the south of Atlanta. The reason for Biden’s leads are squarely thanks to high voter turnout from Democrats and specifically to Black people as the ballots in his favor came from predominantly Black counties in b...
Rosario Dawson & Cory Booker Were Boo Lovin’ On Social Media After His Senate Win
Source: Bonnie Biess / Getty Rosario Dawson couldn’t help indulging in virtual P.D.A. towards her boo, Cory Booker, after he won his bid for reelection as New Jersey’s senator. The 51-year-old politician closed the race with 60% of the vote against Republican Rikin Mehta on Election Day (Nov. 3). After the news dropped, he headed to social media thanking his constituents for their trust and support in his leadership. “New Jersey, I’m once again humbled by the faith you’ve placed in me,” he said on Twitter. “Thank you for standing with me and allowing me the honor of representing my home state in Washington. Our work is far from finished.” Dawson, 41, immediately followed up with a reply. “Well done my love. We’re blessed to have your grace and brilliance represent us.” We...
Late Civil Rights Icon John Lewis’s Former County Divinely Flips Georgia Blue
Source: Jessica McGowan / Getty Former House Representative John Lewis may have passed, but it’s clear his spirit lives on after his former county helped deal a devastating blow to current sitting President, Donald Trump‘s campaign. On Friday (Nov 6) the civil rights icon’s county in Georgia tipped Democratic nominee Joe Biden into the lead in the state as mail-in ballots, continued to be counted from the area. As previously reported, at about 4:30 a.m. on Friday, a release of ballots counted in Clayton County gave Biden a lead of 917 votes in the Southern state, pushing his lead out to 1,096 votes after another batch of ballot results came in at about 6 a.m. As the votes continued to be counted from surrounding counties including Fulton, DeKalb, and Chatham, helped boost Biden ahead of Tr...
Osun PDP embattled chairman takes over secretariat
The embattled chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Osun State, Hon Soji Adagunodo, on Friday took over the party secretariat in the Osogbo capital of the state. Newsmen report that an Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun on Tuesday, November 3 reinstated Hon. Soji Adajunodo as the chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP) following a motion Exparte by the Adagunodo’s counsel, Edmund Biriomoni, in suit number HIK/25/2020 filed before Justice Saka Falola sought for seven reliefs from the respondents four respondent including the substantive chairman, Mr Sunday Bisi. Adagunodo in the company of his supporters stormed the party secretariat around 1:30 PM on Friday greeted party members that were inside the premises. Addressing journalists after he took over the secretariat, Hon A...
INEC admits challenges in deployment of technology in 2019 elections
File Photo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confessed that the deployment of technology in the electoral process especially during the 2019 general elections came with challenges. The Commission made the disclosure in the review of the 2019 general elections, a report of the Commission’s retreats and stakeholder engagement, presented during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. INEC also claimed in the review that the delay in investigation and transmission of case files to the Commission for further action by the police has hindered the successful prosecution of electoral offenders. Making recommendation on ICT, SCRs, DDCMs, CVR and Internet services, the Commission noted: “The growing use of technology in the planning of elections became a feature in our elections ...
We Love This Song: John Legend Sings “Georgia On My Mind” After Joe Biden Takes Lead In The State
Source: NBC / Getty The fat lady is warming up, John Legend provided the opening act. Following Joe Biden finally pulled ahead in Pennsylvania and Georgia, signaling that Biden and Kamala Harris are on the verge of victory, John Legend decided to bless us with smooth vocals. After the turnaround in Georgia, the Grammy Award winning singer blessed timelines with a beautiful rendition of the song “Georgia On My Mind.” With Biden overtaking Trump in the state, it now gives him another path to securing the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency with the combination of other key battleground states like Nevada, Arizona, and Pennsylvania. Biden is currently leading in those other states as well. If Biden does win Georgia, it looks like a recount will happen in the state, pretty much de...
Jason Isbell Promises to Cut a Charity Covers Album If Biden Wins Georgia
Should Biden complete a come-from-behind win, Isbell tweeted, “I’m gonna make a charity covers album of my favorite Georgia songs- REM, Gladys Knight, Vic Chesnutt, Allmans, Cat Power, Precious Bryant, Now It’s Overhead, etc… And damn is that gonna be fun.” The Alabama native’s offer captured Twitter’s heart and got a lot of love from the artist community. Richard Marx responded, “F—ing love this.” Brandi Carlile chimed in and asked if they could do “Kid Fears” by the Indigo Girls and Jason would sing the Michael Stipe part. Don’t bet against that charity covers album coming to fruition. At 2.45am ET, president Trump’s lead over Biden in Georgia narrowed to just 665 votes, with a few thousand ballots yet to be counted. Isbell is known for his solo career, his work with The 400 ...
