Biden addresses nation, urges everyone to stay calm and patient as he inches closer towards the 270 mark

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during his address to the nation appealed to fellow citizens to maintain calm and patience as the 2020 General Election continues. “In America, the vote is sacred,” Biden opened in his announcement, adding how important it is that each ballot be counted. Democracy is sometimes messy. It sometimes requires a little patience as well,” he said. “We have no doubt that when the count is finished, Sen. Harris and I will be declared the winners. So I ask everyone to stay calm, all people to stay calm. 

The process is working. ”Democracy is sometimes messy, so sometimes it requires a little patience. But that patience has been rewarded now for more than 240 years with a system of governance that has been the envy of the world. We continue to feel very good about where things stand,” he said. Biden, accompanied by his running mate Senator Kamala Harris, said he has no doubt that when the count is finished, they will be the winners. "So, I ask people to stay calm. The process is working. The count is being completed. And we will know soon,” he said. Earlier, in the day, Biden and Harris had full briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis facing the nation. "We're reminded again of the severity of this pandemic. Cases are on the rise nationwide and we are nearing 240,000 deaths due to COVID,” he said. My heart goes out to each and every family that has lost a loved one to this terrible disease," Biden said.