Biden predicts victory, reiterates he’ll be president for all Americans

[View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter]( November 4, 2020 The results of the presidential election are still unknown, but Wednesday saw a series of calls go in Joe Biden's favor. With victories in Michigan and Wisconsin, the former vice president is knocking on the door of 270 electoral votes. The Associated Press and Fox News have projected Biden the [winner in Arizona](—other outlets are still waiting for more results—and if that holds, Biden sits at 264 electoral votes. Nevada, with six electoral votes, would give Biden exactly 270. (Although he leads in Nevada, the state remains undecided.) The outcomes are still unknown in Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Biden delivered a speech this afternoon in which [he predicted victory]( and demanded that all votes be counted. Why wouldn't they be counted? Because Donald Trump has filed a series of lawsuits to stop them from being counted in what can only be described as an attempt to [steal the election](. Trump could very much still win, but his roads to victory are increasingly narrow, and between now and tomorrow morning it is entirely possible that Biden will be projected to be the 46th president of the United States. —Ben Dreyfuss [House Donations Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [The Election’s Troubling Message: Even if Trump Loses, America’s Political Civil War Isn’t Over]( The soul of the nation remains in peril. BY DAVID CORN [Trending] [Mississippians overwhelmingly voted down a Jim Crow–era election provision]( BY BECCA ANDREWS [Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres become the first openly gay Black members of Congress]( BY MOLLY SCHWARTZ [If Biden wins, rejoining the Paris climate agreement will be the easy part]( BY REBECCA LEBER [A federal judge wants Louis DeJoy to testify under oath about mail delays]( BY ARI BERMAN [House Subscriptions Ad]( [The Mother Jones Podcast] [Special Feature]( [Live Podcast Special: No Clear Outcome. Trump Defied Expectations. Now We Wait.]( The latest analysis about this nail-biting race from across the Mother Jones newsroom. BY MARK HELENOWSKI [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( [Recharge] SOME GOOD NEWS, FOR ONCE [The Biggest Battle Isn’t Over, But 7 Causes for Celebration Couldn’t Be Clearer]( Whatever happens tomorrow, these day-after boosts are right here: Florida gets a raise. The Sunshine State became the first in the South to pass a $15 minimum wage, nearly doubling its current minimum in a milestone for the livable-wage movement supported by labor groups like Fight for 15. My colleague Hannah Levintova [contextualizes]( it. Medicine that works. Five states have made safe medicine more available—Arizona, Montana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and South Dakota—in cannabis changes that our science reporter Jackie Flynn Mogensen [rolls right up for you](. Bag it. New Jersey is the latest state to [reduce]( its reliance on single-use plastic, seeing the stakes (and acting on them) as a climate imperative. Native voices. Six Native Americans are heading to Congress in a historic wave that gives the House a record number of Native members. Indian Country Today reporter Dalton Walker has [more](. Rising representation. New Mexico is the first state to [elect]( all women of color to a House delegation: Deb Haaland was already one of the first Native women in Congress, and she’s joined by Teresa Leger Fernandez and Yvette Herrell, a member of the Cherokee Nation. A hot dog is not a sandwich. As I write this, 128 of you voted “no” and 117 “yes” in yesterday’s Mother Jones poll asking, “Is a hot dog a sandwich?” Look, it’s not my fault that National Sandwich Day lands on the last day of presidential voting any more than it’s your fault. Team No is pulling ahead; [polls are still open](, but I’m projecting a winner. Try not to nail-bite. A lot of “nail-biter” uses in headlines this morning. [New York Times](: “nail-biter.” [CNN](: “nail-biter.” [NBC](: “nail-biter.” [Politico](: “nail-biter.” [CNBC](: “nail-biter.” [FiveThirtyEight](: “nail-biter.” [Chicago Tribune](: “nail-biter.” [Talking Points Memo](: “nail-biter.” [Mail Tribune](: “nail-biter.” [CNN again](: “nail-biter.” [Times again](: “nail-biter.” I don’t endorse nail-biting but I endorse the phrase for drawing attention to behavior that needs consideration. Nails get bitten and chewed and gnawed and spit out like day-old pizza crust and unpaid interns at oppressive offices that exploit free labor. But the phrase is good. Think about it: all this free publicity about the health of your nails, smuggled through metaphor. “Learn to resist the urge” to bite, says Tara S. Peris, professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, in a [piece]( titled “How to Stop Biting Your Nails.” In high-stress times, it’s understandable. Biting should be taken seriously as a sometimes compulsive or impulsive expression. Take Peris’ advice, if you can, to limit it. And take my advice, if you can, to keep using the phrase. —Daniel King Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755