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DemocratJoeBidenemergedasthewinnerSaturdayof a contentiousbattlefortheWhiteHouseasvotersnarrowlypushedhimoverthefinishlinetofix a batteryeconomyand a dividednationaswellasfightthecoronaviruspandemic.
Thedeclarationcamejustbeforenoon, after a batchofmailinvotesinPennsylvaniaexpandedBiden's leadingthebattlegroundstatessowidetherewasnochanceofPresidentTrumpcatchingupway.
ThatwasallthatwasneededfrommajorTVnetworksdeclarehimthewinnerofthestate, pushingBiden's tallyintheElectoralCollegebeyondtheneededthresholdto 273 afterdaysofballotcountingandtonight, somenationalnailbitingknowingthathewilllead a bitterlydividednation, BidentweetedonSaturday, QuoteAmerica.