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'Democracy Prevailed': Biden Aims to Unify Divided Nation

Associated Press

   WILMINGTON, DEL. - President-elect Joe Biden told Americans on Monday
   that "democracy prevailed" as electors nationwide cast votes affirming
   his victory in last month's election, saying the country's governing
   principles were "pushed, tested, threatened" but did not crumble.

   In a speech from his longtime home of Wilmington, Delaware, Biden aimed
   to guide Americans past the tumult of the campaign and President Donald
   Trump's refusal to accept defeat.

   "If anyone didn't know it before, we know it now. What beats deep in
   the hearts of the American people is this: Democracy," Biden said. "The
   right to be heard. To have your vote counted. To choose the leaders of
   this nation. To govern ourselves."

   After garnering a record of more than 81 million votes, Biden is trying
   to build momentum as he prepares to assume the presidency on Jan. 20.
   That's been complicated by Trump refusing to concede and instead
   pursuing baseless legal challenges that have been roundly rejected by
   judges across the political spectrum, including the justices at the
   Supreme Court.

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