America Has Decided

The votes are in and the numbers speak for themselves...Americans have elected Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States of America! It truly was a great day to know that we will work together on a better future and unite the country instead of further dividing it. As Biden said in his acceptance speech last night "this is the time to heal". Not just from the past but also from this pandemic.

While Trump has not congratulated his opponent yet but rather threatened to fight with more lawsuits the election results, most of the country was celebrating. Not only show these results that every vote, every race, every human counts but also that we are ready for change and for the economic and social turmoil from these past 4 years to end. Joe is ready to bring people together and be the president that works for every American and not just some and be a role model for our future generations. 

“I sought this office to restore the soul of America, and to make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home,” Biden said. “It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric, to lower the temperature, to see each other again, to listen to each other again, to make progress, we must stop treating our opponents as our enemy.”

It is expected that there will be more uproar from the losing party until the inauguration on January 20th, but Joe Biden promised us last night in his victory speech that he is ready to begin his work, hard work, right away, and as Mr. Obama said, "he'll face a series of extraordinary challenges no incoming president ever has - has a raging pandemic, an unequal economy and justice system, a democracy at risk, and a climate in peril". 

Next to Biden stands Kamal Harris, the first female vice president and the first woman of color as vice president. I was proud to tell my daughter yesterday that this shows us that she can do anything she aspires to as Mrs. Harris is leading the way for all of us women. And as Kamala said last night: "While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last. Because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities, and to the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: Dream with ambition, lead with conviction and see yourselves in a way that others may not, simply because they've never seen it before. But know that we will applaud you every step of the way." 

I also noticed that it makes a whole lot of a difference when a president gives a coherent and eloquent speech, something we did not experience over these past 4 years. Both speeches weren't long but they still entailed powerful messages and were very well presented. 

It is a great moment to be an American and to have elected a president and vice president who care about all the people and who will work hard to bring this country back together, who denounce racism and to fight this pandemic with the support of doctors and science and to bring us truth.