‘A Victory For We The People’: Biden Addresses Nation As President-Elect

President-elect Joe Biden, on stage Saturday in Wilmington, Delaware, staked his candidacy less on any distinctive political ideology than on galvanizing a broad coalition of voters around the notion that President Donald Trump posed an existential threat to American democracy.

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Updated at 9:25 p.m. ET

President-elect Joe Biden called for healing and cooperation in a victory speech on Saturday night, striking an optimistic tone about the prospects for a renewed and reunited America.

“I sought this office to restore the soul of America, to rebuild the backbone of this nation,” Biden said. “And to make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home. It is the honor of my lifetime that so many millions of Americans have voted for that vision. And now, the work of making that vision real — it’s a task, the task, of our times.”