The 2020 Presidential election has not only caused many Americans prolonged anxiety but it also widened divisions created by an already divisive presidency. Late nights spent refreshing election maps, calculating electoral vote equations, and doom-scrolling for updates on Twitter have induced exhaustion for voters anticipating the end of this political battle.
A decisive victory for former Vice President Joe Biden finally came Saturday morning, when the Associated Press called the state of Pennsylvania for Biden, making him the 46th President of the United States. The ticket included his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, who made history as the first woman, African-American and Asian-American to hold the Vice Presidential position.
Harris’ win was not the only historic victory that came this week but followed a record number of wins by Black, Indigenous, People of Color and Queer people in elections across the country. These candidates represent a new generation of progressive democratic lawmakers whose collective wins changed the image of a fractured country depicted by red and blue territories to a now more inclusive group of people of color.
The 2020 election has been filled with many firsts and these candidates are a part of a new generation helping to shape a more inclusive America.