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briandear
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Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for d...
Technically it’s false because one doesn’t become President-Elect until vote counts are officially certified.
jeffbee
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No, one becomes the president elect after the electoral college votes, which is still a month away.
karmicthreat
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Yea, but we've always referred to them as president elect once it's obvious they will win.
handmodel
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Biden will now begin to receive intelligence briefings. He is the President-Elect (which is not a legal term - it is a media one - so it is silly to insist your definition is correct)
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