History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2457 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Election of 2020
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The idea
In November two thousand twenty Joseph R. Biden, with Kamala Harris as his running mate, defeated Trump by four percent of the popular vote and seventy-four electoral votes, the Yawp records.
In practice
Harris, a California senator, becoming the nation's first female vice president.
Where people slip
Trump refused to concede and claimed the election was stolen; the Yawp calls the claims easily debunked.
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