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\"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,\" she added.
Biden, after nearly 50 years in public and three tries for the White House, then took the stage and squarely focused on healing a divided nation -- but first took a moment to tout his history-making win.
\"Folks, the people of this nation have spoken,\" Biden said to cheers and honking horns. \"They've delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory, a victory for we, the people. We've won with the most votes ever cast on a presidential ticket in the history of the nation -- 74 million.\"
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Speaking to several hundred supporters in the parking lot of the Chase Center, standing and cheering amid their cars and waving giant and small American flags, Biden walked out -- as he always does -- to Bruce Springsteen’s “We Take Care of Our Own\" and expressed surprise at celebrations taking place across the country.
“What I must admit has surprised me, tonight we're seeing all over this nation, all cities in all parts of the country, indeed across the world, an outpouring of joy, of hope of renewed faith in tomorrow, bring a better day. And I'm humbled by the trust and confidence you've placed in me,” Biden said.
The president-elect acknowledged that bringing the nation together, given all Americans have been through, will be a daunting and unprecedented challenge.
\"I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify. Who doesn't see red states and blue states, only sees the United States,\" Biden said. \"I sought this office to restore the soul of America, to rebuild the backbone of this nation, the middle class, to make America respected around the world again, and to unite us here at home.\"
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\"It's the honor of my lifetime that so many millions of Americans have voted for that vision. And now, the work of making that vision is real, it's a task -- the task of our time,\" he continued.
Biden thanked the coalition his campaign put together to bring him to this moment, calling it the broadest and most diverse movement in history, and paid special acknowledgement to the demographic that has historically led him to victory.
\"Especially in those moments when this campaign was at its lowest ebb, the African American community stood up again for me,\" Biden said, pounding his first on the lectern. \"You always had my back, and I'll have yours.\"
President-elect Joe Biden: \"We must restore the soul of America. Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angles and our darkest impulses and what presidents say in this battle matters. It's time for our better angels to prevail.\" https://t.co/eJ4LLajSB6 pic.twitter.com/PUczaSEHb3
— ABC News (@ABC) November 8, 2020
Biden addressed President Trump only once and indirectly in his remarks, noting he, too, had lost several times before making history in 2020.
\"For all those of you who voted President Trump, I understand the disappointment tonight. I've lost a couple of times myself, but now let's give each other a chance,\" Biden said. \"It's time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see each other again, listen to each other again. And to make progress, we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. They are not our enemies. They are Americans.\"
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Saying he would win the \"battle of the soul of nation,\" Biden quoted the Bible, defining the next chapter as the \"time to heal.\"
He turned to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, pledging to get the virus under control, and said on Monday he would announce a task force of experts and scientists to oversee his administration’s efforts to stop its spread.
President-elect Biden: “On Monday I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as transition advisers … I will spare no effort, none, or any commitment to turn around this pandemic. Folks, I am a proud Democrat but I will govern as an American.” https://t.co/eJ4LLajSB6 pic.twitter.com/bIQgsKD4yw
— ABC News (@ABC) November 8, 2020
Invoking his Catholic faith, Biden shared a hymn he said he'd thought about in the last days of his campaign that is personal to him and his late son Beau, who died of a brain tumor in 2015 at age 46.
\"It captures the faith that sustains me and which I believe sustains America,\" Biden said. \"'And he will raise you up on eagles' wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, and make you to shine like the sun and hold you in the palm of his hand.' And now together on eagles' wings, we embark on the work that God and history have called us to do -- with full hearts and steady hands, with faith in America and in each other, with love of country, a thirst for justice.\"
\"Let us be the nation that we know we can be. A nation united, a nation strengthened, a nation healed,\" Biden said in closing. \"Spread the faith. God love you all. May God bless America and may God protect our troops. Thank you.\"
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Following the victory speeches, illuminated drones spelled out \"46\" -- representing Biden as the incoming 46th president of the United States -- against a backdrop of fireworks. Viewers from across the country were projected onto screens and buildings as a part of a virtual stage, highlighting the campaign’s decision to stress and focus on social distancing.
Outside the Chase Center in Delaware, where Biden, 77, was first elected to the U.S. Senate 48 years to this date, ecstatic supporters had gathered hours earlier to celebrate as people were around the country.
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In rows of cars -- most tagged with Biden-Harris merchandise -- they honked their horns as the pair to took the stage in their first joint appearance, reminiscent of the trademark drive-in rallies they'd held before.
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Many took to the tops and hoods to get a better view of the historic moment.
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When spouses and other family members took the stage, it was another history-making moment as Doug Emhoff, Harris' husband, is slated to become the first-ever second gentlemen.
Their families joined together to celebrate the moment they -- and 75 million Americans and counting -- had been waiting for.
ABC News' John Verhovek, Molly Nagle, Beatrice Peterson and Averi Harper contributed to this report.
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