Athletes took a bigger role in getting out the vote for the 2020 election and their activism has swung the election to president-elect Joe Biden.
The Associated Press made the call on Saturday morning for Biden over President Trump after more results from swing-state Pennsylvania came in. Poll workers in five states have been counting mail-in ballots since Election Day on Tuesday.
With the news finally official, athletes around the country took to Twitter to share in the news. Los Angeles Lakers champion LeBron James was early on the reaction and most athletes shared his posts, including WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson.
United States women’s national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe thanked Black women in a tweet immediately after the call was made. Rapinoe, who has regularly spoken against Trump’s policies and rhetoric, was likely referencing the work Black women have done canvassing for Democrats down the ticket and for showing up at the polls in droves.
She and fiancée Sue Bird, four-time WNBA champion, spent Monday on a call to encourage people phone banking for the now president-elect. Bird broke out a celebratory post a la James.
The Seattle Storm, which won a fourth championship in franchise history last month, took the rare step of endorsing the Democratic ticket.
Alex Morgan must have been in the dressing room when she heard the news, since she made her Tottenham debut Saturday morning.
It Feels Damn Good to be standing in Da Burgh right now and see PA bring it home for President Elect @JoeBiden and Madam Elect @KamalaHarris 👏🏾👏🏾 ✊🏾Congrats 🎉
— Swin Cash (@SwinCash) November 7, 2020
I was going to tweet something really petty and vicious about Trump losing. I had a gif prepared & everything in my drafts. But as @MichelleObama said- when they go low, we go high 🙌🏾 Congrats to President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris. 74 days until inauguration 🇺🇸
— Brianna Turner (@_Breezy_Briii) November 7, 2020
And WNBA players celebrated the first woman in a president or vice presidential role being a Black woman in Kamala Harris.
no better way to say it than…
“we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.”
Kamala Harris is the first Black woman to become VP.
This is HER story.
This is HISTORY.— Chiney Ogwumike (@chiney) November 7, 2020
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