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Jan. 6 Electoral Vote Count: Congress & Crises
And Defeated Vice Presidents Who Announce Their Own Election Loss
Did you know that on this January 6th, Congress will count the Electoral votes under a new statute — a law that improves how Congress operated on January 6, 2021?
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On January 6, 2025, U.S. Congress will meet to certify Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory. Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over this joint session. Based on my research, she is the third U.S. vice president to announce her own election defeat on January 6th.
Defeated Vice Presidents Who Announce Their Own Election Loss
Richard Nixon, Kamala Harris and Al Gore are the U.S. Vice Presidents who presided over the January 6th joint sessions of Congress in which they announced the Electoral vote count results that confirmed their own election defeats. In his January 6, 1961, closing remarks, for which he received a resounding standing ovation, Nixon said “This is the…
