WILMINGTON, Delaware — Former Vice President and Democrat candidate in the US Presidential election Joe Biden said late Friday that patience and continuing to count the votes will ensure his campaign’s victory.

“We don’t have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell us it’s clear,” Biden said at his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. “We’re going to win the race . Just look at what happened since yesterday.

“Twenty four hours we were behind in Georgia, now we’re ahead, and we are going to win the state.”

“Twenty four hours we were behind in Pennsylvania. And now we are ahead, and we are winning in Arizona, we’re winning in Nevada, and in fact our lead just doubled in Nevada,” he added.

"We’re on track or over 300 electoral votes, Electoral College votes. And look at the national numbers. We’re going to win this race with a clear majority, with the nation behind us,” Biden said.

“We have to remain calm, patient and let the process work out as we count out all the votes. You know, we’re proving again what we’ve proved for 244 years in this country. Democracy works,” he added.

Although news outlets have not yet called the race for Biden, he expressed confidence that he would ultimately be victorious.

"One of the things I'm especially proud of is how well we've done across America," Biden said, boasting his leads in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, which each voted for Trump in 2016.

"We've rebuilt the 'blue wall' in the middle of the country that crumbled just four years ago."

Joe Biden urged unity in a brief address Friday evening in Delaware, calling for an end to the "partisan warfare" that has characterized American politics in recent years.

"The purpose of our politics isn't to wage total and unrelenting war. It's to solve problems," Biden said. "We may be opponents, but we're not enemies. We're Americans."

Biden also urged patience as the vote count proceeds slowly in several states. He implicitly pushed back against the president, who has criticized the legal vote-counting process.

Trump's campaign has also launched several so far unsuccessful lawsuits in states where they say votes are disputed.

"Democracy works. Your vote will be counted. I don't care how hard people try and stop it. I will not let it happen," Biden said.

Biden also talked about his priorities if elected, saying the American voters have "given us a mandate for action on COVID, the economy, climate change, systemic racism."

"I want people to know that we're not waiting to get the work done," he said, saying that he and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris held meetings with public health and economic experts Friday.

Biden also emphasized that he would continue to work to address the coronavirus pandemic if elected president.

"We want everyone to know on day one we are going to put our plan to control this virus into action. We can't save any of the lives that have been lost, but we can save a lot of lives in the months ahead," Biden said. — Agencies