Philadelphians are already celebrating a Biden victory in the streets

The election isn't over yet, but you wouldn't know it judging by the streets of Philadelphia. On Friday, people flooded the area outside the city's convention center — where the final votes are being tallied — to celebrate what appeared to be the state's decisive blow to President Trump's re-election hopes, with Biden supporters holding signs that read "surrender to democracy" and chanting "Philly rocks."

The celebrations even extended to impromptu dance parties in neighborhoods:

Even the city's mayor seemed to find the city-wide celebrations infectious, telling Trump that he needs to "put his big boy pants on" and "acknowledge the fact that he lost."

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