Radioactive: Politics of the 21st Century

[PolitiJunkie]

So happy this is back!

[DKrol]

This is a great TL, I'm interested in how Huntsman is going to effect the race.

[Heptahedron]

ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA
November 3, 2020 - 6:00 PM EST
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Welcome to ANN's coverage of Election Night in America. This election season has been highly divisive after President Biden announced he would not seek re-election, which left us with Gillibrand representing the Democratic Party. The Republicans took their nomination fight all the way to the convention, finally choosing Rubio as its presidential nominee after he agreed to make Cruz his VP choice. Add the largest independent campaign since Perot in '92 and you get one of the biggest roller coaster rides of an election since 2000. It is 3:00 PM here on the west coast and 6:00 on the east coast, where the first polls have just closed, and we are ready to make out first projections.


First state of the night we can call is Vermont, an easy and expected victory for Gillibrand in one of the most liberal states in the country.
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Next, we can call Kentucky for Rubio. An expected first victory for the GOP, but we will be watching the much closer Senate race between Alison Grimes and Andy Barr until late tonight.
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South Carolina can now be called for Rubio. An easy call, but every one is important tonight.
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Next, we can call Indiana for Rubio. Relatively expected, but it is somewhat of a surprise the state can be called this early. The state has noticebly changed since voting Obama in 2008, and this reinforces that.
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Virginia is too close to call at this time. Polls have shown it leaning Democratic, but we need more information before we can feel comfortable calling it. The state's senate race is also too close to call.
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Georgia is too close to call as well with a tight three way race. Gillibrand and Huntsman have made waves in an historically Republican state, so it will likely be late into the night before this state can be called.

Here is the current electoral map. Rubio has a lead in the popular and electoral vote as of now, but it is still very early in the night.

[badgate]

Come on Kirsten!

[Sec. of State Superique]

Virginia is going blue, with just 20% of votes counted, they haven't touched on many urban areas yet!

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

With Rubio doing better than expected and Huntsman set to win states... it's going to the House, isn't it?

[Heptahedron]

Welcome back to ANN's coverage of election night in America.


First off, We can easily call the state of West Virginia for Rubio.
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Antother easy victory tonight is Connecticut, which will go for Gillibrand.
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Alabama will contribute its 9 electoral votes to Rubio’s total, as expected.
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Illinois is another state which can be called for Gillibrand. It has voted solidly Democrat and will continue to do so tonight.
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Maryland is yet another solid victory for Gillibrand.
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Mississippi is another easy victory, this one for Rubio and the GOP.
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We can also call Massachusetts, voting solidly Democratic as expected.
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New York, Gillibrand's home state, will remain solidly in her column.
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Delaware will remain solidly Democratic tonight as well.
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Oklahoma will also remain solidly GOP, as expected. No possible threat from Huntsman since third parties are not allowed on the ballot here.
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Tennessee is another fairly easy victory for Rubio. Interesting however is the fact that Huntsman will likely pull second place.
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Our first big call of the night is a rather easy Huntsman victory in the state of New Hampshire. He will win the first electoral votes for any non Democrat or Republican since George Wallace in 1968.
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New Jersey and its 14 electoral votes will go for Gillibrand tonight. Huntsman has had a decent showing, and it is yet to be seen if he will beat out the GOP for a second place finish in the state.
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At this time, we can also call Virginia for the Democrats. This was somewhat expected, but the GOP still put up a decent fight in the state.
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The final call for this round of poll closings will be Maine’s 2nd district going for Huntsman. This was relatively expected, but it still makes history by being the first time Maine has had to split its electoral vote based on district.
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Rhode Island is too close to call. The race was always between Gillibrand and Huntsman for the state, but it is somewhat of a surprise to see Huntsman do this well.
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Florida is too close to call at this time. Rubio is popular in his home state, but it has voted Democratic in the past three elections and Huntsman, while he can’t win in the state, could spoil it.
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North Carolina is also too close to call. Gillibrand has been campaigning heavily to flip the state and the Democrats have hoped that her campaign was not in vain.
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Ohio is too close to call. A three way fight guarantees no call until rather late tonight.
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Maine At-Large is too close to call, a close fight between Huntsman and Gillibrand
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The last state for this round of closings, Pennsylvania, is too close to call. The GOP historically has decent turnout that prevents an easy Democratic victory in the state.
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Here is the electoral map. Gillibrand has pulled a lead, but the night is still young.

[NHI]

This is a great update!

[Emperor Charles V]

Great TL! This is awesome!

BTW, who controls the House and the Senate?

[DKrol]

This is literally my favorite TL on here!

[Flake]

Please keep going!!!

[Heptahedron]

Arkansas can be called for Rubio. No surprise here as it votes solidly Republican in presidential elections, and Huntsman posed little of a threat here.
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Kansas will also be won by Rubio, despite a large second-place showing from Huntsman.
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Michigan will be won by Gillibrand. Little of a surprise, but the GOP has been getting incrementally stronger here over the course of the past few elections.
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Montana can be called fairly easily for Huntsman. Montana has been leaning Huntsman for a while, but it is still surprising to be able to call the state this early.
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Wyoming will also be won by Rubio. Another second-place showing for Huntsman, too.
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North Dakota is the fourth state called for Huntsman tonight, and yet another surprise to call this early. Huntsman has really had an unprecedented turnout so far.
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Nebraska’s 3rd district has remained strongly loyal to the GOP through a strong Huntsman performance in the state.
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Texas can also be called for Rubio. It is looking like the turnout in the state is around 56% based on exit polls, showing the voter initiative programs are working.
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South Dakota can be called for Huntsman as well. The Dakotas stick together as set by historical precedent.
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The first really big call of the night is New Mexico for Huntsman. Polls were pointing to the state being more competitive than usual, but not an early Huuntsman victory. Another sign Huntsman has had unprecedented turnout tonight.
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Huntsman will also wrestle Maine at-large away from Gillibrand. Maine’s 1st district will remain blue, however.
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Louisiana is too close to call at this hour. It is a neck and neck race between Rubio and Huntsman for the state.
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Wisconsin is too close to call. The state is usually reliably Democratic, but Republicans and now Huntsman have been making waves in the state and turning it into a battleground.
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Minnesota is too close to call. Yet another reliably blue state now thrown up for grabs by Huntsman.
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Colorado is too close to call. It has been looking like a Democratic lean, but the historic battleground state it not giving up its status so soon.
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Iowa is also too close to call. Another state where we can see a three way race in action.
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Nebraska at-large is too close to call. Yet another surprise.
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Arizona is also too close to call. Arizona has been increasingly shifting towards the Democratic side, but Rubio and Huntsman's efforts to reach out to Hispanics have stopped it from going easily.

Here is the electoral map. Gillibrand maintains a slight lead of 10 electoral votes. Huntsman has already won more electors than projected at some of the final polls before election day. Reports are already showing a massive turnout of 64% from the states already called, and a huge turnout of women and hispanics. A lot of these Hispanics are going for Huntsman. It is looking like we are going to be going over the exit poll data for the next few weeks as we attempt to comprehend Huntsman’s stunning performance.

[defe07]

When is this coming back? I'd like to see what will happen with the other results!

[defe07]

Why no love for this thread? I'd love to see if this race goes to the House or not!

[Enderman]

Why no love for this thread?

I love it...

[defe07]

Me too. But I'd like to see the poster continue with this!

[badgate]

This is the longest election night ever, sadly enough.

[America™]

Continue please!