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Post 11 - The Presidency of Al Gore - Part 7

In Memoriam - September 11, 2001



"Hello, friends and fellow Americans.

Throughout America's history, our nation has dealt with a myriad of serious challenges and struggles - the Revolution, slavery, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, racism, Korea, Vietnam. All of these situations took a serious toll upon our nation and our people - Americans have suffered, countless lives have been lost, and the the very principles on which our nation has been built have been attacked. Throughout history, we've had days in which Americans around the country began to doubt whether our nation is the safe, secure, and stable place that it has always promised to be.

Today is one of those days. Today, countless Americans suffered, thousands of lives have been lost, and America has experienced an attack unparalleled since the bombings at Pearl Harbor in 1941. No condolence that I or any other can offer can ever make up for the pain, grief, and sorrow that has been forced upon the American people today, but the least I can do is state, in full truth and confidence, that every last American who died in the attacks this morning died a hero. But none died in vain.

For though all of the events and atrocities that I listed were similar in that they took a tremendous toll upon the American people and way of life, they all had one other thing in common - we fought back and we won.

Today will be no different. Today, though lives have been lost, families have been torn apart, and grief has swept our nation like it never has before, we will fight back. We will win.

We will identify those who were responsible for this attack, and we will bring them to justice for what they did. We will do whatever it takes to make them pay the consequences for their actions, and we will make them feel sorry that they ever laid their eyes upon our nation with malicious intent.

For we will overcome. Just like we did with every previous struggle in American history, regardless of its extent or toll, we will overcome the horrendous, terrible attacks that our nation experienced today.

There is nothing any of us can do today to undo these attacks upon our nation. But if we unite, if we stick together, if we agree on what we need to do, then we can make sure that America gets out of this stronger, safer, and more secure than we ever were before.

Thank you, and God Bless."

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[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Gore looks repulsive in that photo.

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Post 12 - The Presidency of Al Gore - Part 8

Progress and Problems - September 2001 to July 2002

- September 15, 2001 - A poll conducted September 12-15 by Gallup, Inc. indicates that President Gore's approval ratings have reached an all-time high at 88% nationally, with 98% of Democrats, 77% of Republicans, and 86% of Independents expressing approval for the President. Political analysts come to the quick consensus that Gore's large boost in popularity is largely due to a surge of American patriotism following the September 11 attacks.

- October 7, 2001 - With President Gore's express permission, the United States military begins its invasion of Afghanistan, launching airstrikes toward Taliban military facilities, communications centers, and training camps in the Afghan cities of Kabul, Kandahar, and Jalalabad. President Gore issues a televised speech regarding the invasion, saying that "our nation's campaign against terrorism in all its forms needs to be won" and that "the 3,000 Americans who lost their lives on that fateful September morning will not have died in vain." Gore calls on the Taliban and the Afghan government to hand over Osama bin Laden, telling bin Laden in the television broadcast that "we know what you've done, we know what you plan to do, but we will not, under any circumstances or conditions, allow you to take the life of even one more innocent American."

- January 8, 2002 - President Gore signs the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act into law, initiating a new set of educational reforms that mandate increased funding for education on both federal and state levels, introduce reformed education standards for grades K-12, and establish a new set of comprehensive programs that are designed to help socially and economically disadvantaged children achieve academic success. The bill passes Congress with the support of virtually all Democrats and some moderate Republicans, though receives criticism from the right for allegedly nationalizing the United States education system and for promoting the teaching of evolution, climate change, and comprehensive sex education in classrooms. The NCLB is viewed positively by most of the public, and is seen as a positive mark on Gore's presidency.

- July 3, 2002 - President Gore passes the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), a law that reforms the United States electoral system by putting rigorous limits on campaign funding, establishing harsher penalties for breaking campaign finance laws, and easing national and statewide voting requirements in order to combat voter suppression. The BCRA also introduces a new electoral tallying system that, when implemented, will make the vote-counting process easier, faster, and more accurate. As with the NCLB, the BCRA passes with the support of most Democrats and some centrist Republicans, though is criticized by the right for allegedly supporting voter fraud, both through easing voting requirements and mandating automatic ballot counting.

- July 31, 2002 - As the 2002 midterm elections approach, polls seem to indicate an extremely close race between Democrats and Republicans in both congressional and statewide elections. Political analysts suspect that the polls' indication of a toss-up is likely due Gore's popularity following the 9/11 attacks and the successful enactment of the NCLB and BCRA, countered by the expected surge of the opposing party (currently the GOP) in most midterm elections.

[tmthforu94]

Interesting update!

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Season 3 - The 2002 Midterm Elections

The Results Are In! - Part 1

"Good evening, America, and welcome to CNN's election night coverage for the 2002 United States Midterm Elections. I'm your host, John King, and tonight, we're sure to see some interesting election results. The first two years of President Al Gore's first term have been tumultuous, to say the least, with devastating terrorist attacks plaguing our nation on September 11, 2001 and the launch of an invasion in Afghanistan being announced not soon after. However, President Gore's first two years in office also brought with them some notable achievements, such as the passing of the Environmental Protection Restoration Act, the No Child Left Behind Act, and, most recently, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. The BCRA, passed this July, has, among a variety of other reforms, established a quicker and more direct automated ballot-counting system that will allow CNN and other news networks around the nation to be able to announce election results much faster than was possible in previous elections."

"Tonight, elections will be held around the nation for seats in the United States Senate and House of Representatives, as well as the majority of state Governorships and a variety of other statewide and local offices. Many see today's election as a referendum on President Gore, though polls have indicated that the results in most races will be extremely close, unlike in most midterm elections, when the party in opposition usually does better than average. Anything could happen tonight, and all we can do now is wait and watch as the election results come in. Speaking of waiting for the results to come in, here is a map that indicates when each state's polls officially close:"

Red - 6:00 PM EST
Orange - 7:00 PM EST
Light Orange - 7:30 PM EST
Yellow - 8:00 PM EST
Light Green - 8:30 EST
Green - 9:00 PM EST
Blue - 10:00 PM EST
Purple - 11:00 PM EST
Pink - 12:00 AM EST

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Season 3 - The 2002 Midterm Elections

The Results are In! - Part 2

"Hello, and welcome back to CNN's election night coverage of the 2002 United States Midterm Elections. I'm your host, John King, and right now we're in for an interesting election night, with a variety of Senate seats, House of Representative seats, and Governorships up for grabs."

"As of now, the Senate is under slim Democratic control with a 51-49 Democratic majority, meaning the GOP only has to pick up a net gain of at least two seats in order to take control of the chamber. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is led by the Republicans with a 223-208 majority, meaning the Democrats must pick up a net gain of at least eight seats in order to regain this chamber."

"As 6:00 PM approaches, polls will be closing in the states of Indiana and Kentucky, and due to the new mandatory automated ballot-counting system established by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, we'll be able to call all election results immediately."

"First up - Indiana. Though there aren't any Senate seats or Governorships up for grabs in the Hoosier State tonight, we will be seeing some interesting results in the House of Representatives elections. Here are our results:"

District 1:

✓ Pete Visclosky (D) - 69%
Mark Leyva (R) - 29%

District 2:

✓ Jill Long Thompson (D) - 49%
Chris Chocola (R) - 48%

District 3:

✓ Mark Souder (R) - 61%
Jay Rigdon (D) - 35%

District 4:

✓ Steve Buyer (R) - 70%
Bill Abbott (D) - 26%

District 5:

✓ Dan Burton (R) - 72%
Katherine Fox Carr (D) - 27%

District 6:

✓ Mike Pence (R) - 60%
Mel Fox (D) - 38%

District 7:

✓ Julia Carson (D) - 55%
Brose McVey (R) - 42%

District 8:

✓ Brian Hartke (D) - 49%
John Hostettler (R) - 49%

District 9:

✓ Baron Hill (D) - 53%
Mike Sodrel (R) - 45%

"As you can see, this year's results in Indiana have been a sizeable victory for the Democrats, with President Gore's party picking up the seat of Republican incumbent John Hostettler and holding the seat opened by the retirement of Democrat Tim Roemer. These two races, as well as Democratic incumbent Julia Carson's hold of her widely-contested seat, are seen as major upsets in favor of the Democratic Party, with the Democrats already having picked up one of the eight seats they need to regain control of the House."

"Next up, we'll be examining the Senate and House results in Kentucky, where a plethora of interesting results are certainly in store."

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[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

How is Gore looking from a job approval standpoint? The results from Indiana seem to indicate that he is moderately popular, though O'Bannon might be playing a role in that as well.

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How is Gore looking from a job approval standpoint? The results from Indiana seem to indicate that he is moderately popular, though O'Bannon might be playing a role in that as well.

His approval is about 50-45 in favor right now, partially due to post-9/11 sentiments but also the due to the amount of reforms he managed to put into law, even with a Republican-controlled House.

The major geopolitical trends since he was inaugurated are actually pretty surprising - the North (especially the Northeast and northern Midwest) are trending more Democratic due to their favorable impression of a popular, progressive president, while the South is trending more Republican because they view Gore as a traitor who abandoned traditional Southern values even as he tried to portray himself as a Southerner throughout his campaign.

But boy, will that change soon! Hence the 'Radical Changes', of course. FTR, they haven't started yet.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Kennedy: Oh, for God's sake, Gore! We can't afford another subsidy in the federal budget!

Things Ted Kennedy wouldn't say.

[WVdemocrat]

Kennedy: Oh, for God's sake, Gore! We can't afford another subsidy in the federal budget!

Things Ted Kennedy wouldn't say.

LOL, you're probably right.

Great TL though, Dar.

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Kennedy: Oh, for God's sake, Gore! We can't afford another subsidy in the federal budget!

Things Ted Kennedy wouldn't say.

Eh, it was for the sake of the plot.

But still, considering the amount of federal programs that our hypothetical President Gore put into place, it actually wouldn't be unreasonable for Kennedy to say this.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

It will be interesting to see whether Mitch Daniels still becomes governor in 2004, as he gained renown as a member of the Bush Administration.

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Season 3 - The 2002 Midterm Elections

The Results are In! - Part 3

"Hello, I'm John King, and welcome back to CNN's election night coverage of the 2002 United States Midterm Elections. Right now, the clock reads 6:07 PM, and just a few minutes ago, our network was provided with updated election results for the early-return states of Indiana and Kentucky. In Indiana's House of Representative elections, we didn't see that many surprises, though Hoosier State Democrats did manage to score a few sizeable victories, including defeating Republican incumbent John Hostettler and holding the widely-contested seats of Democratic incumbent Julia Carson and retiring Democrat Tim Roemer."

"Now, onto Kentucky, where we're expecting some interesting results in both the Senate and House:"

Kentucky Senate Results:

✓ Mitch McConnell (R) - 65%
Lois Combs Weinberg (D) - 35%

Kentucky House of Representatives Results:

District 1:

✓ Ed Whitfield (R) - 63%
Klint Alexander (D) - 35%

District 2:

✓ Ron Lewis (R) - 70%
David L. Williams (D) - 29%

District 3:

✓ Jack Conway (D) - 50%
Anne Northup (R) - 50%

District 4:

✓ Geoff Davis (R) - 49%
Ken Lucas (D) - 48%

District 5:

✓ Hal Rogers (R) - 77%
Sidney Jane Bailey (D) - 22%

District 6:

✓ Gatewood Galbraith (I) - 35%
Ernie Fletcher (R) 35%
Ben Chandler (D) - 28%

"Those are CNN's updated results for the United States Senate and House of Representatives elections in the state of Kentucky. With the Senate election, we're not seeing any big surprises, as incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell has defeated Democrat Lois Combs Weinberg by a large margin, as predicted by most opinion polling going into the race.

"Meanwhile, according to our updated results, we're seeing three major upsets in the elections for the House of Representatives in the Bluegrass State. According to our results, Democratic challenger Jack Conway has defeated Republican incumbent Ann Northrup in the election for Kentucky's third congressional district by a mere 94 votes - a historically small margin paralleled in recent years only by Al Gore's razor thin margin of victory in the 2000 presidential election in Florida. However, in Kentucky's fourth congressional district, the GOP has made up for its loss, defeating Democratic incumbent Ken Lucas by only a slightly larger margin or victory."

"The biggest surprise so far, however, has clearly been Independent perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith's unexpected defeat of incumbent Ernie Fletcher, winning his election in Kentucky's sixth congressional district by a mere 435 votes. Though Galbraith had been experiencing a late surge in polling numbers ever since mid-October, most polling suggested that Fletcher would still hold his district by a comfortable margin. It appears that most political analysts contribute Galbraith's victory to his successful exploitation of the partisan bickering between Fletcher and Democratic candidate Ben Chandler, as well as a spoiler effect created by the presence of three candidates in the race."

"Overall, while the Senate results in Kentucky were largely expected, the House election brought with it an unparalleled number of surprises and upsets, with three incumbents losing their races and a Democrat, Republican, and Independent all picking up seats in our Congress's lower chamber. In the next hour, we'll be receiving more state gubernatorial, Senate, and House results for the 2002 midterms, all of which will determine which party is in control of our nation's government over the next two year period. I'm John King; this is CNN."

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

tbh you should probably cut the results down to just notable races, otherwise it's gonna take forever

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tbh you should probably cut the results down to just notable races, otherwise it's gonna take forever

I'm going to try to consolidate multiple states to one post and to not include as much extra commentary from now on, but I still want to try to calculate the full results for each state.

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Season 3 - The 2002 Midterm Elections

The Results are In! - Part 4

"Hello, and welcome back to CNN's coverage of the 2002 United States Midterm Elections. I'm John King, and tonight, we've already seen quite a few surprises. So far, the Democrats have gained a net of one of the eight seats they need to retake the House of Representatives, while the GOP is yet to pick up the two seats it needs to regain the Senate. By far the most surprising result of tonight's coverage has been Independent perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith's defeat of Republican incumbent Ernie Fletcher and Democratic challenger Ben Chandler Kentucky's sixth congressional district for the House of Representatives. Which party Galbraith decides to caucus with may determine the control of the House if Democrats manage to gain six other net pickups."

"Right now, the clock reads 7:01 PM, and results have just come in for six states - Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. Here are their results. First, let's look at the Senate races in the states of Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Virginia. Florida and Vermont are not holding Senate elections this year."

Senate Election Results:

Georgia:

✓ Max Cleland (D) - 50%
Saxby Chambliss (R) - 46%

New Hampshire:

✓ Jeanne Shaheen (D) - 52%
John E. Sununu (R) - 46%

South Carolina:

✓ Lindsey Graham (R) - 57%
Alex Sanders (D) - 43%

Virginia:

✓ John Warner (R) - 61%
John S. Edwards (D) - 37%

"No huge surprises in the Senate so far tonight, though Democrats have managed a few substantial victories in close races. In Georgia, Democratic incumbent Max Cleland has defeated GOP challenger Saxby Chambliss in a close race. Cleland, a decorated combat veteran, was able to exploit his military record and moderate reputation in the Senate in order to win the race, though only recently managed to regain lost ground in opinion polls after a few last-minute visits from President Gore. However, Cleland's victory is not to say that Gore's party is expecting a good night in the South tonight, as many opinion polls in southern Senate, House, and gubernatorial elections suggest that we'll be seeing an overall GOP victory in this region this evening."

"Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen has defeated Republican John E. Sununu in another close, yet largely uneventful, Senate campaign. As also expected, South Carolina is sending Republican Lindsey Graham to the Senate tonight as the successor of long-time Senator Strom Thurmond, defeating Democrat Alex Sanders in the general election. The state of Virginia has decided to reelect popular Republican incumbent Senator John Warner as well, easily defeating state senator John S. Edwards, the Democratic candidate. Now on to the gubernatorial results:"

Gubernatorial Election Results:

Florida:

✓ Jeb Bush (R) - 57%
Bill McBride (D) - 43%

Georgia:

✓ Roy Barnes (D) - 48%
Sonny Perdue (R) - 48%

New Hampshire:

✓ Craig Benson (R) - 51%
Mark Fernald (D) - 45%

South Carolina:

✓ Mark Sanford (R) - 55%
Jim Hodges (D) - 45%

Vermont:

✓ Doug Racine (D) - 50%
Jim Douglas (R) - 44%


"Not many surprises here either, though as with the Senate races, there are a number of close elections that have produced interesting results tonight. In Georgia, the Democrats' good night hasn't stopped yet, as incumbent Democratic governor Roy Barnes has defeated Republican challenger Sonny Perdue in what most view an extremely close race. However, the GOP has proven to be victorious in its attempt to defeat Democratic incumbent Jim Hodges of South Carolina, as challenger Mark Sanford of the GOP has won by a comfortable margin. Incumbent Republican Jeb Bush of Florida has also easily won his gubernatorial campaign. Meanwhile in the northeast, both parties have experienced victories, with Democrat Doug Racine winning by a six-point margin in Vermont and Republican Craig Benson proving to be victorious by the same margin in New Hampshire. Both candidates won open seats, though Benson's victory is a pickup for the GOP. Now, to the House."

"In Florida, all 25 incumbents have been reelected, with the exception of Republican Dan Miller of Florida's 13th congressional district, who has retired. He was replaced by Democrat Jan Schneider in a relatively close race against Republican Katherine Harris, famous for her involvement as Florida's Secretary of State during the 2000 presidential election recount. Meanwhile, Florida has been awarded two new congressional districts as a result of the 2000 census, both of which have been won by members of the GOP."

"In the state of Georgia, redistricting due to the 2000 census results has produced quite a complicated scenario. All incumbents have been reelected - albeit with many in different districts - with the exceptions of Republicans Saxby Chambliss and Bobb Barr and Democrat Cynthia McKinney. While Chambliss, of Georgia's third congressional district, retired to run for Senate and was replaced by Democrat Jim Marshall, Barr was defeated in the GOP primary contest by fellow Republican incumbent John Linder, who was redistricted from the eleventh congressional district to Barr's seventh and forced to run against him in the Republican primary. Linder won his general election, though the district he vacated elected Democrat Roger Kahn in his stead. Meanwhile, Democratic incumbent Cynthia McKinney of Georgia's fourth congressional district, viewed by many as too extremist, was primaried by fellow Democrat Denise Majette, who went on to win her general election contest. Redistricting due to the 2000 census also produced two congressional districts in the Peach State, both of which were won by Democrats - Champ Walker in the thirteenth congressional district and David Scott in the fourteenth."

"In New Hampshire, Republican Jeb Bradley has succeeded fellow Republican John E. Sununu as the representative for New Hampshire's first congressional district after the latter's retirement in order to run for Senate. The second district, meanwhile, has seen the reelection of Republican representative Charlie Bass by a comfortable margin. In the neighboring state of Vermont, which only contains one at-large congressional district, popular Independent incumbent Bernard Sanders has won reelection with more than 70% of the vote."

"The state of Virginia, however, has seen the loss of an independent representative, as Congressman Virgil Goode, though reelected, has decided to change parties and become a Republican. Goode was joined by all ten of Virginia's other incumbent representatives in being reelected, putting the state's House delegation at eight Republicans and three Democrats. The state of South Carolina, similarly to Virginia, has seen all incumbents reelected, with the sole exception of Lindsey Graham, who retired to run for Senate - he did so successfully. Graham was replaced by fellow Republican Gresham Barrett in a fairly predictable race."

"So far tonight, we've seen a number of interesting results, with a fair quantity of pickups in the Senate, House, and among Governors. In thirty minutes, our network is expecting to receive electoral results from the states of Ohio, West Virginia, and North Carolina, where a number of interesting races are taking place. Stay tuned; I'm John King, and this is CNN."

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Season 3 - The 2002 Midterm Elections

The Results are In! - Part 5

"Hello, I'm John King, and welcome back to CNN's election night coverage of the 2002 United States Midterm Elections. Right now, we're just getting results in from the three states that closed their polls at 7:30 PM tonight - Ohio, North Carolina, and West Virginia. While the states of North Carolina and West Virginia are both holding Senate elections tonight, only Ohio will be putting its Governorship to the ballot. Let's go to those results now. First up, the Senate:"

Senate Election Results:

North Carolina:

✓ Elizabeth Dole (R) - 49%
Erskine Bowles (D) - 49%

West Virginia:

✓ Jay Rockefeller (D) - 64%
Jay Wolfe (R) - 35%

"While the results in the West Virginia Senate election were much expected, with incumbent Democrat Jay Rockefeller being a favorite for reelection, the results in North Carolina are certainly of interest. According to the results obtained from the website of the North Carolina Secretary of State, Republican Elizabeth Dole has won the seat by a margin of only slightly more than 800 votes, appearing to have defeated Democrat Erskine Bowles in what will go down as a historically close election. Meanwhile, in Ohio:"

Governor Election Results:

Ohio:

✓ Bob Taft (R) - 55%
Tim Hagan (D) - 40%

"It seems that incumbent Governor Bob Taft has won reelection by a safe margin over Democratic challenger Tim Hagan. This result is much expected. Now, to the results for the House of Representatives."

"In North Carolina, all incumbents have been reelected, with the exceptions of Democrat Eva Clayton, who retired, and Republican Robin Hayes. While Clayton was replaced by fellow Democrat Frank Ballance, Hayes was defeated by Democratic challenger Chris Kouri in a close race. Furthermore, due to redistricting, North Carolina has gained a new congressional seat, which was won by Brad Miller of the Democratic Party."

"In West Virginia, all three incumbents - Alan Mollohan of the Democratic Party, Shelley Moore Capito of the GOP, and Nick Rahall, also of the Democratic Party - have been easily reelected. Meanwhile, however, Ohio has seen quite a few changes in its congressional delegation. Not only has retiring Democratic incumbent Tony Hall been replaced by Republican Mike Turner, but due to the state losing a seat in the House during the redistricting process, Democratic incumbent Thomas Sawyer has been forced out of his 14th district seat. Though Sawyer decided to run in the Democratic primary for the open 17th district, he was defeated by fellow Democrat Tim Ryan, who has apparently won the general election. All other incumbents have been reelected in this state."

"In the next hour, we'll be getting Senate, House, and gubernatorial results from a variety of states, namely Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Stay tuned for those results; I'm John King, and this is CNN."

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Season 3 - The 2002 Midterm Elections

The Results are In! - Part 6

"Hello, and welcome back to CNN's election night coverage of the 2002 midterms with your host, John King. Right now, as the 8:00 PM EST deadline approaches, we're expecting results to come in from sixteen states around the nation, including Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Here are the results, coming in just now."

"First up, the Senate. This hour, we're receiving Senatorial election results from the states of Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. The other three states closing their voting booths at this hour - Connecticut, Maryland, and Pennsylvania - were not scheduled to hold Senate elections this year. The results are as follows:"

Alabama:

✓ Jeff Sessions (R) - 64%
Susan Parker (D) - 35%

Delaware:

✓ Joe Biden (D) - 62%
Raymond Clatworthy (R) - 36%

Illinois:

✓ Dick Durbin (D) - 64%
Jim Durkin (R) - 35%

Kansas:

✓ Pat Roberts (R) - 60%
Jim Slattery (D) - 35%

Maine:

✓ Susan Collins (R) - 55%
Chellie Pingree (D) - 45%

Massachusetts:

✓ Barney Frank (D) - 61%
Mitt Romney (R) - 37%

Michigan:

✓ Carl Levin (D) - 64%
Andrew Raczkowski (R) - 35

Mississippi:

✓ Thad Cochran (R) - 77%
Shawn O'Hara (D) - 23%

Missouri (special):

✓ Jean Carnahan (D) - 50%
Jim Talent (R) - 49%

New Jersey:

✓ Frank Lautenberg (D) - 56%
Doug Forrester (R) - 43%

Oklahoma:

✓ Jim Inhofe (R) - 59%
David Walters (D) - 40%

Tennessee:

✓ Lamar Alexander (R) - 54%
Bob Clement (D) - 44%

Texas:

✓ John Cornyn (R) - 58%
Ron Kirk (D) - 42%

"No huge surprises here, though incumbent Democratic Senator Jean Carnahan of Missouri will certainly be celebrating tonight after a victory in an extremely close race against former United States Representative Jim Talent, a Republican. Carnahan took her seat in the Senate last year after being appointed to fill the seat of her husband, Mel Carnahan, who was elected to the Senate posthumously in 2000. We haven't seen any pickups by either party this hour, though the states of New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas have all elected new Senators of the same party following the retirements of their incumbents. Now, on to the Governor races:"

Alabama:

Bob Riley (R) - 56%
Don Siegelman (D) - 44%

Connecticut:

John Rowland (R) - 50%
Bill Curry (D) - 47%

Illinois:

Rod Blagojevich (D) - 54%
Jim Ryan (R) - 40%

Kansas:

Kathleen Sebelius (D) - 50%
Tim Shallenburger (R) - 47%

Maine:

John Baldacci (D) - 55%
Peter Cianchette (R) - 42%

Maryland:

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) - 53%
Robert Ehrlich (R) - 45%

Massachusetts:

Shannon O'Brien (D) - 65%
Jane Swift (R) - 32%

Michigan:

Jennifer Granholm (D) - 56%
Dick Posthumus (R) - 44%

Oklahoma:

Steve Largent (R) - 47%
Brad Henry (D) - 44%
Gary Richardson (I) - 9%

Pennsylvania:

Ed Rendell (D) - 56%
Mike Fisher (R) - 42%

Tennessee:

Phil Bredesen (D) - 49%
Van Hilleary (R) - 49%

Texas:

Rick Perry (R) - 60%
Tony Sanchez (D) - 40%

“Clearly, this hour’s gubernatorial results have been quite different than those of the Senate, with a record number of pickups and surprising results for us to take a look at. In eight of the twelve states calling their gubernatorial results at this hour – namely Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee – the party in the Governor’s Mansion has switched, with each victor either defeating an incumbent or winning an open seat previously held by one from another party. This proves to be especially good news for the Democrats, as seven out of eight said races – all but that in Alabama, which elected Republican challenger Bob Riley over Democratic incumbent Don Siegelman – have resulted in Democratic victories. Meanwhile, Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend of Maryland and Republican Steve Largent of Oklahoma have each replaced retiring incumbents of the same parties, while only two of the twelve aforementioned races – those in Republican Governor Rick Perry’s state of Texas and Republican Governor John Rowland’s state of Connecticut – have resulted in an incumbent reelection.”

“Meanwhile, the elections for the House of Representatives in the sixteen states called at this hour seem to have produced similarly interesting results. While all incumbents have been reelected in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, and Delaware with the exception of Democrat John Baldacci of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, who retired to make a successful bid for Governor and was replaced by fellow Democrat Michael Michaud, the state of Connecticut has had to deny one of its incumbents reentry into the House, with Democratic incumbent Jim Maloney of Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District losing a redistricting contest to a fellow incumbent, Republican Nancy Johnson. Meanwhile, the state of Pennsylvania has seen quite a tumultuous set of results, with Democrat Dan Wofford and Republican Tim Murphy each winning electoral contests in newly created congressional districts, and incumbents Frank Mascara, Robert Borski, William Coyne, and George Gekas – the former three Democrats and the latter a Republican – all losing their seats due to either retirement or defeat in a redistricting contest.”

“Unlike Pennsylvania, the state of New Jersey has seen a fairly calm election cycle in the House this year, with all incumbents being reelected and retiring incumbent Marge Roukema of New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District being replaced by fellow Republican Scott Garrett. Illinois has seen a similar scenario, with the state’s only incumbent not running for reelection – Democrat Rod Blagojevich of the 5th Congressional District, who instead opted to run for governor – being replaced by fellow Democrat Rahm Emanuel. However, quite a different scene is visible in the states of Maryland and Michigan. In the former, two close elections have resulted in two Republican seats changing to Democratic ones, with Republican incumbent Bob Ehrlich of the 2nd Congressional District retiring to run for Governor and being replaced by Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger and fellow GOP incumbent Connie Morella of the 8th being defeated for reelection by Democratic challenger Chris Van Hollen. Meanwhile, redistricting in Michigan has led to the creation of a new district won by Republican Thad McCotter, though has also led to the ousting of Democratic incumbents James Barcia and Lynn Rivers.”

“Now, to the South. While the states of Missouri and Kansas have returned all of their incumbent Representatives to the House tonight, the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas have certainly seen a few delegation changes. While Democratic incumbent Ronnie Shows of Mississippi has been defeated in a redistricting contest by Republican Chip Pickering of the state’s 3rd Congressional District, the state of Alabama has elected three new representatives – albeit all of the same party as their predecessors – with Mike Rogers and Jo Bonner replacing retiring Republicans and Democrat Artur Davis defeating a fellow Democrat – incumbent Earl Hilliard – in his party’s primary nomination process. Meanwhile, Tennessee has seen three retirements in its congressional delegation, with all but one – Republican Van Hilleary being replaced by Democrat Lincoln Davis in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District – resulting in a successor from the same party. Like Tennessee, Oklahoma has seen multiple retirements in its delegation, but though one – that of J. C. Watts of the 4th Congressional District – resulted in a same-party successor, the other retirement – that of Republican Frank Lucas of the 6th Congressional District – went without replacement due to Oklahoma losing a seat after the 2000 redistricting process.”

“Finally, in the state of Texas, all but four incumbents have been reelected, with Republican Dick Armey and Democrats Ken Bentsen, Charles Stenholm, and Chet Edwards all retiring. Armey and Bentsen were each replaced by members of the same party, while Stenholm and Edwards were both Replaced by Republicans – Rob Beckham and Ramsey Farley, respectively. Meanwhile, redistricting has resulted in the introduction of two new Republicans two the Texas congressional delegation, namely Jeb Hensarling of Texas’s 5th Congressional District and John Carter of the 31st.”

“Overall, the results in these sixteen states have produced a variety of surprising outcomes and pickups, which will surely lead to radical changes in our nation come Inauguration Day. Stay tuned for our updates at 8:30 and 9:00, where fresh results from the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona will be coming in. I’m John King; this is CNN.”

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Season 3 - The 2002 Midterm Elections

The Results are In! - Part 7

"Good evening, I'm John King, and welcome back to CNN's Election Night Coverage for the 2002 midterms. Right now, the clock reads 9:03 PM EST, and we've just received results from electoral offices in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Before we go to those, however, let's take a quick recap of the electoral results from the state of Arkansas, which were announced at 8:30 PM this evening. In Arkansas, the only state to close its polls at 8:30, this election cycle has seen extremely contested races in both the Senatorial and Gubernatorial elections. With political analysts across the board rating both races as pure toss-ups, the people of Arkansas have certainly had some tough decisions to make today."

Arkansas - Gubernatorial Election:

✓ Mike Huckabee (R) - 57%
Jimmie Lou Fisher (D) - 42%

Arkansas - Senatorial Election:

✓ Tim Hutchinson (R) - 50%
Mark Pryor (D) - 50%

"As shown, tonight's a great night for the GOP in Arkansas, with both of its incumbents - Huckabee and Hutchinson - winning their races, albeit by small margins. These results are sure to come as devastating for the Arkansas Democrats, as Gore's party was hoping for at least one victory in these two highly-contested races - especially in the Senate, where Hutchinson essentially tied Pryor for the victory but came off with a slight 300-vote margin of victory. However, the House elections in Arkansas may come as a slight consolation for the state's Democrats, as all three Democratic incumbents - as well as the sole Republican one - have been reelected by safe margins. Now, on to the 9:00 PM gubernatorial races, where the states of Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming are all seeing their Gubernatorial Mansions up for grab this year - Louisiana will be holding its gubernatorial election in 2003."

Arizona:

✓ Janet Napolitano (D) - 43%
Matt Salmon (R) - 43%
Richard Mahoney (I) - 14%

Colorado:

✓ Bill Owens (R) - 60%
Rollie Heath (D) - 35%

Minnesota:

✓ Tim Penny (I) - 34%
Tim Pawlenty (R) - 33%
Roger Moe (D) - 32%

Nebraska:

✓ Mike Johanns (R) - 71%
Stormy Dean (D) - 24%

New Mexico:

✓ Bill Richardson (D) - 60%
John Sanchez (R) - 39%

New York:

✓ George Pataki (R) - 49%
Carl McCall (D) - 47%

Rhode Island:

✓ Myrth York (D) - 50%
Donald Carcieri (R) - 48%

South Dakota:

✓ Mike Rounds (R) - 58%
Jim Abbott (D) - 39%

Wisconsin:

✓ Jim Doyle (D) - 52%
Scott McCallum (R) - 44%

Wyoming:

✓ Eli Bebout (R) - 50%
Dave Freudenthal (D) - 47%

"As shown, this year's trend of surprising gubernatorial results has definitely not come to a stop at this hour, with 2002 seeing a variety of close races around the nation being decided by no more than a few thousand votes. Most surprising of all at this hour is the gubernatorial result in Minnesota, where Tim Penny of the Independence Party has defeated Republican Tim Pawlenty and Democrat Roger Moe for a seat at the North Star State's Governor's Residence. This race was an extremely close one, with pre-election polling indicating a pure toss-up and each candidate garnering only around one-third of the vote, though the governor that Penny will succeed - Jesse Ventura - is also of the Independence Party."

"Meanwhile, this hour's results have also continued the noticeable trend of gubernatorial pickups in this election cycle, with victorious candidates in Arizona, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin - all Democrats - either defeating their states' Republican incumbents or winning open seats previously held by a member of the other party. While incumbents in Colorado, Nebraska, New York, and South Dakota - all Republicans - have successfully been reelected to their office, Wyoming has seen its Republican candidate, Eli Bebout, replace fellow Republican Jim Geringer after the latter's retirement. Now, on to the Senate, where the states of Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wyoming are all holding contests this year."

Colorado:

✓ Tom Strickland (D) - 50%
Wayne Allard (R) - 45%

Louisiana:

✓ Suzanne Terrell (R) - 53%
Mary Landrieu (D) - 46%

Minnesota:

✓ Paul Wellstone (D) - 61%
Norm Coleman (R) - 35%

Nebraska:

✓ Chuck Hagel (R) - 82%
Charlie Matulka (D) - 15%

New Mexico:

✓ Pete Domenici (R) - 62%
Gloria Tristani (D) - 38%

Rhode Island:

✓ Jack Reed (D) - 84%
Robert Tingle (R) - 15%

South Dakota:

✓ John Thune (R) - 50%
Tim Johnson (D) - 49%

Wyoming:

✓ Mike Enzi (R) - 78%
Joyce Corcoran (D) - 22%

"As with the gubernatorial results, this hour's Senate results certainly reflect a variety of surprising outcomes, though unlike in the gubernatorial races, the GOP does not seem to have been subject to devastation. Incumbent Senators in Nebraska, New Mexico, Wyoming, Minnesota, and Rhode Island - the former three Republicans and the latter two Democrats - have all won reelection easily, while the states of Colorado, Louisiana, and South Dakota have all seen incumbents - the first a Republican and the others Democrats - defeated in relatively close races to challengers of the opposing party."

"Meanwhile, the eleven states closing their polls at this hour have all seen elections in the House of Representatives, with each state putting every one of their Congressional Districts up for grabs in this cycle. While the states of Minnesota, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and Wyoming have seen all of their incumbents safely reelected, the states of Louisiana, New Mexico, and South Dakota have each seen one retiring representative - those from Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District, and South Dakota's At-Large one - being replaced by a member of the same party. New Mexico has also seen incumbent Republican Heather Wilson of the 1st Congressional District defeated by Democratic challenger Richard Romero in a relatively close race. The only party changes seen in the states of Arizona and Colorado have been due to redistricting, with the results of the 2000 Census awarding Arizona two new districts and Colorado one. All three new seats were taken by members of the Democratic Party."

"Meanwhile, the states of New York and Wisconsin have all seen delegation changes in this year's election cycle, with Democrat Tom Barrett of Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District retiring to run for Governor after deciding against facing a potentially hazardous primary against a fellow Democratic incumbent due to redistricting. New York, on the other hand, has seen two incumbent Representatives - Republican Benjamin Gilman and Democrat John LaFalce - retire due to redistricting challenges, while fellow incumbent Felix Grucci of the 1st Congressional District has lost his seat to Democrat Tim Bishop after a close and heavily-contested race."

"In the next hour, CNN will be expecting to receive election results from the states of Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Utah. Stay tuned until then; I'm John King, and this is CNN."

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Season 3 - The 2002 Midterm Elections

The Results are In! - Part 8

"Hello, and welcome back to CNN's 2002 Midterm Election Night Coverage with your host, John King. At this moment, we're just getting results in from the six states of Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Utah, each of which closed their polls at 10:00 PM EST. Right now, we're going to analyze the Gubernatorial, Senate, and House election results for each of these states - their outcomes could determine who controls Congress over the next two year period, as well as which party controls a majority of state governorships from around the nation. First up, the Senate, where the states of Idaho, Iowa, and Montana are holding elections this cycle."

Idaho:

✓ Larry Craig (R) - 67%
Alan Blinken (D) - 33%

Iowa:

✓ Tom Harkin (D) - 56%
Greg Ganske (R) - 41%

Montana:

✓ Max Baucus (D) - 58%
Mike Taylor (R) - 42%

"No surprises here, with incumbents Larry Craig of Idaho, Tom Harkin of Iowa, and Max Baucus of Montana - the former a Republican and the latter two Democrats - easily winning reelection. Now, to the governorships, where Idaho, Iowa, and Nevada are all holding contests this year."

Idaho:

✓ Dirk Kempthorne (R) - 60%
Jerry Brady (D) - 39%

Iowa:

✓ Tom Vilsack (D) - 55%
Doug Gross (R) - 44%

Nevada:

✓ Kenny Guinn (R) - 66%
Joseph Deal (D) - 31%

"As with the Senate races, there are no real surprises here, as all three incumbents - Democrat Tom Vilsack of Iowa and Republicans Dirk Kempthorne and Kenny Guinn of Idaho and Nevada, respectively - have won reelection easily. This hour hasn't come with any interesting news so far, though results in the House may change that."

"Results in the House tonight seem to be slightly more interesting, though still rather uneventful. All incumbents have been reelected in Idaho, Montana, and Nevada, while Utah and Iowa have each seen one retiring Republican incumbent - James Hanson of Utah's 1st Congressional District and Greg Ganske of Iowa's 5th, who ran unsuccessfully for Governor - being replaced by a member of the same party. Iowa has also seen one incumbent defeat - Republican Jim Leach of the state's 2nd Congressional District has been defeated by Democratic challenger Julie Thomas. Meanwhile, At-Large Representative Earl Pomeroy, a Democrat from North Dakota, has been similarly ousted by Republican Rick Clayburgh. Finally, redistricting in Nevada has given the state a new seat, won by Republican Jon Porter with a safe margin."

"That's all for now, folks. Stay tuned for results from the states of Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington at 11:00. I'm John King; this is CNN."

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Season 3 - The 2002 Midterm Elections

The Results are In! - Part 9

"Hello, I'm John King, and welcome back to the 2002 Midterms Election Night Coverage with CNN. Right now, the clock reads 12:00 AM EST on the dot on November 6, 2002, and we've just received our final election results of the night from the office of the Alaska Secretary of State. However, before we take a look at those, let's recap the 11:00 PM results, which came in from the states of California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington just an hour ago. First, the Senate, where the state of Oregon has held an election tonight."

Oregon:

✓ Gordon Smith (R) - 52%
Bill Bradbury (D) - 45%

"While the reelection of incumbent Senator Smith does not come as a surprise to most, the race was made close by a favorable Democratic climate in the north and a round of last-minute campaigning from President Gore in the days leading up to the election. Now, onto the gubernatorial races, where the states of California, Hawaii, and Oregon are all holding elections this cycle."

California:

✓ Gray Davis (D) - 55%
Bill Simon (R) - 42%

Hawaii:

✓ Mazie Hirono (D) - 55%
Linda Lingle (R) - 42%

Oregon:

✓ Ted Kulongoski (D) - 55%
Kevin Mannix (R) - 42%

"No real surprises here in the gubernatorial column either, with Gray Davis of California winning reelection by a safe margin and fellow Democrats Mazie Hirono and Ted Kulongoski of Hawaii and Oregon, respectively, both replacing retiring Governors of the same party. In an interesting coincidence, it seems that all three races have been won by around the same margin, though heavy campaigning by President Gore on the Pacific coast during the last days before the election did indicate a favorable Democratic turnout."

"Meanwhile, all four states closing their polls at 11:00 have seen races in the House of Representatives tonight, where all Congresspeople from each state are up for reelection every two years. In California, a populous state boasting a total of now 53 Congressional Districts, all but two incumbents have been reelected, with Republican incumbent Steve Horn retiring and being replaced by Democrat Linda Sanchez in the state's 39th Congressional District and incumbent Gary Condit of California's 18th Congressional District being defeated in his primary race by fellow Democrat Dennis Cardoza, who went on to win the general election. Furthermore, due to redistricting allowing California to have a total of 53 seats in the House, a newly-created district - the 21st - has been won by Republican Devin Nunes."

"In the state of Hawaii, Democratic incumbent Neil Abercrombie of the state's 1st Congressional District has been safely reelected, while fellow Democrat Patsy Mink has been posthumously reelected in the 2nd Congressional District despite dying of pneumonia in late September. A special election is expected to be held soon in order to replace Mink. Meanwhile, all incumbent Representatives in both the states of Oregon and Washington have been reelected confidently. Now, on to Alaska, where the Last Frontier State has seen three elections tonight - one for Governor, one for Senate, and one for the state's At-Large House district."

Alaska - Governor:

✓ Frank Murkowski (R) - 56%
Fran Ulmer (D) - 41%

Alaska - Senate:

✓ Ted Stevens (R) - 78%
Frank Vondersaar (D) - 11%

Alaska - House:

✓ Don Young (R) - 75%
Clifford Greene (D) - 17%

"No big surprises here, with Republicans winning races across the board in a solid GOP state. That's all for our 2002 Midterm Election results for tonight, folks, with races in all fifty states having been called and an exhilarating campaign season finally coming to a close. To everyone in the audience tonight, I'd like to thank you for sticking with us on CNN the whole way through, and wish all of America a good night's sleep tonight. John King, signing off."

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