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« on: April 09, 2016, 12:42:48 AM »

Q: As I wait for the effects of this unexpectedly caffeinated drink to wear off, what better is there to create than an election timeline?

A: Nothing.

Expect the first update shortly.
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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2016, 01:09:59 AM »

Election Night 2016

DUN. Duh-duh DUN. Duh-duh DUN. Duh duh DUN-DUN-DUN DUN.

Wolf Blitzer: Hallo. mein Name ist Wolf Blitzer und willkommen in der Wahlnacht 2016.

John King: Wrong language, Wolf.

Wolf Blitzer: Damn it, John.

John King: And seriously, next time actually learn the language instead of just typing it into Google Translate.

Anderson Cooper: Isn't that cultural appropriation?

John King: No.

Wolf Blitzer: Ahem. Hello, everyone, and welcome to Election Night 2016. Tonight, America will be witnessing what could be one of the most profound elections in the history of the United States, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton going up against business mogul Donald Trump in what is sure to be one hell of a night. First, let's look at the poll closing times:


Maroon - 6:00 PM EST
Rubio Red - 7:00 PM EST
Lavenous Orange - 7:30 PM EST
Yellow - 8:00 PM EST
"Small Hands" Green - 8:30 PM EST
"Big Hands" Green - 9:00 PM EST
Light-Enough-to-Cross-the-Border Blue - 10:00 PM EST
Establishment Blue - 11:00 PM EST
Too-Dark-to-Cross-the-Border Blue - 12:00 AM EST

Anderson Cooper: k

Wolf Blitzer: Now, let's look at some infographics to remind ourselves of the Great Awakening that occured earlier this year.

Republican Primary:



✓ Donald J. Trump
Lyin' Ted Cruz
John Kasich
Marco L. Rubio

Democratic Primary:



✓ Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders

Wolf Blitzer: I don't really know what other context I could mention this in without seeming weird and out-of-touch, but the Vice Presidential nominees are Julian Castro and Chris Christie. You're welcome.

Anderson Cooper: Thanks.

John King: it's just a prank, bruh

NEXT UP - INDIANA AND KENTUCKY
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2016, 01:59:49 AM »

Wolf Blitzer: I'm Wolf Blitzer, and welcome back to Election Night 2016. Right now, polls just closed in the states of Indiana and Kentucky, which should give us a good idea of how this night is going to go. Let's take a look at those.

INDIANA - PRESIDENT (2% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 51.4%
Donald Trump - 47.2%

KENTUCKY - PRESIDENT (3% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 53.4%
Hillary Clinton - 42.1%

Wolf Blitzer: Clearly, these are already some pretty good signs for Hillary Clinton, as she's opened up an early lead in Indiana and isn't nearly behind in Kentucky as Barack Obama was in 2012. Of course, with such little of the vote in at this time, we can't make any significant projections, but the precincts that have reported do seem to be implying quite a significant swing towards Clinton, which can't be a bad sign. Now, let's take a look at some downballot races in these states:

INDIANA - GOVERNOR (2% Precincts Reporting)

Mike Pence - 52.2%
John Gregg - 46.3%

INDIANA - SENATE (2% Precincts Reporting)

Marlin Stutzman - 54.5%
Baron Hill - 45.1%

KENTUCKY - SENATE (3% Precincts Reporting)

Rand Paul - 55.7%
Jim Gray - 43.2%

Wolf Blitzer: As you can see, even though Republicans are currently leading in all three of these races, their margins are nowhere near as good as they would like them to be, indicating the possibility of potentially large coattails for Secretary Clinton.

Producer: Umm, Mr. Blitzer, you realize that you just used the word "coattails" to refer to a woman, right? Company policy doesn't allow that. We're going to have to remove you.

Wolf Blitzer: Damned liberals.

Anderson Cooper: Alright, looks like I'll be taking over. Let's take another fifty minutes to analyze these fairly irrelevant election results until we're finally gifted with another set of states to feed on.

John King: yeh county maps
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2016, 10:14:06 AM »

Hilarious, probably better then my "Lets Make it a Landonslide" thing

keep it up
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2016, 10:49:10 AM »

yeh county maps
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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2016, 12:01:18 PM »

Generic sign of appreciation.
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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2016, 07:54:37 PM »

Anderson Cooper: Hello everyone, and welcome back to CNN's coverage of Election Night 2016. I'm Anderson Cooper, and at this time we are ready to make some key projections in the states of Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia, each of which just saw polls close only a few minutes ago. First, let's take a look at the presidential numbers:

FLORIDA - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 53.6%
Hillary Clinton - 44.9%

GEORGIA - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 56.1%
Hillary Clinton - 42.3%

NEW HAMPSHIRE - PRESIDENT (8% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 56.9%
Donald Trump - 41.1%

SOUTH CAROLINA - PRESIDENT (3% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 51.1%
Hillary Clinton - 48.0%

VERMONT - PRESIDENT (19% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 74.9%
Donald Trump - 20.3%

VIRGINIA - PRESIDENT (3% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 49.1%
Hillary Clinton - 49.0%

At this time, we are able to project that the state of Vermont will vote for Secretary Clinton tonight, giving her its three electoral votes and an early Electoral College lead over Donald Trump. While Vermont is generally a safely Democratic state and did give President Obama his second-highest margin of victory in the 2012 election, Secretary Clinton has already managed to take nearly three-fourths of the vote there with 19% of precincts reporting, indicating what is increasingly likely to be a good night for her. Though Mr. Trump has taken an early lead in the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia, not enough of the vote has come in yet in each of those states, preventing us from being able to make a projection. Now, let's take a look at where the race currently stands in the states of Indiana and Kentucky, which each saw polls close one hour ago.

INDIANA - PRESIDENT (47% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 53.2%
Donald Trump - 44.3%

KENTUCKY - PRESIDENT (54% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 54.4%
Hillary Clinton - 43.0%

While Donald Trump has maintained his lead in the staunchly conservative state of Kentucky, Secretary Clinton has actually managed to sustain her lead in the traditionally Republican state of Indiana, which is sure to be a good sign for her campaign. Though we are not able to project a winner in either of those states as of this time, we can provide a map of the current Electoral College standings in each state:


Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Gray - Polls Open

Alright, now to some downballot races. Votes are still being tallied for gubernatorial and senatorial elections in Indiana and Kentucky, but we do have new results in from the states of Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia at this hour:

INDIANA - GOVERNOR (47% Precincts Reporting)

Mike Pence - 50.1%
John Gregg - 49.3%

INDIANA - SENATE (46% Precincts Reporting)

Marlin Stutzman - 52.3%
Baron Hill - 46.7%

KENTUCKY - SENATE (58% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Rand Paul - 58.1%
Jim Gray - 40.3%

FLORIDA - SENATE (1% Precincts Reporting)

David Jolly - 50.1%
Patrick Murphy - 49.9%

GEORGIA - SENATE (1% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Johnny Isakson - 59.3%
James Barksdale - 39.7%

NEW HAMPSHIRE - GOVERNOR (8% Precincts Reporting)

Christopher Sununu - 56.0%
Colin Van Ostern - 43.0%

NEW HAMPSHIRE - SENATE (8% Precincts Reporting)

Kelly Ayotte - 55.4%
Maggie Hassan - 44.4%

SOUTH CAROLINA - SENATE (4% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Tim Scott - 64.7%
Thomas Dixon - 35.0%

VERMONT - GOVERNOR (19% Precincts Reporting)

Sue Minter - 54.9%
Phil Scott - 43.7%

VERMONT - SENATE (20% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Patrick Leahy - 71.1%
Scott Milne - 28.4%

As you can see, elections for the United States Senate in Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, and Vermont have all been called for their respective incumbents, while all other races remain uncalled. Now, some maps:

2016 Gubernatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

2016 Senatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

Anderson Cooper: At this time, the Democrats are yet to pick up any of the four seats they need to retake a majority in the Senate, though early results in the states of Florida and New Hampshire could indicate...

John King: BUT ANDERSON, YOU FORGOT THE COUNTY MAPS!

Anderson Cooper: We don't have time...

COUNTY MAPS!!1!1!

2016 Presidential Election:



Anderson Cooper: While not all of the vote in the states of Indiana and Kentucky is in at this time, county data does seem to be quite good news for...

(John King steals county map and runs off in a fit of giggles.)
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« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2016, 06:53:43 PM »

Anderson Cooper: The clock now reads 7:30 PM EST on the dot, and poll closings in the states of North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia mean that we're ready to make some breaking race projections here at CNN Election Headquarters. First, let's look back at presidential results in the states that closed their polls at 6:00 and 7:00 PM:

INDIANA - PRESIDENT (79% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 50.3%
Donald Trump - 44.7%

KENTUCKY - PRESIDENT (86% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 56.4%
Hillary Clinton - 42.1%

FLORIDA - PRESIDENT (37% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 55.0%
Donald Trump - 38.7%

GEORGIA - PRESIDENT (42% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 50.1%
Donald Trump - 46.7%

NEW HAMPSHIRE - PRESIDENT (76% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 61.3%
Donald Trump - 32.9%

SOUTH CAROLINA - PRESIDENT (39% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 49.5%
Donald Trump - 46.3%

VERMONT - PRESIDENT (89% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 76.5%
Donald Trump - 17.5%

VIRGINIA - PRESIDENT (30% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 53.2%
Donald Trump - 42.9%

These returns are undoubtedly devastating for the Trump campaign, as the GOP ticket has lost ground severely in the key swing states of Florida, New Hampshire, and Virginia, as well as even states that are generally considered safely Republican such as Georgia and South Carolina. Though many precincts are still to report their results, the Trump campaign will likely need a miracle to regain its lead at this point. Based off of the results that have come in so far, CNN can now project that the states of New Hampshire and Florida will both vote for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, while the state of Kentucky will give its eight Electoral Votes to GOP nominee Donald Trump. Now, onto early presidential results in the states of North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia, each of which closed their polls at 7:30:

NORTH CAROLINA - PRESIDENT (2% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 53.0%
Donald Trump - 42.8%

OHIO - PRESIDENT (0% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 61.2%
Hillary Clinton - 37.5%

WEST VIRGINIA (4% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 63.4%
Hillary Clinton - 35.0%

At this time, we are able to project that Donald Trump will win the state of West Virginia, while the states of North Carolina and Ohio will remain uncalled at this time. The current Electoral College map is as follows:



Dark Red - Democratic Victory (36 EV)
Light Red - Democratic Lead (64 EV)
Dark Blue - Republican Victory (13 EV)
Light Blue - Republican Lead (18 EV)
Gray - Polls Open

Now, let's look at updated results for some downballot races:

INDIANA - GOVERNOR (79% Precincts Reporting)

Mike Pence - 49.8%
John Gregg - 49.1%

INDIANA - SENATE (80% Precincts Reporting)

Marlin Stutzman - 51.0%
Baron Hill - 48.7%

KENTUCKY - SENATE (85% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Rand Paul - 56.1%
Jim Gray - 43.2%

FLORIDA - SENATE (37% Precincts Reporting)

Patrick Murphy - 55.4%
David Jolly - 44.0%

GEORGIA - SENATE (42% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Johnny Isakson - 60.3%
James Barksdale - 36.3%

NEW HAMPSHIRE - GOVERNOR (72% Precincts Reporting)

Christopher Sununu - 52.0%
Colin Van Ostern - 46.7%

NEW HAMPSHIRE - SENATE (72% Precincts Reporting)

Kelly Ayotte - 49.3%
Maggie Hassan - 49.3%

SOUTH CAROLINA - SENATE (41% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Tim Scott - 63.7%
Thomas Dixon - 35.0%

VERMONT - GOVERNOR (90% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Sue Minter - 58.4%
Phil Scott - 41.3%

VERMONT - SENATE (89% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Patrick Leahy - 71.1%
Scott Milne - 28.4%

NORTH CAROLINA - GOVERNOR (2% Precincts Reporting)

Roy Cooper - 55.4%
Pat McCrory - 42.1%

NORTH CAROLINA - SENATE (2% Precincts Reporting)

Richard Burr - 49.7%
Deborah Ross - 49.6%

OHIO - SENATE (0% Precincts Reporting)

Rob Portman - 67.2%
Ted Strickland - 30.1%

WEST VIRGINIA - GOVERNOR (4% Precincts Reporting)

Bill Cole - 62.2%
Jim Justice - 36.7%

As with the presidential race, the last thirty minutes have seen sizeable gains for the Democratic Party, with Democratic candidates taking the lead in a number of key races for both seats in the United States Senate and state governorships. While the only race we are able to project at this time is the gubernatorial race in Vermont for Democrat Sue Minter, results from outstanding precincts in the listed states will likely come in within the next few hours and enable us to project more winners. Maps of the current state of gubernatorial and senatorial races:

2016 Gubernatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

2016 Senatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

As of this time, CNN projects that the Democrats have not yet won any of the four seats they need to retake a majority in the United States Senate. However, Democratic candidates have so far picked up five seats in the House of Representatives - namely those in Florida's 10th, 13th, and 26th congressional districts, New Hampshire's 1st, and Virginia's 2nd - while Republicans have so far picked up one Democratic House seat in Florida's 2nd congressional district. Democrats need a total of thirty net pickups to retake the House of Representatives, of which they currently have four when their five pickups and Republicans' one are taken into consideration.

Anderson Cooper: I believe now is the time for a county map of the current state of the presidential race. Where would that be? Anyone?

(Jake Tapper drags a sobbing John King into the room and wrenches a county map from his hands.)


Anderson Cooper: As we can see from the states that have reported so far, this election is shaping up to be what could be a historic victory for the Democratic Party. Already, Secretary Clinton has picked up counties in the North and Midwest that haven't been won by a Democrat since Johnson in '64, and in the South that haven't been won by a Democrat since Carter in '76. Truly amazing. Something very unexpected is going to have to happen for Trump to pull this one off.
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« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2016, 06:58:53 PM »

The angry NH women came through.
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2016, 08:51:58 PM »

Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-DUH DIH DAH DIH DUH DOHHHHHH (dih-dah-DUHN-DUHN-DUHN-DUHN)

Jake Tapper: We'd like to welcome back our viewers in the United States and around the world to CNN's Election Night 2016; my name is Jake Tapper and at this moment the clock reads 7:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, only a few minutes before polls close in a number of key states around the nation. Right now, tensions are growing as Democratic nominee former Secretary Hillary Clinton continues to increase her lead in reported results over GOP nominee Donald Trump, though the night is far from over and poll closings in sixteen states and the District of Columbia at this hour mean that anything could happen. While we wait for the 8:00 PM results to come in, let's take a look back at what's been reported so far in the presidential race:

INDIANA - PRESIDENT (98% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 51.4%
Donald Trump - 42.7%

KENTUCKY - PRESIDENT (99% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 55.2%
Hillary Clinton - 40.8%

FLORIDA - PRESIDENT (83% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 56.5%
Donald Trump - 37.1%

GEORGIA - PRESIDENT (81% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 51.8%
Donald Trump - 45.5%

NEW HAMPSHIRE - PRESIDENT (99% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 60.9%
Donald Trump - 33.1%

SOUTH CAROLINA - PRESIDENT (78% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 50.9%
Donald Trump - 47.0%

VERMONT - PRESIDENT (100% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 76.5%
Donald Trump - 17.5%

VIRGINIA - PRESIDENT (74% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 57.0%
Donald Trump - 36.1%

NORTH CAROLINA - PRESIDENT (39% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 54.5%
Donald Trump - 41.3%

OHIO - PRESIDENT (41% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 56.4%
Donald Trump - 40.0%

WEST VIRGINIA (58% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 62.3%
Hillary Clinton - 34.7%

As you can see, Hillary Clinton's lead in the presidential race has done nothing but increase over the past thirty minutes, with CNN projecting that she will carry not only the key swing states of Ohio and Virginia, but also states that generally vote Republican such as Indiana, Georgia, and North Carolina. As her path to 270 Electoral Votes becomes more and more inevitable, it will take more than a miracle for the GOP to stop Clinton now, and many supporters of Mr. Trump have already all but conceded defeat.

Anderson Cooper: Hate to interrupt you, Jake, but results have just started to come in from the key batch of states that closed their polls at 8:00 PM EST, and we've received an update on what appear to be the early returns from the presidential race. This could be the moment we've been waiting for:

ALABAMA - PRESIDENT (4% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 55.5%
Hillary Clinton - 41.0%

CONNECTICUT - PRESIDENT (6% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 68.2%
Donald Trump - 25.3%

DELAWARE - PRESIDENT (8% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 66.0%
Donald Trump - 30.9%

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - PRESIDENT (50% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 95.7%
Donald Trump - 1.3%

ILLINOIS - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 59.4%
Donald Trump - 34.0%

KANSAS - PRESIDENT (4% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 51.1%
Hillary Clinton - 43.4%

MAINE - PRESIDENT (4% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 61.7%
Donald Trump - 28.8%

MARYLAND - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 81.9%
Donald Trump - 15.4%

MASSACHUSETTS - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 69.9%
Donald Trump - 25.6%

MICHIGAN - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 69.0%
Donald Trump - 23.4%

MISSISSIPPI - PRESIDENT (5% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 49.4%
Donald Trump - 49.2%

MISSOURI - PRESIDENT (3% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 54.0%
Hillary Clinton - 45.1%

NEW JERSEY - PRESIDENT (2% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 66.7%
Donald Trump - 26.7%

OKLAHOMA - PRESIDENT (7% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 53.4%
Hillary Clinton - 37.0%

PENNSYLVANIA - PRESIDENT (0% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 51.5%
Donald Trump - 30.0%

TENNESSEE - PRESIDENT (3% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 49.3%
Donald Trump - 48.2%

TEXAS - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 57.9%
Hillary Clinton - 38.6%

Anderson Cooper: If this night could get any worse for Donald Trump, it just did. CNN's Election Center can now project that the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, as well as the District of Columbia, will each give all of their Electoral Votes to Secretary Clinton, dramatically increasing her already-wide advantage over Mr. Trump and bringing her ever closer to the magical number 270. We're also getting word in that we can now project the state of South Carolina for Mrs. Clinton as well, bringing her total number of Electoral Votes up to 226, only forty-four away from the number required to take the Presidency. This could be over within minutes. But for now, a map of the current state of the presidential race:


Dark Red - Democratic Victory (226 EV)
Light Red - Democratic Lead (17 EV)
Dark Blue - Republican Victory (13 EV)
Light Blue - Republican Lead (70 EV)
Gray - Polls Open
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2016, 08:53:08 PM »

Jake Tapper: As you can see, those numbers are absolutely devastating for Trump. Clinton only needs forty-four more Electoral Votes to win the Presidency, and considering large Democratic states like California and New York are yet to report their results, a Trump victory is all but impossible. The real question now, however, is how results in the presidential election will translate to downballot races. Right now, Democrats need four more seats to retake control of the United States Senate, and while there have been no projected pickups at this time, a number of key races remain uncalled. Furthermore, gubernatorial elections in states like Indiana, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, and North Carolina are likely to be very competitive, and could determine which political party has control of those states over the next four years. Let's take a look at some updated downballot results:

INDIANA - GOVERNOR (98% Precincts Reporting)

✓ John Gregg - 51.2%
Mike Pence - 48.1%

INDIANA - SENATE 98% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Marlin Stutzman - 52.0%
Baron Hill - 47.6%

KENTUCKY - SENATE (99% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Rand Paul - 58.9%
Jim Gray - 39.6%

FLORIDA - SENATE (83% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Patrick Murphy - 56.3%
David Jolly - 42.1%

GEORGIA - SENATE (81% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Johnny Isakson - 61.3%
James Barksdale - 35.3%

NEW HAMPSHIRE - GOVERNOR (99% Precincts Reporting)

Colin Van Ostern - 48.9%
Christopher Sununu - 48.9%

NEW HAMPSHIRE - SENATE (99% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Maggie Hassan - 53.5%
Kelly Ayotte - 45.6%

SOUTH CAROLINA - SENATE (78% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Tim Scott - 64.7%
Thomas Dixon - 34.0%

VERMONT - GOVERNOR (90% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Sue Minter - 57.4%
Phil Scott - 42.3%

VERMONT - SENATE (100% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Patrick Leahy - 75.8%
Scott Milne - 23.4%

NORTH CAROLINA - GOVERNOR (39% Precincts Reporting)

Roy Cooper - 54.1%
Pat McCrory - 44.6%

NORTH CAROLINA - SENATE (39% Precincts Reporting)

Richard Burr - 50.3%
Deborah Ross - 49.2%

OHIO - SENATE (41% Precincts Reporting)

Ted Strickland - 51.4%
Rob Portman - 47.2%

WEST VIRGINIA - GOVERNOR (58% Precincts Reporting)

Jim Justice - 50.2%
Bill Cole - 48.0%

ALABAMA - SENATE (4% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Richard Shelby - 65.2%
Ron Crumpton - 33.2%

CONNECTICUT - SENATE (6% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Richard Blumenthal - 62.3%
August Wolf - 35.7%

DELAWARE - GOVERNOR (8% Precincts Reporting)

✓ John Carney - 61.1%
Michael Ramone - 38.0%

ILLINOIS - SENATE (1% Precincts Reporting)

Tammy Duckworth - 54.0%
Mark Kirk - 44.7%

KANSAS - SENATE (4% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Jerry Moran - 68.2%
Margie Wakefield - 29.6%

MARYLAND - SENATE (1% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Chris Van Hollen - 61.7%
Chrys Kefalas - 35.5%

MISSOURI - GOVERNOR (3% Precincts Reporting)

Peter Kinder - 54.7%
Chris Koster - 44.9%

MISSOURI - SENATE (3% Precincts Reporting)

Roy Blunt - 51.2%
Jason Kander - 45.9%

OKLAHOMA - SENATE (7% Precincts Reporting)

✓ James Lankford - 70.3%
Constance Johnson - 27.9%

PENNSYLVANIA - SENATE (0% Precincts Reporting)

Pat Toomey - 51.1%
Joe Sestak - 48.9%

As you can see, while CNN has been able to make a number of key race projections within the last thirty minutes - including the Democrats' first Senate pickups in Florida and New Hampshire and the senatorial and gubernatorial races in Indiana - a number of other races remain too close to call, most notably the race for Governor in the state of New Hampshire, in which Republican Chris Sununu and Democrat Colin Van Ostern are virtually tied with 99% of the vote in. Let's take a look at some maps for the gubernatorial and senatorial elections:

2016 Gubernatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

2016 Senatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

Anderson Cooper: While Democrats have now already picked up two of the four seats they need to retake the United States Senate, gaining a majority in the currently Republican-controlled House of Representatives will likely be a more difficult task for Secretary Clinton's party. CNN currently projects the following pickups for seats in the House of Representatives:

Democratic to Republican: FL-02

Republican to Democratic: FL-07; FL-10; FL-13; FL-26; NH-01; TX-23; VA-02; VA-04

Democrats have gained a net pickup of seven seats in the House of Representatives so far; they need twenty-three more for a majority. Finally, a county map of the presidential race:


It's looking more clear than ever at this point that Democrats are poised to make historic gains tonight, at least on a presidential level. Secretary Clinton is carrying counties that haven't gone for a Democratic presidential candidate, most notably in Southern areas where election results are generally considered relatively inflexible. A strong third-party turnout is likely at least partially responsible for these results, with candidates like Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein seemingly poised to gain multiple percentage points of the vote throughout the nation.
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« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2016, 09:08:12 PM »



Seriously, this is a terrific mini-timeline! Keep it up!
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« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2016, 09:15:42 PM »

my name is john king and GIVE ME MY COUNTY MAPS 111!:!1!:1@:!:1@:
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« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2016, 09:50:50 AM »

I hope this happens in real life.
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« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2016, 07:18:56 AM »

Great job!!
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« Reply #15 on: April 15, 2016, 03:42:29 PM »

Phil Scott lost? By FIFTEEN POINTS?!

Calm VT men will sweep him to victory, especially against a female.

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« Reply #16 on: April 16, 2016, 07:44:29 AM »

Anderson Cooper: The clock now reads 8:31 PM EST, and poll closings in the state of Arkansas mean that our network may now be ready to release a number of key projections in the presidential race. First, let's take a look at updated results in states that have closed their polls already but have not yet seen a projected winner here at CNN's Election Headquarters.

ALABAMA - PRESIDENT (36% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 53.4%
Hillary Clinton - 44.1%

KANSAS - PRESIDENT (37% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 47.7%
Donald Trump - 46.8%

MISSISSIPPI - PRESIDENT (48% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 51.3%
Hillary Clinton - 47.9%

MISSOURI - PRESIDENT (39% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 54.0%
Donald Trump - 43.4%

OKLAHOMA - PRESIDENT (46% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 57.8%
Hillary Clinton - 36.2%

TENNESSEE - PRESIDENT (31% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 50.1%
Donald Trump - 46.0%

TEXAS - PRESIDENT (22% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 48.3%
Hillary Clinton - 46.4%

ARKANSAS - PRESIDENT (2% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 56.9%
Hillary Clinton - 41.0%

Based off of returns that have come in so far, CNN can now project that Hillary Clinton will win the state of Missouri, while Donald Trump will be the victor in the state of Oklahoma. While Oklahoma does only have seven Electoral Votes to offer and was one of the Republican Party's strongest states in 2012, it is a small condolence for Mr. Trump's campaign, which at this time has only won three presidential contests out of the twenty-one called so far. Meanwhile, while Secretary Clinton's win in Missouri means that she has now carried at least four more states than Barack Obama did in 2012, early returns suggest that she is lagging in her original home state of Arkansas, where her husband served as Governor for two terms before successfully running for President himself in 1992. An updated map of the current standings in the presidential race:


Dark Red - Democratic Victory (236 EV)
Light Red - Democratic Lead (17 EV)
Dark Blue - Republican Victory (20 EV)
Light Blue - Republican Lead (59 EV)
Gray - Polls Open

As you can see, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton now only needs thirty-four more Electoral Votes to reach a majority of 270 in the Electoral College, and with results in large solidly Democratic states like New York and California still outstanding, a Clinton victory at this point is all but certain. Unconfirmed reports released by a Republican Party aide state that GOP Vice Presidential nominee Chris Christie has already called Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Julian Castro to essentially concede the election, and most agree that it is only a matter of time before Secretary Clinton gains the rest of the required number of Electoral Votes necessary to win the presidency. Now, to Jake Tapper with updates on some downballot races.
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« Reply #17 on: April 16, 2016, 07:45:09 AM »

Jake Tapper: Thanks, Anderson. Over the last thirty minutes or so, more results have come in for races for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and state governorships, and CNN feels ready to make a number of key projections. First, a look at the races that remain uncalled:

NEW HAMPSHIRE - GOVERNOR (99% Precincts Reporting)

Colin Van Ostern - 48.9%
Christopher Sununu - 48.9%

NORTH CAROLINA - GOVERNOR (78% Precincts Reporting)

Roy Cooper - 53.7%
Pat McCrory - 45.1%

NORTH CAROLINA - SENATE (78% Precincts Reporting)

Richard Burr - 50.1%
Deborah Ross - 48.4%

OHIO - SENATE (76% Precincts Reporting)

Ted Strickland - 52.5%
Rob Portman - 46.1%

WEST VIRGINIA - GOVERNOR (98% Precincts Reporting)

Jim Justice - 49.3%
Bill Cole - 49.2%

ILLINOIS - SENATE (45% Precincts Reporting)

Tammy Duckworth - 56.3%
Mark Kirk - 42.9%

MISSOURI - GOVERNOR (39% Precincts Reporting)

Peter Kinder - 55.0%
Chris Koster - 43.2%

MISSOURI - SENATE (39% Precincts Reporting)

Roy Blunt - 49.7%
Jason Kander - 48.9%

PENNSYLVANIA - SENATE (31% Precincts Reporting)

Joe Sestak - 52.3%
Pat Toomey - 47.5%

ARKANSAS - SENATE (2% Precincts Reporting)

John Boozman - 60.9%
Conner Eldridge - 39.1%

At this time, CNN Election Headquarters can project that Democrats Ted Strickland and Tammy Duckworth will win their respective Senate races in Ohio and Illinois, defeating incumbent Republicans Rob Portman and Mark Kirk. Strickland and Duckworth's victories bring the total number of Democratic pickups in the Senate to four, and while this likely means that Democrats will retake control of the United States Senate, CNN will wait until enough races are called to officially give Democrats a majority of more than fifty seats before making a final projection. Incumbent Republican Senator John Boozman of Arkansas is also projected to win his reelection bid, though this will likely not affect the overall outcome of the fight for control of the Senate. Meanwhile, Democrat Roy Cooper has defeated incumbent Republican Governor Pat McCrory in North Carolina, while Republican Peter Kinder has defeated Democrat Chris Koster in the open race for Governor of Missouri. Though Cooper and Kinder's races were viewed by many as what would likely turn out to be two of the most competitive elections of the cycle, both victors are expected to win their races by fairly decisive margins.

Anderson Cooper: The same cannot be said of the gubernatorial races in New Hampshire and West Virginia, both of which seem to have found themselves in statistical ties with nearly 100% of the vote reported in both states. While Democrat Colin Van Ostern leads Republican Christopher Sununu by only 27 votes in New Hampshire, the race in West Virginia is seeing Democrat Jim Justice with a slightly larger but still extremely small lead of 226 votes over Republican Bill Cole. Both races will likely require recounts to determine the final result, meaning that CNN will most likely be unable to project each state's winner tonight. Maps of current gubernatorial and senatorial races:

2016 Gubernatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Lime Green - Recount Required
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

2016 Senatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Lime Green - Recount Required
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

Jake Tapper: Meanwhile, when it comes to races for the House of Representatives, Democratic candidates are perhaps even more in luck. So far, the Democrats have gained a net of thirteen more seats in the House of Representatives, picking up fourteen seats compared to only one for the Republicans. While the Democrats still need a net gain of seventeen more seats to take control of the House, the thirteen seats they've netted already will guarantee that they will have at least two hundred House members in the 115th Congress. Pickups so far:

Democratic to Republican: FL-02

Republican to Democratic: FL-07; FL-10; FL-13; FL-26; IL-10; ME-02; MI-01; MI-07; NH-01; NJ-05; PA-08; TX-23; VA-02; VA-04

Now, for a map of where each race for the House of Representatives currently stands (old districts used in the states of Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia):

2016 House Elections


Red - Democratic Hold
Light Red - Democratic Pickup
Blue - Republican Hold
Light Blue - Republican Pickup
Green - Recount Required
Light Green - Too Close/Too Early to Call

Anderson Cooper: And last but not least, of course, a county map.


Jake Tapper: The effects of identity politics are really making themselves apparent in this election, as seen in the above county map. Already, we're seeing states like Michigan - in which Secretary Clinton campaigned hard and Mr. Trump's anti-union rhetoric alienated voters - go strongly for Mrs. Clinton, where she seems to have won all but two of the state's eighty-three counties. On the other end of the spectrum, we're seeing states like West Virginia, which has been trending heavily Republican over the past few decades and was especially responsive to Mr. Trump's campaign style, deliver a full county sweep for the GOP nominee, which is especially surprising considering trends in neighboring states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Anderson Cooper: Certainly, Jake. West Virginia seems to be sticking out like a sore thumb on that map, with counties in the Northern Panhandle voting for Mr. Trump even as neighboring areas along the Ohio River swing towards Mrs. Clinton. It should be noted, of course, that some areas - especially those in the Midwest like Michigan and, as we'll see later in the night, Wisconsin and Iowa - are much more politically elastic than those in other areas, most notably in the Deep South. However, Secretary Clinton does seem to be carrying a few Southern counties that haven't been won by a Democrat since Carter in '76, a further testament to what is certainly shaping out to be a good night for her.
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« Reply #18 on: April 16, 2016, 08:22:35 AM »

By the way, thanks for all the commentary, guys! I really appreciate it.

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« Reply #19 on: April 16, 2016, 09:02:16 AM »

Loving the TL, I am excited to see how the west goes.
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« Reply #20 on: April 16, 2016, 10:42:14 AM »

A detailed but easily digestable - and easily enjoyable TL. Nice!

Will you take into account the election (presumably) being called way before the polls close out west depressing turnout in general but disproportionally among Republicans?

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« Reply #21 on: April 16, 2016, 11:50:57 AM »

Loving the TL, I am excited to see how the west goes.

Thanks!

A detailed but easily digestable - and easily enjoyable TL. Nice!

Will you take into account the election (presumably) being called way before the polls close out west depressing turnout in general but disproportionally among Republicans?

Yes Smiley

I finished creating all of the actual election results and did take that into account, but considering the specific circumstances in this election, I'm guessing that turnout wouldn't drop off too much.

If, of course, Clinton does win the election that soon Tongue
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« Reply #22 on: April 16, 2016, 06:11:39 PM »

Jake Tapper: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to CNN's Election Night coverage of Election 2016. Right now, CNN is ready to make a breaking projection regarding the result of the 2016 presidential race.

CNN can now project that Hillary Clinton will be elected the next President of the United States. Let the record show that at 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time CNN has projected that Hillary Clinton will receive the 270 Electoral Votes necessary to become the 45th President of the United States. Tonight will go down in history as the night that the United States of America elected its first female President, with former First Lady, United States Senator, and United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defeating Mr. Donald Trump to succeed President Barack Obama in the White House and become our nation's leader over the course of the next four years.

Anderson Cooper: Yes, Jake, definitely a historic night in the United States and one that will be remembered for decades by many as the first time America selected a woman to become its president-elect. Poll closings and early results reporting from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming confirm that Mrs. Clinton will win the United States Presidential Election of 2016, defeating Republican nominee Donald Trump and bringing another four years of Democratic Party control to the White House. As we wait for Secretary Clinton to take the stage, let's take a look back at election returns in states that have already partially reported their results but have not yet been projected by CNN, as well as those that closed their polls at 9:00 PM EST:

ALABAMA - PRESIDENT (64% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 54.7%
Hillary Clinton - 42.9%

KANSAS - PRESIDENT (58% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 48.4%
Donald Trump - 46.1%

MISSISSIPPI - PRESIDENT (67% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 47.3%
Donald Trump - 47.2%

TENNESSEE - PRESIDENT (59% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 49.6
Hillary Clinton - 48.0%

TEXAS - PRESIDENT (48% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 49.4%
Hillary Clinton - 45.3%

ARKANSAS - PRESIDENT (36% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 51.7%
Hillary Clinton - 46.5%

ARIZONA - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 56.5%
Donald Trump - 31.2%
Gary Johnson - 11.7%

COLORADO - PRESIDENT (2% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 60.2%
Donald Trump - 19.8%
Gary Johnson - 17.4%

LOUISIANA - PRESIDENT (3% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 48.7%
Donald Trump - 47.1%

MINNESOTA - PRESIDENT (2% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 65.4%
Donald Trump - 32.1%

NEBRASKA - PRESIDENT (5% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 47.2%
Donald Trump - 46.5%

NEW MEXICO - PRESIDENT (6% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 63.3%
Donald Trump - 18.3%
Gary Johnson - 18.1%

NEW YORK - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 75.0%
Donald Trump - 21.9%

RHODE ISLAND - PRESIDENT (7% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 69.7%
Donald Trump - 20.1%

SOUTH DAKOTA - PRESIDENT (9% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 52.4%
Donald Trump - 38.3%

WISCONSIN - PRESIDENT (1% Precincts Reporting)

Hillary Clinton - 62.0%
Donald Trump - 31.0%

WYOMING - PRESIDENT (17% Precincts Reporting)

Donald Trump - 41.6%
Hillary Clinton - 40.1%
Gary Johnson - 16.3%

At this time, CNN can project from the 9:00 PM EST poll closings that the states of Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin will be won by Hillary Clinton, putting her well above the 270 Electoral Vote threshold and securing her win tonight. CNN can also project that Hillary Clinton will win the 2nd Congressional District of Nebraska, giving her one extra Electoral Vote due to a long-standing Nebraska statute that apportions one of the state's five Electoral Votes to each of its three individual congressional districts and reserves the remaining two for the statewide winner. Let's take a look at the map of the presidential race at this hour:


Dark Red - Democratic Victory (315 EV)
Light Red - Democratic Lead (25 EV)
Dark Blue - Republican Victory (20 EV)
Light Blue - Republican Lead (69 EV)
Gray - Polls Open (109 EV)

Jake Tapper: Those are definitely some interesting results, Anderson. The Clinton campaign does seem to have made significant inroads throughout not only the Southeast, where she's won the Romney 2012 states of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, but also in the Midwest, where not only has she won the states of Indiana and Missouri, but also seems to have early leads in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, all of which have been heavily Republican states for decades under normal circumstances.

Anderson Cooper: Of course, but it's clear by now that the circumstances of this election are anything but normal. It should also be noted that Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson, the former Governor of New Mexico, seems to be garnering a significant portion of the vote throughout each of the Western states that have begun to report their results already. Though most of the vote in these states isn't in yet, we can see that he's nearing 20% in states like Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming, which would put him on track to be the most successful third-party candidate since Ross Perot went up against Hillary Clinton's husband in '92 and '96.

Jake Tapper: Absolutely. Trump's rhetoric has proven to be particularly toxic in areas with high populations of adherents to the Church of the Latter-Day Saints and other local demographics, creating an opening for third-party candidates such as Governor Johnson to gain significant support. That was only helped, of course, by the refusal of a number of Mormon leaders and other local elected officials to endorse Mr. Trump, furthering Johnson's ability to attract voters who felt that neither Trump nor Clinton were acceptable options. In fact, the third-party turnout in some of these areas may be high enough to give Hillary Clinton a plurality of the vote in Western states like Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming, each of which gave Mitt Romney more than 60% of the vote in 2012 but have seen the non-Democratic vote this year be split between Mr. Trump and third-party candidates. Back to you, Anderson.
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« Reply #23 on: April 16, 2016, 06:12:12 PM »

Anderson Cooper: Thanks, Jake. Though there's certainly a fascinating dynamic that could play out in the areas out West yet to report their results, Hillary Clinton has already won 270 votes in the Electoral College and will become the next President of the United States. However, the results in a number of races for the United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, and state governorships do not show nearly as much certainty. Let's go to those:

NEW HAMPSHIRE - GOVERNOR (100% Precincts Reporting)

Colin Van Ostern - 48.9%
Christopher Sununu - 48.9%

NORTH CAROLINA - SENATE (94% Precincts Reporting)

Deborah Ross - 49.7%
Richard Burr - 48.6%

WEST VIRGINIA - GOVERNOR (99% Precincts Reporting)

Jim Justice - 49.3%
Bill Cole - 49.2%

MISSOURI - SENATE (71% Precincts Reporting)

Roy Blunt - 50.4%
Jason Kander - 48.3%

PENNSYLVANIA - SENATE (68% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Joe Sestak - 52.3%
Pat Toomey - 46.9%

ARIZONA - SENATE (1% Precincts Reporting)

Ann Kirkpatrick - 50.3%
John McCain - 49.7%

COLORADO - SENATE (2% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Michael Bennet - 54.6%
Darryl Glenn - 44.3%

LOUISIANA - SENATE (3% Precincts Reporting)

Foster Campbell - 34.3%
John Neely Kennedy - 20.1%
Charles Boustany - 12.3%
John Fleming - 11.6%
Caroline Fayard - 10.5%
Rob Maness - 7.6%
Joseph Cao - 3.6%

NEW YORK - SENATE (1% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Chuck Schumer - 77.9%
Wendy Long - 21.4%

SOUTH DAKOTA - SENATE (9% Precincts Reporting)

✓ John Thune - 64.5%
Jay Williams - 32.2%

WISCONSIN - SENATE (1% Precincts Reporting)

✓ Russ Feingold - 53.6%
Ron Johnson - 45.4%

CNN can now project that the Democratic Party will pick up two more seats in the United States Senate, with former Representative Joe Sestak defeating Republican Senator Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania and former Senator Russ Feingold defeating incumbent Republican Ron Johnson in Wisconsin. Along with the reelection of Democratic Senators Michael Bennet in Colorado and Chuck Schumer in New York, this brings the total confirmed number of seats that the Democratic Party will hold in the 115th Senate to forty-seven, only three away from a majority of fifty they need to retake control of the chamber now that they know Democratic Vice President-elect Julian Castro will serve as the tie-breaking Senate voter.

Jake Tapper: Exactly. And the Democrats have plenty of opportunities to win those three remaining seats. There are still three Senate races in states out West that are yet to report their results seeing popular Democratic incumbents - specifically Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Patty Murray of Washington - face little opposition, as well as two open seats in California and Nevada that are held by retiring Democratic incumbents and are expected to stay in Democratic control. Furthermore, Democrats still have a few opportunities to defeat incumbent Republican Senators - particularly John McCain of Arizona, Roy Blunt of Missouri, and Richard Burr of North Carolina - in heavily contested races that appear to have no distinct frontrunners even after significant portions of the election returns have already come in.

Anderson Cooper: However, with the successful reelection bid of Republican incumbent Senator John Thune in the state of South Dakota, the GOP can be guaranteed at least thirty-nine Senators in the 115th Senate, only two seats away from preventing the Democrats from taking a filibuster-proof Senate majority even in the best scenario for Clinton's party.

Jake Tapper: And with popular Republican incumbents running for reelection in Idaho and Utah, it's unlikely that the Democrats will be able to take a filibuster-proof majority, though nothing's for sure yet. Furthermore, CNN is projecting that the Senate race in Louisiana will go to a runoff this December after early results indicate that none of the seven major candidates running in the state's jungle primary system will receive the required 50% of the vote necessary to win the election outright. Meanwhile, races for a number of state governorships seem to be much more contested with CNN already projecting that recounts will be required for the gubernatorial races in both New Hampshire and West Virginia, where Republican and Democratic candidates are virtually tied even with essentially all of the vote in already. In New Hampshire, Republican candidate Christopher Sununu is seeking a recount after Democrat Colin Van Ostern seems to have won by a mere 28 votes with 100% of precincts reporting, while in West Virginia, a recount will likely be held after Democrat Jim Justice appears to have defeated Republican Bill Cole by only 159 votes with 99% of the vote in.

2016 Gubernatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Lime Green - Recount Required
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

2016 Senatorial Elections



Dark Red - Democratic Victory
Light Red - Democratic Lead
Dark Blue - Republican Victory
Light Blue - Republican Lead
Lime Green - Runoff Required
Gray - Polls Open/No Election

Anderson Cooper: Meanwhile, Democrats are continuing to make gains in the race for control of the United States House of Representatives, having picked up a total of seats twenty-two compared to only one for the Republicans as of this hour.

Democratic to Republican: FL-02

Republican to Democratic: CO-06; FL-07; FL-10; FL-13; FL-26; IL-10; ME-02; MI-01; MI-07; MI-08; MN-02; NH-01; NJ-05; NY-01; NY-19; NY-22; NY-24; PA-08; PA-16; TX-23; VA-02; VA-04

Jake Tapper: As you can see, Democrats have made large gains in races around the nation over the past hour, now only needing a net gain of nine more seats to retake control of the House compared to the thirty that they needed at the beginning of the night. A map of the current situation:

2016 House Elections


Red - Democratic Hold
Light Red - Democratic Pickup
Blue - Republican Hold
Light Blue - Republican Pickup
Green - Recount Required
Light Green - Too Close/Too Early to Call

Anderson Cooper: And before we go, of course:

The 2016 John King Memorial County Map

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« Reply #24 on: April 17, 2016, 07:56:40 PM »

Great timeline!
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