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« on: August 21, 2017, 01:53:02 PM »
« edited: August 23, 2017, 01:15:28 PM by Calthrina950 »

Disclaimer: This timeline involves a fictional Democratic presidential nominee, so it takes place in a kind of alternate universe. Keep that in mind.

Election Night 2020

6:00 PM-Election Night

Wolf Blitzer: To all of our viewers throughout the country, welcome to Election Night 2020. I am Wolf Blitzer. Joining me is Anderson Cooper and John King. Tonight, we will be bringing you coverage of what has been a very eventful, and at times, heated, election, between incumbent President Donald J. Trump and his Democratic challenger, Governor William B. Johannson of Minnesota. Based upon all of the exit polls, our focus groups, and our analysis of the situation throughout the country, our expectation is that Gov. Johannson will win a very substantial victory tonight over the President. For your reference, here are the poll closing times:


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Anderson Cooper: Besides the race for the Presidency, we are also following the races for Congress. Tonight, as it stands, the Democrats are poised to gain control of the U.S. Senate and to expand their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. In Colorado, incumbent Sen. Cory Gardner is being challenged by former Democratic House Speaker Crisanta Duran. In Georgia, incumbent Sen. David Perdue is being challenged by former State Sen. Jason Carter. In North Carolina, incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis is being challenged by State Sen. Jeff Jackson. And in Iowa, incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst is being challenged by State House Leader Rob Hogg. And in Kentucky, Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing a stiff challenge from Attorney General Andy Beshear. In the House, Democrats currently hold a 221-214 majority. Tonight, they are expected to have a net gain of 20-30 seats.....

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« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2017, 02:01:28 PM »

I think Jeff Jackson would be a better nominee for NC-SEN than Cooper. The latter has re-elex to worry about.
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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2017, 02:22:53 PM »
« Edited: August 21, 2017, 02:50:00 PM by Calthrina950 »

Wolf Blitzer: I'm Wolf Blitzer, and welcome back to Election Night 2020. Right now, polls just closed in the states of Indiana and Kentucky, and we have an early projection to make. CNN is projecting that Gov. Johannson will win the state of Indiana, and he will win it by a pretty substantial margin. As for Kentucky, we are projecting that it is too close to call at this hour; the early returns show Pres. Trump with an early lead, but again, it is too close to call. The results are as follows:

INDIANA-2% of Precincts Reporting:

Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 55,159-56.23%-11 electoral votes-WINNER
Trump/Pence (Republican): 24,143-43.77%

KENTUCKY-2% of Precincts Reporting:
Trump/Pence (Republican): 19,780-51.40%
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 18,163-47.20%

Anderson Cooper: That makes for 11 electoral votes for Gov. Johannson, and 0 for Pres. Trump. As for Kentucky, CNN is projecting that the race is too close to call, but Attn Gen. Beshear appears to have opened a early lead over incumbent Sen. McConnell:

KENTUCKY (Senate)-2% of Precincts Reporting:
Andy Beshear (Democratic): 20,472-53.20%
Mitch McConnell (Republican): 18,010-46.80%
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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2017, 02:49:36 PM »
« Edited: August 21, 2017, 02:53:15 PM by Calthrina950 »

7:00 PM-ELECTION NIGHT

Anderson Cooper: Welcome back to Election Night 2020. I am Anderson Cooper, and the polls have just closed in the states of Vermont, New Hampshire, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. We are ready to make a series of projections in all of these states:

We are now projecting that Gov. Johannson will win the state of Vermont. That is 3 electoral votes, and as Vermont is solidly Democratic, that is no surprise. However, we are indicating a blowout victory for him there, with our returns showing that he stands to garner more than 70% of the vote. We are also projecting Gov. Johannson as the winner in New Hampshire, where exit polls have indicated that voters have abandoned the Republican ticket in considerable numbers. Moreover, the Gov. is the winner in Virginia, that is 13 electoral votes. He is the winner in South Carolina, that is 9 electoral votes. And he is also the winner in Florida, with its 29 electoral votes.

The race in Kentucky is still to close to call at this time, but it has tightened down the stretch. Here is how the race stands in Kentucky as of now:

KENTUCKY-54% of Precincts Reporting:
Trump/Pence (Republican): 530,949-51.10%
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 506,532-48.75%

Returns indicate that Democratic turnout and margins in Louisville and Lexington are up considerably over 2016, and that working-class counties in Eastern Kentucky are abandoning the Republican ticket in droves. Pres. Trump, however, has maintained his lead in the central regions of the state.

As for the Senate race, Attn. General Beshear's lead over Sen. McConnell has widened, as can be seen:

KENTUCKY (Senate)-54% of Precincts Reporting:
Andy Beshear (Democratic): 571,992-55.05%
Mitch McConnell (Republican): 467,048-44.95%

However, we are still not ready to call the race at this time. We have a number of other Senate calls, to make however. In Virginia, we project that incumbent Sen. Mark Warner has been reelected, with 55% of the vote as of right now. In Vermont, Attn. General T.J. Donovan has been easily elected to succeed retiring Sen. Pat. Leahy. And in Georgia, we are projecting that Republican Sen. David Perdue has been defeated for reelection, losing to Democratic challenger former State Sen. Jason Carter, grandson of the former President:

GEORGIA (Senate)-2% of Precincts Reporting:

Jason Carter (Democratic): 48,702-58.80%-WINNER
David Perdue (Republican): 33,214-40.10%

Here are the results thus far:

NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE (2% in):

Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 1,817,718- 66.00% - 85 electoral votes
Trump/Pence (Republican): 921,803 - 33.47% - 0 electoral votes
Others: 13,219 - 0.48%

Totals: 2,754,119 votes cast  | 32.53%

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« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2017, 03:09:58 PM »
« Edited: August 21, 2017, 03:12:03 PM by Calthrina950 »

7:30 PM EST

John King: It is now 8:00 pm EST, and the states of Ohio, West Virginia, and North Carolina have now closed their polls. We are now ready to make a series of projections.

Anderson Cooper: CNN is now projecting that Gov. Johannson is the winner in the states of Ohio and North Carolina. Those states bring a total of 33 electoral votes into the Governor's column. We are also projecting that Pres. Trump has won the state of West Virginia, which was his second-highest state win four years ago. This is the first win for what has otherwise been an exceptionally bad night for the Republican ticket, and garners the President five electoral votes. Early returns indicate that the Governor stands to win by double-digit margins in both Ohio and North Carolina.

We are also ready to project the Senate races in North Carolina and Kentucky. CNN is now projecting that State Sen. Jeff Jackson has defeated incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis, in the second Democratic pickup of the night. And in Kentucky, we can now say that Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been defeated for reelection by Attn. General Andy Beshear. This is a major upset of the night, and brings an end to McConnell's 35-year career in Congress. Our projection is that Beshear will defeat McConnell by a margin of anywhere from 10-13 percentage points when all returns are in. That constitutes the third Democratic pickup of the night. However, Kentucky on the presidential level is still too close to call at this time:

KENTUCKY-61% of Precincts Reporting:
Trump/Pence (Republican): 617,380-50.93%
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 594,833-49.07%

KENTUCKY (Senate)-61% of Precincts Reporting:

Andy Beshear (Democratic): 679,567-56.06%-WINNER
Mitch McConnell (Republican): 532,646-43.94%

NORTH CAROLINA (Senate)-2% of Precincts Reporting:

Jeff Jackson (Democratic): 53,478-57.00%-WINNER
Thom Tillis (Republican): 39,931-42.55%

And the national results:

NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE (6% in):

Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 5,349,876- 64.75% - 118 electoral votes
Trump/Pence (Republican): 2,872,821 - 34.77% - 5 electoral votes
Others: 39,659 - 0.48%

Totals: 8,262,358 votes cast  | 29.98%



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« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2017, 03:32:24 PM »

NORTH CAROLINA (Senate)-2% of Precincts Reporting:

Jeff Jackson (Democratic): 53,478-57.00%-WINNER
Thom Tillis (Republican): 39,931-42.55%
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« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2017, 03:47:38 PM »
« Edited: August 22, 2017, 02:52:41 PM by Calthrina950 »

8:00 PM EST

Wolf Blitzer: Welcome back to Election Night 2020. I am Wolf Blitzer. Polls have now closed in several states, and we are now ready to make a series of key projections. As we predicted, the momentum for Gov. Johannson continues to build more and more, producing what now appears to be the largest victory obtained by either party since the 1980s. We can now project that the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Mississippi, and Texas will all vote for Gov. Johannson, while the state of Oklahoma will vote for Pres. Trump. Tennessee, Alabama, and Kansas are too early to call. And with these calls, we are now ready to make our projection for the Presidency:

The state of Texas, a state which has not voted Democratic in 40 years, has now gone Democratic tonight. The home state of Lyndon B. Johnson and George W. Bush has now cast its lot with the Governor of Minnesota. William B. Johannson is our projected winner, at 8:15, EST, we are projecting him as the winner. He now has 271 electoral votes, to Pres. Trump's 5. That is over the 270 required to win.

The national results now stand as this:

NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE (24% in):

Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 21,154,942- 64.01% - 286 electoral votes-WINNER
Trump/Pence (Republican): 11,735,854 - 35.51% -  15 electoral votes
Others: 158,637 - 0.48%

Totals: 33,049,434 votes cast  | 28.50%

Kentucky is still too close to call as this hour. Here is how it now stands:

KENTUCKY-85% of Precincts Reporting:
Trump/Pence (Republican): 827,413-50.59%
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 808,113-49.41%

Alabama, also, which was one of Pres. Trump's strongest states four years ago, is now going in a different direction. Gov. Johannson is leading there right now, though it's a very tight one:

ALABAMA-2% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 21,615-50.90%
Trump/Pence (Republican): 20,851-49.10%

Here's Kansas:

KANSAS-2% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 13,142-55.00%
Trump/Pence (Republican): 10,728-44.90%

And here is Tennessee:

TENNESSEE-2% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 26,755-53.34%
Trump/Pence (Republican): 23,153-46.16%

As for Senate races, we project that Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has won re-election in New Hampshire. In Illinois, Sen. Dick Durbin has easily won another term. In Maine, we are projecting that former Democratic State Sen. Phil Bartlett will win the seat left vacant by retiring Sen. Susan Collins. This is the fourth Democratic pickup of the night:

MAINE (Senate)-23% of Precincts Reporting:
Phil Bartlett (Democratic): 81,302-60.00%-WINNER
Bruce Polinquin (Republican): 52,263-38.47%


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« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2017, 03:48:24 PM »

NORTH CAROLINA (Senate)-2% of Precincts Reporting:

Jeff Jackson (Democratic): 53,478-57.00%-WINNER
Thom Tillis (Republican): 39,931-42.55%


What is this supposed to mean?
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« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2017, 04:11:52 PM »
« Edited: August 22, 2017, 03:21:34 PM by Calthrina950 »

8:30 PM EST

Anderson Cooper: It is now 8:30 PM EST, and the state of Arkansas has closed its polls. Based upon exit polls, we are able to project that Arkansas will go for Gov. Johannson tonight, by what seems to be a margin of greater than ten percentage points:

ARKANSAS-10% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 65,825-58.22%-6 Electoral Votes-WINNER
Trump/Pence (Republican): 45,507-40.25%

That gives Gov. Johannson six more electoral votes. We can also now project that the state of Kansas will vote for the Governor as well, garnering him another six electoral votes:

KANSAS-21% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 139,875-55.75%-6 Electoral Votes-WINNER
Trump/Pence (Republican): 112,853-44.98%

Tennessee now Leans Johannson, but is still too close to call at this point. As for Kentucky, the margin there is now very narrow, but Pres. Trump continues to hold a lead, with 95% of the precincts in:

KENTUCKY-95% of Precincts Reporting:
Trump/Pence (Republican): 922,927-50.49%
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 903,551-49.43%

As for Alabama, the Governor continues to hold a narrow lead there:

ALABAMA-19% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 210,805-51.05%
Trump/Pence (Republican): 202,051-48.93%

Here are the national results:

NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE (29% in):

Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 25,442,418 - 63.71% - 283 electoral votes-WINNER
Trump/Pence (Republican): 14,300,627 - 35.81% - 5 electoral votes
Others: 191,686 - 0.48%

Totals: 39,934,733 votes cast  | 28.50%

We expect Gov. Johannson to deliver his victory speech, followed shortly thereafter by the President's concession. Stay tuned with us.
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« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2017, 04:23:51 PM »

An electoral map would be really nice right about now!

Also, what about other Senate races? Trump lost Kansas, Arkansas, and South Carolina for example, all those states have incumbent Republican Senators
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« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2017, 04:27:01 PM »

NORTH CAROLINA (Senate)-2% of Precincts Reporting:

Jeff Jackson (Democratic): 53,478-57.00%-WINNER
Thom Tillis (Republican): 39,931-42.55%


What is this supposed to mean?
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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2017, 03:15:27 PM »
« Edited: August 23, 2017, 02:24:08 PM by Calthrina950 »

9:00 PM EST

John King: Welcome back to Election Night 2020. I am John King. Right now, polls have closed in the states of New York and Louisiana, and in several states throughout the West. Based upon our exit polls and the early returns, CNN can now project that Gov. Johannson will win the states of New York, Rhode Island, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Gov. Johannson will also carry the electoral votes from Nebraska's 1st and 2nd districts, while the overall state vote for Nebraska is too early to call at this hour. Pres. Trump will win the state of Wyoming, and he will also win the electoral vote from Nebraska's 3rd congressional district. The state of South Dakota is too early to call at this stage.

We are also finally able to make a projection for the state of Kentucky. CNN now projects that Pres. Trump will hold on to the state of Kentucky, by what appears to be a 1-pt. or less margin. With 100% of all the precincts in, we are now confident to say that the President has carried Kentucky. We can also now project that Gov. Johannson will win the state of Tennessee:

KENTUCKY-100% of Precincts Reporting:
Trump/Pence (Republican): 970,733-50.45%-8 Electoral Votes-WINNER
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 951,492-49.45%

TENNESSEE-51% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 683,675-53.45%-11 Electoral Votes-WINNER
Trump/Pence (Republican): 589,022-46.16%

ALABAMA-60% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 666,355-51.10%
Trump/Pence (Republican): 637,276-48.88%

NEBRASKA AL-5% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 21,884-51.75%
Trump/Pence (Republican): 20,767-49.20%

SOUTH DAKOTA-19% of Precincts Reporting:
Trump/Pence (Republican): 38,393-54.70%
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 31,783-45.20%

Gov. Johannson now has 391 electoral votes, versus 24 for Pres. Trump. Here is the electoral map as it stands. Blue indicates states which we have given to the Governor; red for the President. Grey states are those which have not closed their polls at this time, and green are the states which are too close to call:


Blue-Democratic Victory
Red-Republican Victory
Grey-Polls Still Open
Green-Too Close to Call

And here are the national results:

NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE (31% in):

Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 26,915,321 - 63.05% - 391 electoral votes-WINNER
Trump/Pence (Republican): 15,568,624 - 36.47% - 24 electoral votes
Others: 204,906 - 0.48%

Totals: 42,688,852 votes cast  | 26.58%
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« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2017, 03:55:13 PM »
« Edited: August 22, 2017, 03:59:16 PM by Calthrina950 »

9:30 PM EST

Anderson Cooper: Welcome back to Election Night 2020. I am Anderson Cooper. We now have a series of projections to make for the Senate, including critical ones in Kansas and Colorado.

In Arkansas, we project that incumbent Sen. Tom Cotton has been reelected to a second term. He defeats Democratic challenger, House Minority Leader Michael John Grey, 57-43%. In South Carolina, we project that incumbent Sen. Lindsay Graham has easily won another term. Incumbents Roy Moore in Alabama, Chris Coons in Delaware, Bill Cassidy in Louisiana, Ed Markey in Massachusetts, Gary Peters in Michigan, Al Franken in Minnesota, Ben Sasse in Nebraska, Tom Udall in New Mexico, Jack Reed in Rhode Island, Shelly Moore Capito in West Virginia, Cory Booker in New Jersey, Mike Enzi in Wyoming, Lamar Alexander in Tennessee, and Mike Rounds in South Dakota have all won re-election. In Oklahoma, we project that Representative Jim Bridenstine has easily won the race to succeed retiring Sen. Jim Inhofe.

We also project the same outcome in Mississippi, where Rep. Steven Palazzo has won the race to succeed retiring Sen. Thad Cochran. In Kansas, we project that independent Greg Orman has won the race to succeed retiring Sen. Pat Roberts. Orman has already indicated his intention to caucus with the Democrats, thus constituting their fifth pickup of the night. And in Colorado, we project that incumbent Sen. Cory Gardner has been defeated by his challenger, former House Speaker Crisanta Duran, and it appears that it will be by a considerable margin. This marks the sixth Democratic pickup of the night.

KANSAS (Senate)-52% of Precincts Reporting:

Greg Orman (Independent): 366,550-59.00%-WINNER
Kevin Yoder (Republican): 253,913-40.87%

COLORADO (Senate)-6% of Precincts Reporting:

Crisanta Duran (Democratic): 95,634-57.33%-WINNER
Cory Gardner (Republican): 71,179-42.67%

Democrats have now picked up Republican seats in North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Colorado, and Maine, with an independent pickup in Kansas. Republicans have not picked up any seats.

Next on CNN, Gov. Johannson's victory speech.
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« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2017, 11:07:13 PM »

Amazing. I hope election night 2020 is as glorious as this.
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« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2017, 03:27:10 AM »

Democratic presidential candidate winning Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana? May be - 20-25 years from now. But - not in 2020..
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« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2017, 12:05:32 PM »

Democratic presidential candidate winning Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana? May be - 20-25 years from now. But - not in 2020..

Anything is possible, also this is fictional so...
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« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2017, 02:22:44 PM »
« Edited: August 23, 2017, 02:28:59 PM by Calthrina950 »

9:40 PM EST

Wolf Blitzer: Welcome back to CNN. I'm Wolf Blitzer. Gov. Johannson is getting ready to take the stage at the Minneapolis Convention Center, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There, he will be joined by his wife, by his running mate, Vice-President elect Castro, and his wife, and by many of their supporters and subordinates. Now, here is the President-elect:

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Cheers throughout the convention hall and chants of "Mr. President".

I am deeply, I am deeply humbled by all of the support and all of the affection from you tonight.
And I would like to say, to all in this hall, and to all Americans, listening and watching the results throughout the country, thank you! This victory would not have been possible without your dedication, without your faith, and without your perservance. Tonight has shown the greatness and the strength of this country. Our Founding Fathers envisioned a system in which the rights and liberties of all would be guaranteed, and every person would have a fair stake, and a strong voice, in the halls of democracy. Well tonight, that voice has been heard!

I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to Pres. Trump and Vice Pres. Pence for having served this country the past four years. Now is not the time to talk of division, or of partisan differences. Now is the time to move forward! To develop new solutions to our problems! To create a new pact of understanding, between myself, and other elected officials, and with the American people. It is your interests that I will strive to fight for over the next four years! Not those of corporate elitists, or those who would seek to tear us apart.

As we move forward into the future, we shall work to ensure that every person's economic well-being is ensured. That no one is left hungry, or in want, or without the security that being a citizen of this great country should confer. That everyone has access to affordable and decent healthcare, and that everyone has access to an adequate and affordable education! And most importantly, that everyone is given a hand up, and the full opportunity to participate in all that it means to be an American.

Thank you, god bless America, and god bless the American people....


John King: Gov. Johannson has just finished delivering his remarks. And you can see the enthusiasm, the happiness, and the cheers of the crowds.

10:00 PM EST

Anderson Cooper: Welcome back to CNN. I am Anderson Cooper. At the top of the hour, several more states have now closed their polls, and CNN is now ready to make a series of further projections. We are projecting that Gov. Johannson has won the states of Iowa, Montana, and Nevada. Pres. Trump has won the state of North Dakota. Utah leans Johannson, but we will not project it until more of the returns are in. Idaho is too close to call at this hour, but the Governor appears to have a narrow lead in the early returns. Nebraska at large also remains too close to call, but with 59% of the precincts in, Gov. Johannson has maintained a 5-pt. lead over the President in the statewide results.

However, we are now ready to make projections for South Dakota and Alabama. CNN can now project that Pres. Trump will win the state of South Dakota. With 64% of the precincts reporting, we can now project that South Dakota will stay Republican. However, we have good news for the Governor as well. CNN is now projecting that Gov. Johannson will win the state of Alabama. With 95% of the precincts reporting, we are now confident that Alabama, for the first time in forty-four years, will be going Democratic tonight. The final margin will be around two percentage points, according to our models, once all returns are in.

As for Senate races, we can now project that in Iowa, incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst has been defeated for reelection by House Majority Leader Rob Hogg. This constitutes the seventh Democratic pickup of the night. Here are all the results as they stand:

SOUTH DAKOTA-64% of Precincts Reporting:

Trump/Pence (Republican): 128,022-54.05%-3 electoral votes-WINNER
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 108,789-45.93%

ALABAMA-95% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 1,031,395-51.13%-9 Electoral Votes-WINNER
Trump/Pence (Republican): 984,798-48.82%

UTAH-9% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 55,846-54.26%
Trump/Pence (Republican): 46,974-45.64%

IDAHO-9% of Precincts Reporting:
Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 31,771-51.13%
Trump/Pence (Republican): 30,360-49.86%

IOWA (Senate)-25% of Precincts Reporting:

Rob Hogg (Democratic): 230,519-58.88%-WINNER
Joni Ernst (Republican): 160,987-41.12%

Here is the national electoral map:


Blue-Democratic Victory
Red-Republican Victory
Green-Too Close to Call
Grey-Polls Still Open

The national popular vote:

NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE (38% in):

Johannson/Castro (Democratic): 32,731,332 - 62.55% - 415 electoral votes-WINNER
Trump/Pence (Republican): 19,345,761 - 36.97% - 30 electoral votes
Others: 251,175 - 0.48%

Totals: 52,238,270 votes cast  | 25.58%
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« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2017, 03:00:47 PM »
« Edited: August 23, 2017, 03:07:55 PM by Calthrina950 »

10:30 PM EST

John King: Welcome back to Election Night 2020. I am John King. In just a few more moments, Pres. Trump will be taking the stage at his campaign headquarters in New York City, in order to deliver his concession speech. We are told that he will be joined by First Lady Trump, Vice Pres. Pence, all of his children and their spouses, including his youngest son Barron, and by Second Lady Pence, along with a number of his associates and subordinates.

In fact, here comes the President now...

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Subdued cheers and clapping as the President and his accomplices appear on stage.

Look at all of you people. You are all such wonderful people, I mean really. I mean, has no President had such wonderful people? Truly wonderful, wonderful people. Well, I got to tell you that tonight, didn't go like we would have wanted. The American people, have decided to choose a new leader...No, don't boo, don't boo, don't do that...The American people have decided to choose a new leader, and they have decided to take a new course.

I've done many things. We've stopped the illegals, we've got the economy growing again, we've made this country a true force. What is it that we haven't done? (Cheers from the crowd.) But tonight, I extend my congratulations to the Governor, and his wife, and Secretary Castro, for their victory. We must come together, and we must move forward. But couldn't we have had another run?

I mean, I shook up everything, believe me. I put the politicians in their place, and made them aware of you and your concerns. That was great! So, thank you, and thank you for standing by me....


Anderson Cooper: The President has now finished his remarks, and as was expected, they were in his typical fashion. But now, with the concession delivered, we can turn to our CNN poll expert, Dr. Sam Wong, to find out how Gov. Johannson won this, by every definition, historic victory. Mr. Wong?

Sam Wong: Yes, Anderson, my colleagues and I have been looking over the exit polls and the returns, and we have come up with some startling conclusions. Gov. Johannson won this landslide by making significant gains in every demographic group, by increasing turnout among core Democratic constituencies, and by winning over significant numbers of independents and moderate Republicans.

When you look at the breakdowns by race, you can see a dramatic difference between this year, and four years ago. Four years ago, Pres. Trump won whites 58-37% over Hillary Clinton. This year, and for the first time since 1964, it is the Democratic ticket which is winning whites. Gov. Johannson is carrying them 52-48% tonight. That is why you are seeing states such as Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Alabama, of all places, falling into the Democratic fold tonight, and why you are seeing record Democratic percentages in the Midwest, in New Mexico, in Colorado, in Arizona, in Nevada, and in the Northeast.

When you look at African-Americans, Mrs. Clinton won them 88-8% four years ago. Tonight, Gov. Johannson is winning them 92-8%, so he's managed to get close to par with Barack Obama's performance in 2008 and 2012. The big difference, however, is that turnout is up considerably among blacks, by as much as six percentage points over 2016, we estimate. That has played a big factor in the Governor's victories in such critical states as North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

As for Hispanics and Asian/Other Americans, the gains are profound. Take a look at Hispanics. Mrs. Clinton won them 65-29% last time around. Tonight, Gov. Johannson is carrying them 77-23%. Hispanic turnout is also up by six percentage points over 2016, and that is proving to be a critical factor in states such as Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado. Among Asians, Mrs. Clinton won 65-29% four years ago; Gov. Johannson is winning 76-24% tonight. Among Others, Mrs. Clinton won 56-37% four years ago; Gov. Johannson is winning 61-39%.

Now I want to direct your attention to results by voter affiliation. Gov. Johannson is winning Democrats, as you would expect, but look at the percentages. Whereas Mrs. Clinton won them 89-9% four years ago, Gov. Johannson is now winning them 99-1%. That is a ten-pt. gain. Among independents, Mr. Trump won 48-42% last time around; Gov. Johannson is winning them 61-39%. And among Republicans, we are seeing a high rate of defections. Mr. Trump won them 90-7% last time; this time, he is winning them 80-20%. We haven't seen this many Republicans vote Democratic since LBJ's landslide over Goldwater.

Two other factors to briefly look at: gender and education. Mrs. Clinton won women 54-41% last time around; tonight, Gov. Johannson is winning them 62-38%. Mr. Trump won men 52-41% last time around; this time, Gov. Johannson is winning them 60-40%. He is the first Democrat since Carter to win men. Moreover, he is winning white women, 54-46%, and white men, 52-48%. Now finally, look at the vote by demographic. Pres. Trump has collapsed among white working-class voters. He won them 67-33% last time, but now, thanks to the default crisis and other economic challenges, they have been driven from his fold; Gov. Johannson is winning them 52-48% tonight.

As for college-educated voters, Gov. Johannson is winning them 62-38% tonight, including 56% of college-educated whites. The latter figure represents a 10-pt. gain from Mrs. Clinton's performance four years ago. So as you can see, the Gov. has far outperformed Mrs. Clinton among every demographic.

Wolf Blitzer: Alright then, thank you Dr. Wong. We will be right back.
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« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2018, 01:26:33 PM »

Bumping this back up. I will be finishing this timeline later.
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