Election Night 20XX: Center Outward

[BigVic]

Interesting TL. Where is the final results

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3:25 A.M. E.S.T.

McManus: Now, let's check in with John Fitzsimmons, who is reporting from the Baker campaign headquarters.

Fitzsimmons: Thank you, Dennis. The energy is high here at the Baker campaign headquarters in Boston now that it is apparent Baker has this in the bag. He's coming out now to give what appears to be an impromptu speech.

Baker: Thank you to everyone who came tonight. It's been a long road to the election over the last year and a half, but here we are. I'd like to thank everyone who campaigned, donated, and voted- every little thing helped put us over the finish line. Senator Manchin called me a couple minutes ago to concede, and he wished me well in the White House. I look forward to working with Congress in order to facilitate economic growth and prosperity all across America.

McManus: Thank you for that, Fitzsimmons. Although we have already declared Baker the winner, we still have two uncalled states, Missouri and Oregon:

MISSOURI - 99% reporting
Manchin/Klobuchar: 1,390,687 (49.50498%)
Baker/Sandoval: 1,390,680 (49.50473%)
Others: 27,819 (.99027%)

OREGON - 82% reporting
Manchin/Klobuchar: 822,192 (50.55%)
Baker/Sandoval: 787,904 (48.44%)
Others: 16,530 (1.02%)

McManus: Missouri's result is still nail-bitingly close- Manchin is currently in the lead by six- yes, seven, votes. It truly does appear we will not know the result until every last ballot is counted, although unlike Florida in 2000, it fortunately does not appear to be the tipping-point state. In Oregon, the other uncalled state, Manchin has taken a slight lead, however 18% of the vote remains uncounted at this moment.

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Interesting TL. Where is the final results

I'll post final results once the TL is done.

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8:00 A.M. E.S.T.

McManus: Welcome to ATNN Morning News. I am your host Dennis McManus, and we have some important news for those of you who did not join us last night for our special presentation on the presidential election. Republican Charles Duane Baker Jr., Governor of Massachusetts, has bested Democratic West Virginia Senator Joseph Manchin III in the race for the White House. For those of you who were with us last night, we have two final state calls to make.

MISSOURI - 100% reporting
Baker/Sandoval: 1,392,003 (49.51%)
Manchin/Klobuchar: 1,391,233 (49.48%)
Others: 28,502 (1.01%)

OREGON - 100% reporting
Baker/Sandoval: 1,000,688 (49.56%)
Manchin/Klobuchar: 997,431 (49.40%)
Others: 21,031 (1.04%)

McManus: Suprisingly, Baker has managed to win over Manchin in both of these nail-biter battleground states. In both situations, Baker pulled ahead at the last minute. Missouri was uncertain throughout the night, whereas Oregon looked like it was going to vote for Manchin, except a drop in turnout among some reliably liberal demographic groups in the Portland areas appears to have cost Manchin. Manchin has stated his campaign will not pursue recounts in any of the extremely close states, as it does not appear the recounts will change anything substantial. Baker says that the two talked on the phone, with Manchin congratulating Baker on his win and wishing him luck during his tenure in the White House.

[libertpaulian]

Excellent ending!

[Fanofeverything25]

can we see baker's cabinet

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can we see baker's cabinet

I wasn't planning on doing a cabinet, I just wanted to do a simple election night scenario.