Sanders wins Iowa - 2016 TL

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The Third Presidential Debate - Trump steps up his game?

The Third Presidential Debate was widely viewed as the last chance for a game-changer in this unpredictable election. And it was the best performance of Republican nominee Donald Trump up to date, especially after he tied in the first debate and lost the second one. He was entering it still wounded after Access Holywood but in a favorable news cycle given the Warren controversy. And the CNN flash poll points to him as the winner. Michael Bloomberg once again underperformed, however, Sanders also had a solid debate, so it will probably not be enough to narrow the gap too much. Here is the moment that many say has helped Trump the most -

Bloomberg - ...and what I will do is I will look at the qualifications of the judge, not on whether he or she agrees with me on the issues, and nominate accordingly. I will keep partisanship out of judicial nominees.
Trump - Excuse me for just one second. What that means is that he is willing to appoint anyone he would gain political capital from. So, Republicans, he would nominate judges who would expand the government, protect abortion, take away your 2nd amendment rights, and mandating open borders. This is what you get with this guy in charge. Liberal, activist judges. What I would do...

The CNN flash poll shows that 45% think Trump won the debate, while 37% say Sanders and only 9% say Bloomberg.

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COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION DAY - Turnout, projected to be sky high

Tapper - You are watching CNN, Countdown to Election Day. A historic event which could change the future of our country is only 4 days away. And Americans are listening. Reports from states which use early voting report an increase of 5 to 10% in the number of ballots that were requested compared to 2012, and similar numbers are reported for voter registration. Models from all three campaigns and nonpartisan sources report a likely turnout of over 60%. People are voting and regardless of who they are voting for, that is a good thing. Now back to the actual campaigning - all candidates and their running mates are out on the trail. The Sanders and Trump campaigns have their schedules packed, with huge rallies all over the battleground states that are seeing crowds in the tens of thousands. Bernie Sanders and his running mate Elizabeth Warren are scheduled to speak to a crowd of over 30.000 in Philadelphia on Election Eve, where they will be joined by many Democratic politicians as well as the President and Vice President, to end their campaign. Donald Trump and Sarah Palin will put an end to this journey in Miami, Florida, where they expect a similarly large crowd. Michael Bloomberg on the other hand is much less on the trail and has very small crowds, something that is often sarcastically pointed out by the Republican nominee. However, he is expecting an at least decent crowd at his final event in the Atlanta suburbs, where he will be joined by none other than Mitt Romney, the 2012 nominee. Sanders is ahead in the polls, but here at CNN, we will count every vote and let you lead the way.

General Election Polling - National

Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT)/Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) - 43,2%
Businessman Donald Trump (R-NY)/Former Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) - 37,9%
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I-NY)/Governor John Kasich (R-OH) - 16,5%
Former Governor Gary Johnson (L-NM)/Former Governor Bill Weld (L-MA) - 2,1%
Former CIA Officer Evan McMullin (R-UT)/Consultant Mindy Finn (R-DC) - 0,3%

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ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA

Blitzer - Hello to viewers in the United States and around the world and welcome to the CNN coverage of Election Night in America. After an election season like no other, which has shaken the main parties to the point in which they can are unrecognizable, tonight we will find out who is the next President of the United States. Will the frontrunner, Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed socialist who has stunningly defeated Hillary Clinton for the nomination, win the White House and enact sweeping left-wing reforms? Or will the Republican nominee, Businessman Donald Trump, pull off an upset and become the first President without any political or military experience in a rebuke of socialism and Sanders? Or perhaps the Independent Michael Bloomberg will pull off the upset of the century and become the first independent elected since George Washington, or at least manage to push the election into the House, where he could well win? Let us also not forget about Independent Republican Evan McMullin who threatens to take away the safe red state of Utah from the Republican ticket. All of that and more, including the crucial down-ballot races that will shape the term of whoever wins the White House, tonight. And now, we have a key race alert for the first results from Indiana and Kentucky.

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ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA

Disclaimer - The different counties within a state will not necessarily report their results in the same order as OTL

Blitzer - And now, we have a key race alert for the first results from Indiana and Kentucky

Indiana Presidential Election - 1% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 47.3%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 36.6%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 14.2%

Kentucky Presidential Election - 1% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 59.7%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 31.9%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 8.5%

Donald Trump and Sarah Palin are ahead in both of these safely red states, however, neither of them can be called at the moment. So far, the Electoral College is still 0 for Sanders, 0 for Trump, and 0 for Bloomberg. Dana, do you have some numbers for those crucial down-ballot races?

Dana Bash - Yes, indeed I have. In Kentucky, the Senate seat is disputed between incumbent Senator Rand Paul and the Mayor of Lexington, Jim Gray. Too early to call there as the polls are still open in some parts of the state, but Paul is ahead in early returns. In Indiana, there is a very crucial Senate race between Representative Todd Young, who is trying to keep this seat in Republican hands against popular former Senator Evan Bayh. And in the Indiana gubernatorial race, Democrats think they have a chance at unseating Governor Mike Pence, who reportedly turned down an offer to be the running mate of Donald Trump and who is controversial in the state, and replace him with former Speaker of the Indiana House John Gregg. Both of these races are too early to call, but Republicans lead in early results.

Indiana Senate Election - 1% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Todd Young - 53.1%
Evan Bayh - 45.6%

Indiana Gubernatorial Election - 1% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Mike Pence - 53.8%
John Gregg - 45.7%

Kentucky Senate Election - 1% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Rand Paul - 57.6%
Jim Gray - 42%

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ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA

Disclaimer - The different counties within a state will not necessarily report their results in the same order as OTL

Blitzer - As we are nearing 7 PM on the East Coast when many states will close their polls, including the crucial states of Florida, Virginia, and Georgia, we shall have a look at the latest numbers from Indiana and Kentucky

Indiana Presidential Election - 12% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 46.5%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 36.9%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 15%

Kentucky Presidential Election - 14% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 64.8%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 27.4%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 6.3%

Donald Trump still holding a lead in these two red states. Now, it is 7 PM on the East Coast, and we have two calls to make - Kentucky for Donald Trump, no surprise there, although his big numbers in some of those counties currently reporting seem to suggest an overperformance in coal county, and, of course, Vermont for Bernie Sanders. The Electoral College is now 8 for Trump, 3 for Sanders, and 0 for Bloomberg. We have a long way to go, folks, until 270. Two states however are too close to call - Georgia and Virginia. Indiana and South Carolina are too early to call. Now, Dana has some projections for us in the Senate races. Dana?

Dana Bash - Thank you, Wolf. CNN can now project that Senator Tim Scott has been re-elected in South Carolina and Senator Patrick Leahy has been re-elected in Vermont. No surprise in either of these races. No projection for now in the other races.


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Blitzer - We are a few minutes past 7 PM, and we have a key race alert as we have received more data from many states.

Florida Presidential Election - 2% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 40.1%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 39.5%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 18.6%

Georgia Presidential Election - 1% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 42.8%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 32.7%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 22.4%

Indiana Presidential Election - 19% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 44.2%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 38.3%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 15.9%

New Hampshire Presidential Election - 4% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 36.9%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Waren - 36.5%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 25.1%

South Carolina Presidential Election - 2% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 38.8%
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 36.6%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 22.7%

Virginia Presidential Election - 5% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 43.7%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 35.1%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 19.5%

This is very early in most of these states, but Trump is ahead in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, New Hampshire, and Virginia. Sanders is only ahead in South Carolina. Does that mean anything? Our panel will discuss that soon. But first, over to Dana for the down-ballot races.

Dana Bash - Thank you, Wolf. In the past few minutes, we have got more numbers in all of these races. Here they are.

Florida Senate Election - 2% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Marco Rubio - 51.9%
Patrick Murphy - 47.7%

Georgia Senate Election - 1% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Johnny Isakson - 55.2%
Jim Barksdale - 44.4%

Indiana Senate Election - 19% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Todd Young - 51.4%
Evan Bayh - 47.9%

Indiana Gubernatorial Election - 19% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Mike Pence - 52.5%
John Gregg - 47.1%

Kentucky Senate Election - 19% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Rand Paul - 58.8%
Jim Gray - 40.7%

New Hampshire Senate Election - 4% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Kelly Ayotte - 52.4%
Maggie Hassan - 46.9%

New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election - 4% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Chris Sununu - 53.1%
Collin van Ostern - 46.3%

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ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA

Blitzer - It is now 7 30 PM and polls are now closing in three states, including the crucial battlegrounds of Ohio and North Carolina. And we can make a projection - CNN can now project West Virginia for Donald Trump. Once a safe blue state, West Virginia has trended Republican for years, starting with going for Bush in 2000, and tonight, it will go for Trump by a very big margin according to our exit polls. The Electoral College stands at 13 for Trump, 3 for Sanders, and 0 for Bloomberg. Ohio and North Carolina are too close to call. And now, a key race alert.

Florida Presidential Election - 11% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 43.8%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 38.1%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 16.2%

Georgia Presidential Election - 12% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 43.8%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 34.9%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 19.7%

Indiana Presidential Election - 32% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 46.8%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 38.2%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 13.3%

New Hampshire Presidential Election - 9% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 39.1%
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 37.5%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 21.9%

South Carolina Presidential Election - 9% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 42.1%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 32.3%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 24%

Virginia Presidential Election - 16% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 40.3%
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 38.9%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 19.1%

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Blitzer - Key race alert right now, as we are getting the first results out of the key states of Ohio and North Carolina

North Carolina Presidential Election - 6% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 43.4%
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 35.2%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 19.7%

Ohio Presidential Election - 6% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 48.6%
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 32.7%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 17.1%

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ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA

Blitzer - It is now 8 PM and polls are closing in several states. We have some projections to make. We can project that Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, Illinois, one of the four electoral votes in Maine and Washington DC will vote for the Democrat Bernie Sanders. We can also project Alabama, Oklahoma, and Tennessee for Republican Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders is ahead right now in the electoral count, he has 76 electoral votes to 40 for Donald Trump. We have a key race alert right now.

Florida Presidential Election - 22% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 45.9%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 38.5%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 13.7%

Georgia Presidential Election - 24% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 44.6%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 36.3%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 17.5%

Indiana Presidential Election - 41% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 46.9%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 37.9%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 13.2%

Kansas Presidential Election - 2% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 42.2%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 30.6%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 23.4%

Maine Presidential Election - 1% reporting - TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 40.7%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 38.5%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 18.6%

Michigan Presidential Election - 4% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 46.2%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 39.5%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 12.4%

Mississippi Presidential Election - 1% reporting - TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 50.7%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 40.3%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 7.1%

Missouri Presidential Election - 3% reporting- TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 47.5%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 37.7%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 14%

New Hampshire Presidential Election - 21% reporting- TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 40.2%
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 38.8%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 19.4%

North Carolina Presidential Election - 16% reporting- TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 44.5%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 39.2%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 14.5%

North Dakota Presidential Election - 1% reporting- TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 45.5%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 30.6%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 21.3%

Ohio Presidential Election - 14% reporting- TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 45.4%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 40.8%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 12.7%

Pennsylvania Presidential Election - 4% reporting- TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 46.8%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 40.4%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 11.6%

South Carolina Presidential Election - 22% reporting- TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 45.6%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 35%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 17.4%

South Dakota Presidential Election - 1% reporting- TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 43.2%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 31.1%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 22.5%

Texas Presidential Election - 5% reporting- TOO EARLY TO CALL
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 50%
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 40.2%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 7.9%

Virginia Presidential Election - 22% reporting- TOO EARLY TO CALL
Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren - 45.6%
Donald Trump/Sarah Palin - 37.5%
Michael Bloomberg/John Kasich - 16.2%

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2020 ELECTION RESULT - Sanders defeats Trump and Bloomberg, wins the White House

In an outcome that would have had the pundits laughing it off just a year ago, Vermont Senator and self-avowed socialist Bernie Sanders was able to win the White House over Republican nominee Donald Trump and Independent candidate Michael Bloomberg. While the early results showed some hope for the Trump campaign, by 10 PM it was already pretty clear that Trump was not performing well enough, particularly in the suburbs, where he bled a lot of moderate Republicans to the Bloomberg candidacy, and among the white working class voters, who went for Sanders in larger than expected numbers. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren won 318 Electoral Votes and 43,9% of the popular vote. Donald Trump and Sarah Palin won 214 Electoral Votes and 38,1% of the popular vote. Sanders triumphantly declared victory, and while young people across the country and the liberal wing of the Democrats celebrated in the streets of major urban centers, the Democratic establishment was watching with great concern the events, and major riots took place in conservative areas, especially in the South. Both Trump and Palin declared themselves the winners and tried to egg on the rioters. Donald Trump tweeted that: "A communist coup took place in November when they stole millions of votes from our movement! We must not stand for it! Better DEAD than RED!", a statement which only further inflamed the angry conservatives and led to Trump's account being suspended. Palin also said live on Fox News that the rebirth of the USSR must be met with fire and fury. It is clear that America will not see peace anytime soon following the most divisive election in its history.


Note: Thought this deserved a proper ending in any case as I am currently not sure if I want to restart it

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NEWS - McMullin officially first 3rd party candidate to win a state since 1968

While Michael Bloomberg, despite massive spending and getting 15% of the popular vote, failed to win a state, the same can not be said for independent conservative Evan McMullin, who, helped by the increasing radicalization of the Trump ticket and by Bloomberg withdrawing from Utah and endorsing him, managed to score a narrow victory, stunning Republicans nationwide. 3 days after the elections, Utah, while the closest state in the nation, was called for McMullin/Johnson, who won 34,81% to 34,73% for Trump/Palin. This upset showed the dissatisfaction of Mormons with the direction of the GOP, and was used by the Republican ticket as evidence of fraud, with Palin saying: "Do they expect us to believe that the strong conservatives in Utah voted for that spinless DC RINO? The Democrats and RINOs stole it!"

NEWS - Senate won by Democrats, House stays Republican

The strong performance of the Sanders/Warren ticket in the Midwest ensured a Democratic majority in the Senate. The GOP lost 5 seats - New Hampshire, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Missouri. The result of Wisconsin, with progressive firebrand Russ Feingold returning to the Senate, was received with great joy by the already ecstatic Sanderists, as well as the surprise victory of young Democrat Jason Kander, who ousted Republican Roy Blunt. This leaves the Senate with 51 Democrats and 49 Republicans. In the House however, the Democrats have failed to gain a majority, despite gaining a limited number of seats. With the Democratic Party barely making it to 200 seats, the GOP enjoys a comfortable majority, and will be a significant obstacle in the way of the Sanders agenda. There is talk of the House GOP refusing to certify the elections, however, it is likely that at least 20 Republicans will choose to validate the results.