Jesusland map with a few changes.
The election appears close at first. A highly competitive Dem primary results in an unexpected nominee, Bernie Sanders who thought he could use some of his grassroots support to win back key states like Ohio. However, the populist wave just doesn't get the same amount of momentum with a fairly popular incumbent running for a second term.
The final toss-up map looks something like this.
Red flags immediately hit with reports that Virginia was looking a lot more like Bush's solid win in 2004 than Romney's narrow win in 2012. North Carolina was almost immediately called and Ohio also looked bleak.
The race plays out like a quicker 2004. A few key wins for Sanders here and there but it quickly became evident most of the major battlegrounds would fall the president's way. Romney eventually wins 313-225 which was the 2004 map with Pennsylvania and Maine's second district flipped.
