The Way Life Should Be: A 2016 Election Timeline

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Collins Squeaks Third Debate Win

Former Secretary of State Susan Collins spent the majority of the finale debate appealing to conservatives, while Senator Bernie Sanders tried to rally moderates. With Alabaman Judge Roy Moore not invited to this debate, the finale seemed lackluster in comparison to it's two predecessors. Many did state that tv show SNL has done a good job portraying the debates this season, with Larry David playing Bernie Sanders, Kate McKinnen playing Susan Collins, and Mickey Day as Roy Moore. Nonetheless, between one tie, and one win each, Susan Collins and Bernie Sanders are closer than ever approaching election night.

Chris Wallace: ...The audience here in the hall has promised to remain silent. No cheers, boos or other interruptions so we and you can focus on what the candidates have to say. No noise except right now as we welcome the Republican nominee for president, secretary Susan Collins, and the Democratic nominee for president, Senator Bernie Sanders. Secretary Collins, Senator Sanders, welcome. Let's get right to it. The first topic is the Supreme Court. You both talked briefly about the court in the last debate, but I want to drill down on this because the next president will almost certainly have at least one appointment and likely or possibly two or three appointments which means that you will in effect determine the balance of the court for what could be the next quarter century. First of all, where do you want to see the court take the country? And secondly, what’s your view on how the constitution should be interpreted? Do the founders' words mean what they say or is it a living document to be applied flexibly, according to changing circumstances? In this segment, senator Sanders, you go first. You have two minutes.
Bernie Sanders: Thank you Chris. I think when we talk about the Supreme Court, it really raises some important issues in this election. I think that the Supreme Court should stand with and for the American people, and not for the powerful corporations and the wealthy elites. We need a Supreme Court that will stand up for the middle class and make life affordable for average Americans. We need a Supreme Court that’ll stand with the majority of Americans and push America in the right direction. I have major disagreements with my opponent about these issues and others that will be before the Supreme Court. I would hope that the Senate would do its job and confirm the nominee that President Obama has sent to them. I could go on about how the senate constantly obstructs anything President Obama tries to do. It’s unconstitutional but that’s besides the point. I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to appoint justices that’ll move this country liberally.
Chris Wallace: Senator Sanders, thank you. Secretary Collins, same question. Where do you want to see the court take the country and how do you believe the constitution should be interpreted?
Susan Collins: Well, I want to thank everybody for being here tonight. To begin, I think we all know how important the Supreme Court is. The Supreme Court represents the policies of our country. We need a Supreme Court that looks at the situations at hand and makes the important decisions based off of them. Whether it be the second amendment or abortion issues. They will interpret the constitution the way it is supposed to interpreted and I believe that’s very important. I am ready to appoint justices that will show and follow American values. I think that appointing liberal and socialist justices will be a very bad decision, and I think the majority of my colleagues and other republicans will agree with me.
Chris Wallace: Secretary Collins, thank you. We now have about ten minutes for an open discussion. I want to focus on two issues that in fact, by the justices that you name, could end up changing the existing law of the land. First, is one that you mentioned secretary Collins, and that is guns. Both of you have rather low rating from the NRA, with senator Sanders having a D- and secretary Collins having a C+. In the 2008 Heller case, the court ruled that there is a constitutional right to bear arms, but a right that is reasonably limited. Those were the words of the judge Antonin Scalia, who wrote the decision. What's wrong with that?
Susan Collins: Well, if I could jump back in I want to say that I support the second amendment. Coming from and representing Maine, I understand and respect the tradition that people want to own guns. This belief goes back to the founding of our country. I do believe that there should be and must be reasonable regulation. The rumors that I want to take away American guns is just false. I support the second amendment. I just believe we need comprehensive background checks so that those who shouldn’t have guns can’t acquire them and injure or kill innocent people. Guns should still be accessible though,and those that have a lifestyle of living with guns or hunting with guns should still have that right, because this is America, where we have the right to bear arms.

Debate Polling:
Susan Collins - 47.3%
Bernie Sanders - 46.4%
Undecided - 6.3%

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Polling: After the Final Debate

Susan Collins/Brian Sandoval: 255 (47%)
Bernie Sanders/Kirsten Gillibrand: 233 (44%)
Undecided: 50 (9%)
Roy Moore/Tom Coburn: 0 (0%)

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Election Day: November 8, 2016

Senator Bernie Sanders goes to vote in Vermont

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Election Night 2016
Hour One: 7 PM

Wolf Blitzer: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I’m Wolf Blitzer and this is Anderson Cooper, and we will be with you tonight as America elects the 45th president. Tonight will be a very historic night, as of tonight we will either have our first Jewish president-elect, or our first female president-elect.
Anderson Cooper: To add to that, we will also either have our first Hispanic vice-president elect, or our second female vice-president elect.
Wolf Blitzer: It’ll surely be a historic night, folks.
Anderson Cooper: That’s right.
Wolf Blitzer: And we have our first projections of the night. Take a look at this. Susan Collins we project will win in Kentucky with its 8 electoral votes. She also wins in Indiana with its 11 electoral votes. Governor Mike Pence was one of the first conservatives to endorse her following the RNC. Both wins, Kentucky and Indiana for Susan Collins. We have more projections right now. We project that Bernie Sanders is the winner in Vermont, 3 electoral votes. This is not a shock as Vermont is Bernie Sander’s home state. We have a key race alert right now. Too early to call -- too early to call in Georgia with its 16 electoral votes. We cannot make a projection yet, but Susan Collins is in the lead. Too early in Virginia with its 13 electoral votes. We cannot make a projection yet, there seems to be an almost perfect tie there. And too early to call in South Carolina right now. Nine electoral votes at stake. Too early to call in that state as well but Susan Collins is in the lead. Let's take a look at the Electoral College count right now. The vote where it stands right now. You see Susan Collins takes a very early lead with 19 electoral votes. Bernie Sanders has 3. You need 270 to win the presidency. You see the colors there on the map. The blue states, those are states that go to Susan Collins. The red state Vermont up in the northeast. That goes Bernie Sanders. The green states, those are states we cannot yet make a projection. Too early to call right there.

Indiana:
Susan Collins - 54.8%
Bernie Sanders - 38.3%
Roy Moore - 3.9%

Kentucky:
Susan Collins - 60.2%
Bernie Sanders - 34.7%
Roy Moore - 4.7%

Vermont:
Bernie Sanders - 75.4%
Susan Collins - 21.7%
Roy Moore - 1.6%

Anderson Cooper: Let's go over to Jake. Jake, the action in Virginia and Georgia is going to be intense.
Jake Tapper: Although I have to say, of all the states on the map, Virginia is really the one that we're all keeping an eye on. Because Bernie Sanders and his team have not really factored Georgia in and nor they really gone in made a play for it. Virginia, if they don't win Virginia, that is going to be a real problem for them. That is one of the states they are absolutely relying upon. So we're going to be watching the results out of Virginia all night very closely.
Dana Bash: I totally agree and just to add to that on the flip side. Republicans privately thought that Virginia had been gone for some time. They were expecting to lose Virginia going into this. But they also say that in the past couple of election cycles, it has broken late. There's been a late surge for Republicans. Brian Sandoval may help push Susan Collins over the threshold.
Jake Tapper: All right. Let's go to David Chalian right now who is our political editor who is looking at exit polls. And David, what are you seeing out of Virginia and Georgia…?
Wolf Blitzer: We have a key race alert right now. All right. Take a look. Bernie Sanders now takes the lead in the state of Florida. Thirty percent of the vote is in. And he’s got a significant lead over Bernie Sanders. He’s at 49.5 percent. Susan Collins is at 47.7 percent. Remember Florida, Florida, Florida. Twenty nine electoral votes are at stake. All of a sudden Bernie Sanders has a surprise lead there. Thirty percent of the vote is now in. Let's go over to John King at the magic wall. John, I want to talk about Florida. All of a sudden a big chuck of votes came in and Sanders is doing well.
John King: And a big chunk of votes from traditionally and very important Democratic areas. Miami Dade, look at the results so far, 60 percent to 37 percent. That is a small basket of votes from Miami Dade. It was still at zero percent right there. So, that is the first dump of early votes coming in from Miami Dade. Just to compare this. This is one of the things we're going to do all night. Especially in a state like Florida. They were so close right down at the wire four years ago. So, 60 to 37. Again, we're very early. We have a long way to go in the count in Florida. And so when you see these early results, its early votes being dumped in for the most part. Let's see where we go through the night. But that is exactly what Bernie Sanders needs to do. 60 to 37. When you look at that, you go back in time 58 to 41. And so, right now in these very, very, very early results, Bernie Sanders is running up the percentages that he needs in Florida to withstand what will happen up here. When this starts to fill in up across the Northern part of the state, it is conservative. Another key area we're going to watch tonight is the Orlando area. This is an area of population growth. Especially Latino population growth.
Wolf Blitzer: You know, we haven't got Broward County yet which is a hugely Democratic area. It’ll be close indeed. We're counting down to the bottom of the hour. Two key battleground states. They are getting ready to close. We're talking about North Carolina. A state that Barack Obama lost four years ago but carried eight years ago, and Ohio. Republicans need to win Ohio in order to win the White House. Let's start with a CNN projection. CNN projects Susan Collins is the winner in West Virginia. Susan Collins will carry that state with 5 electoral votes. Collins gets another state, West Virginia. We have a key race alert right now. Too early to call, too early to call in North Carolina. As you can see right there, 15 electoral votes, a state, a critically important battleground state. And Ohio, too early to call in Ohio right now, 18 electoral votes in Ohio. We're not able to make projections. Polls are closed in both states. We cannot make projections yet. Let's take a look at the Electoral College map count, where we stand right now. You can see, Susan Collins has a lead. She has 24 electoral votes right now compared to 3, 3 for Bernie Sanders. You need 270 to win the White House. Let's go over to Jake. West Virginia not a surprise but we're waiting for Ohio and North Carolina.

West Virginia:
Susan Collins - 65.8%
Bernie Sanders - 24.6%
Roy Moore - 8.7%

Electoral Map, 2016

Fmr. Secretary of State Susan Collins/Governor Brian Sandoval - 24 Electoral Votes
Senator Bernie Sanders/Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - 3 Electoral Votes

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Election Night 2016
Hour Two: 8 PM

Wolf Blitzer: We’ve got some important updates, look at all these wins we're projecting for Bernie Sanders right now. He wins in the state of Illinois. It has 20 electoral votes. A win for Bernie Sanders in New Jersey. Governor Christie is the governor there but Bernie Sanders is the winner in New Jersey with 14 electoral votes. In Massachusetts, another 11 electoral votes, we projects will go to Bernie Sanders. Let's move to Maryland. 10 electoral votes. We project Bernie Sanders wins in Maryland. More wins for Bernie Sanders coming in right now. In Rhode Island, 4 electoral votes go to Bernie Sanders. Delaware, 3 electoral votes, they will all go to Bernie Sanders. Then there’s the District of Columbia, 3 electoral votes go to Bernie Sanders. Susan Collins also has some projected wins, 4 specifically. We project she'll carry the state of Oklahoma with 7 electoral votes. Susan Collins will carry Tennessee with 11 electoral votes. She will also carry Mississippi with 6 electoral votes. Just coming in now is the state of New Hampshire. With 4 electoral votes, it’ll go to Susan Collins. We have a key race alert right now. Too close to call -- too early to call I should say in Florida right now. We cannot yet make a projection, 29 electoral votes at stake. Too early the call in Florida. Too early to call in Pennsylvania with 20 electoral votes. Cannot make a projection in Pennsylvania. Let's get the complete list of all the states where are not yet able to make a projection. Take a look, all these states, too early to call. The 8:00 p.m. closings in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. No projections there. Too early to call. Take a look at the electoral map where it stands right now. Bernie Sanders has taken the lead. He has 68 electoral votes compared to Susan Collins' 52 electoral votes. You see 270 are needed to win the White House.

Illinois:
Bernie Sanders - 52.8%
Susan Collins - 40.6%
Roy Moore - 3.1%

New Jersey:
Bernie Sanders - 55.2%
Susan Collins - 42.6%
Roy Moore - 1.9%

Massachusetts:
Bernie Sanders - 56%
Susan Collins - 40.8%
Roy Moore - 1.2%

Maryland:
Bernie Sanders - 60.3%
Susan Collins - 35.9%
Roy Moore - 1.6%

Rhode Island:
Bernie Sanders - 55.4%
Susan Collins - 40.9%
Roy Moore - 1.1%

Delaware:
Bernie Sanders - 55.1%
Susan Collins - 41.9%
Roy Moore - 1.4%

D.C.
Bernie Sanders - 89.1%
Susan Collins - 9.4%
Roy Moore - .5%

Oklahoma:
Susan Collins - 63.9%
Bernie Sanders - 27.4%
Roy Moore - 6%

Tennessee:
Susan Collins - 60.1%
Bernie Sanders - 35.3%
Roy Moore - 3.2%

Mississippi:
Susan Collins - 48.9%
Bernie Sanders - 36.6%
Roy Moore - 10.2%

New Hampshire:
Susan Collins - 47.3%
Bernie Sanders - 46.8%
Roy Moore - 2%

Wolf Blitzer: We have more projections to make right now. Two more wins for Susan Collins. CNN projects Susan Collins will win the state of South Carolina with its 9 electoral votes. Another win for Susan Collins in South Carolina. She will also win Alabama with its 9 electoral votes. Susan Collins is the winner in Alabama and South Carolina. Two important wins for her. We have a key race alert right now. The polls in Arkansas are just closed. Too early to call in the state of Arkansas, 6 electoral votes right now. Let's take a look at the Electoral College map and see where it stands right now with the latest wins. Look at how close it is, 70 electoral votes for Susan Collins, 68 for Bernie Sanders. You need 270 to win the White House.

South Carolina:
Susan Collins - 55%
Bernie Sanders - 40.7%
Roy Moore - 4.5%

Alabama:
Susan Collins - 38.7%
Roy Moore - 36.9%
Bernie Sanders - 24.4%

Wolf Blitzer: Here is a Key Race Alert. All right, Susan Collins is ahead in two important states in Florida and Virginia. Florida right now, 91 percent of the vote has been counted. 29 electoral votes are at stake in Florida. In Virginia almost 60 percent of the vote is now in. 13 electoral votes in Virginia. Two important battleground states where Bernie Sanders is ahead. In Ohio, more than a third of the vote is in, 18 electoral votes in Ohio. And then in North Carolina, 61 percent of the votes is in, 15 electoral votes at stake in North Carolina. So, he’s ahead in North Carolina and Ohio right now. 14 states are about to close to the polling in 14 states, including two huge ones, Texas and New York.

Electoral Map, 2016

Fmr. Secretary of State Susan Collins/Governor Brian Sandoval - 70 Electoral Votes
Senator Bernie Sanders/Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - 68 Electoral Votes

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Seems a bit early in the night to call New Hampshire, at least, with that margin.

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Election Night 2016
Hour Three: 9 PM

Anderson Cooper: We're watching several other states right now. We're getting ready to make some projections.
Wolf Blitzer: All right, take a look at this. We projected Bernie Sanders will carry Hillary Clinton’s home state of New York, that's 29 electoral votes. Bernie Sanders carries the Empire State. Susan Collins, we project, will win Kansas, with its 6 electoral votes, and Wyoming, with its 3 electoral votes. Susan Collins wins those two. We project Susan Collins will win some more states. Four more, she will carry North Dakota, with its 3 electoral votes, and South Dakota, with its 3 electoral votes. Senator John Thune was one of the first senators to endorse her once she entered the race. Susan Collins will also carry her home state of Maine. Let's take a look at the states where it's too early to call right now. These are the states were the polls have closed, but we're not able to make any projections, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, and Wisconsin. No projections yet. Here's the electoral map as it stands right now, Bernie Sanders has 97 electoral votes. Susan Collins has 94 electoral votes. Remember, 270, that's the magic number you need to be elected president of the United States.
I forgot to mention, Nebraska, we are projecting that Susan Collins will win all 5 electoral votes in Nebraska. Susan Collins wins all of the electoral votes in both Maine and Nebraska, the two states where they distribute electoral votes, according to congressional districts. Let's go over to Jake. This is a big win for Bernie Sanders in New York, it’ll definitely make up for his losses in New Hampshire in Maine.
Jake Tapper: New York is a Democratic state, Susan Collins didn’t really have a shot there. Let's show some images there of the Empire State Building. As New Yorkers, Democrats, will definitely celebrate the win of Bernie Sanders of that state, the Empire State. But still, this is just the beginning of, what looks like, is going to be a very long night.
Wolf Blitzer: Yeah. Let's get back to the electoral map right now. Take a look over here. You see the electoral map, the projected numbers that we have. 97 electoral votes for Bernie Sanders, 94 right now for Susan Collins. 270 needed to be elected president of United States. But Florida, that's the big story right now.
Jake Tapper: And at least right now, there are counties where Susan Collins is outperforming every Republican that has run in Florida for president in 16 years. She's doing very, very well, driving up Republican turnout and the Republican vote in some of these right- leaning counties. She’s also doing extremely well with Latino turnout. I'm sure that's because of Brian Sandoval.
Wolf Blitzer: We have another key race alert right now. All right, let's take a look. Let's start in Florida right now. Susan Collins is ahead impressively with 91 percent of the vote now. That's an impressive lead right now with so many of the votes already counted. In Ohio, Susan Collins also has a lead with 39 percent of the vote in. 18 electoral votes in Ohio. In Virginia right now, Bernie Sanders has an impressive lead in Virginia, 66 percent of the vote is in. In Georgia, 29 percent of the vote is in. Susan Collins has a very impressive lead over Bernie Sanders, There are 16 electoral votes in Georgia. Let's go on to North Carolina right now. 69 percent of the vote is in. Look at how close it is. Susan Collins has a lead, but of only 813 votes. She just took the lead over Bernie Sanders in North Carolina. Now his lead has grown a little bit as we're speaking. 69 percent of the vote is now in, in North Carolina. Susan Collins has a slight lead. In Michigan, 11 percent of the vote is in. Bernie Sanders has an impressive lead over Susan Collins. Michigan has a lot of electoral votes, 16 to be specific. Michigan, it's a close race in Michigan right now. It's a key state. Pennsylvania, only 5 percent of the vote is in. Bernie Sanders has an impressive lead of more than 106,000 votes over Susan Collins. 20 electoral votes are at stake in Pennsylvania. Susan Collins really needs Pennsylvania, but only 5 percent of the vote is in. Let' take a look at Colorado right now. 7 percent of the vote is in. Bernie Sanders has a large vote lead over Susan Collins, but it is still very early. Only 7 percent of the vote is in. 9 electoral votes are at stake in Colorado right now.

New York:
Bernie Sanders - 63.2%
Susan Collins - 32.7%
Roy Moore - 1.1%

Kansas:
Susan Collins - 57.2%
Bernie Sanders - 37.5%
Roy Moore - 5.2%

Wyoming:
Susan Collins - 68.9%
Bernie Sanders - 22.3%
Roy Moore - 3.6%

North Dakota:
Susan Collins - 65%
Bernie Sanders - 28.4%
Roy Moore - 3.2%

South Dakota:
Susan Collins - 62.5%
Bernie Sanders - 33.7%
Roy Moore - 3.4%

Maine:
Susan Collins - 71.4%
Bernie Sanders - 25.9%
Roy Moore - 1.1%

Nebraska:
Susan Collins - 59.1%
Bernie Sanders - 35.7%
Roy Moore - 3.1%

Wolf Blitzer: All right, John, we have some projections right now. All right, we project that Susan Collins will carry a huge prize Texas with all of its 38 electoral votes. A big win for Susan Collins in the state of Texas. Democrats had hoped, but not -- it's not going to happen for them this time around. Susan Collins also carries Bill Clinton's home state of Arkansas, with 6 electoral votes. The state of Connecticut will go to Bernie Sanders. 7 electoral votes will go to Bernie Sanders. Meanwhile, the state of Louisiana will be carried by Susan Collins. There are 8 electoral votes in Louisiana.  Let's take a look at the Electoral College map right now where it stands with those three states that Susan Collins has just won and the one Bernie Sanders just one. Susan Collins has 146 electoral votes. Bernie Sanders has 104 electoral votes. Remember, 270 are needed to win the White House. So let's go back over to John King…

Texas:
Susan Collins - 56.1%
Bernie Sanders - 42.6%
Roy Moore - 3.2%

Arkansas:
Susan Collins - 60.6%
Bernie Sanders - 34.4%
Roy Moore - 2.4%

Connecticut:
Bernie Sanders - 55.6%
Susan Collins - 42.7%
Roy Moore - 3.6%

Louisiana:
Susan Collins - 56.1%
Bernie Sanders - 35.6%
Roy Moore - 7.9%

Electoral Map, 2016

Fmr. Secretary of State Susan Collins/Governor Brian Sandoval - 146 Electoral Votes
Senator Bernie Sanders/Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - 104 Electoral Votes

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Election Night 2016
Hour Four: 10 PM

Wolf Blitzer: Right now we're going to be able to make a projection. And CNN's projection Susan Collins will carry the state of Montana and its 3 electoral votes. Every electoral vote will count tonight. Let's get a key race alert right now. Too close to call in several states where the polls have now closed. In Iowa, with the 6 electoral votes, too early to call. No projection there. In Nevada, 6 electoral votes, too early to call. No projection there. Similarly in Utah, too early to call there. 6 electoral votes. Now let's get another key race alert right now. Here's where the votes stand. Let's start in Florida, 95 percent of the votes is in. Susan Collins still maintains an impressive lead over Bernie Sanders. In North Carolina, 81 percent of the vote is in. Collins holds another lead over Bernie Sanders. In Ohio, 67 percent of the vote is in Susan Collins leads Bernie Sanders. In Virginia, 83 percent of the vote is in, Susan Collins takes a sudden lead. Let's go to Georgia. Right now, in the state of Georgia, almost half of the vote is in, Susan Collins here, too, has a very impressive lead. In Colorado, 53, more than half of the vote is in, Susan Collins is ahead by just a few hundred votes. In Michigan, quarter of the vote is in, Collins is ahead there. More votes coming in. Let's take a look at Wisconsin, 28 percent of the vote is in, Bernie Sanders is ahead in Wisconsin right now. In Pennsylvania, half of the vote is in, Bernie Sanders is in the lead there too. Votes just beginning to come in Arizona, only 2 percent of the vote is in. Susan Collins has a lead of over Bernie Sanders. Let's take a look and see nationwide where the popular vote stands right now. U.S. popular vote, Susan Collins has 48.9 percent, Bernie Sanders has 47 percent. In the all-important electoral vote, Susan Collins, once again, she is ahead there with 146 electoral votes to Bernie Sander's 104 electoral votes. 270, I have to remind you, that's the magic number. The magic number needed to win the White House. Let's go back over to Jake.
Jake Tapper: Let me just say it again. We are still waiting for the result from these four firewall states, but I don't know what we're going to -- I mean, Bernie Sanders needs to hold on to these four. We are still don't know what's going to happen in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or Wisconsin, but Susan Collins is competitive in all four of them.
Wolf Blitzer: Jake, stand by for a moment, we have two more projections right now. CNN projects that the state of New Mexico will go to Bernie Sanders. 5 electoral votes go to Bernie Sanders. We also project that Susan Collins will win Missouri with its 10 electoral votes.

Montana:
Susan Collins - 56.6%
Bernie Sanders - 40.2%
Roy Moore - 2.2%

New Mexico:
Bernie Sanders - 49.8%
Susan Collins - 45.4%
Roy Moore - 3.3%

Missouri:
Susan Collins - 55.2%
Bernie Sanders - 40.5%
Roy Moore - 4.6%

Wolf Blitzer: We have a major projection right now, Susan Collins will take Ohio. CNN projects former Secretary of State Susan Collins will win Ohio with its 18 electoral votes, a relief for Susan Collins. No republican has ever won the White House without Ohio. Let's take a look at the Electoral College map to see where it stands now. Right now, she's ahead of Bernie. She has 177 electoral votes compared to Bernie Sanders’ 109 electoral votes. You need 270 to win the White House. Anderson, this is a big win. She needed Ohio. She got Ohio.
Anderson Cooper: Iowa and Ohio always look like the first states of the Obama states that Susan Collins would be able to pick off. It was a swing state throughout most of the election, but Bernie Sanders had campaigned a lot in that state.

Ohio:
Susan Collins - 51.4%
Bernie Sanders - 44.3%
Roy Moore - 2.9%

Electoral Map, 2016

Fmr. Secretary of State Susan Collins/Governor Brian Sandoval - 177 Electoral Votes
Senator Bernie Sanders/Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - 109 Electoral Votes

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Election Night 2016
Hour Five: 11 PM

Wolf Blitzer: New projections. Let's get ready for that right now. CNN projects Bernie Sanders will carry the state of California with its 55 electoral votes. A huge win in California for Bernie Sanders. He will also carry Hawaii with its 4 electoral votes. Susan Collins also has a win. She will win in Idaho with its 4 electoral votes. All right. Let's take a look at the electoral college map now. Bernie Sanders still falls behind. He has 168 electoral votes to Susan Collins’ 181 electoral votes. 270 needed to win the White House. They still must be breathing heavy over there at Sanders headquarters?
Jake Tapper: You’re absolutely right, to be completely honest because at some point, in this night, as we watch the returns come in from states such as Minnesota and Michigan, the Sanders headquarters was very confident that they had -- that was their firewall, remember? Minnesota wasn't even a part of the conversation. It was Michigan, it was Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and New Hampshire, when these return comes in. You see, OK they have Pennsylvania but Virginia is still up in the air. Michigan barely leaned towards Collins throughout the campaign and now it is. At some point we're going to approach the period where it's a question of, does Bernie Sanders have a path to the presidency? If he can't win Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Michigan, much less Wisconsin or Minnesota, we have a problem.
Wolf Blitzer: Yes. He's has to win those states, Dana.
Dana Bash: Well, they do have to hold the upper Midwest, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, which as you said, who knew particularly Michigan was going to be this tight. And they have --
Jake Tapper: The Republicans didn't even think they were going to win.
Dana Bash: Totally. Absolutely. As I said, Susan Collins had been going there much to the chagrin of others, and one more thing I just want to say that, as far as the Sanders path, he has to win Pennsylvania, Virginia, Nevada, Colorado, and the blue firewall states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. If he loses a single one of those states, his fath the the presidency will close
Wolf Blitzer: All right, we have another major projection right now. All right. CNN now projects that Susan Collins will carry the state of North Carolina with its 15 electoral votes. 93 percent of the vote is in and Susan Collins carries North Carolina, so let's take a look at the electoral map where it stands right now. Susan Collins is ahead, but slightly. She has 196 electoral votes to Bernie Sanders’ 187 electoral votes. 270, that's the number you need to win the White House. But, Jake, this is a huge win for Susan Collins in North Carolina.
Jake Tapper: It's big. President Obama won it in 2008. He lost it to Mitt Romney in 2012, and I think, you know, the -- just to give you an idea of how this night is going compared to how the Sanders campaign thought it was going to go we were reporting -- Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager, said that North Carolina was so tight it was going to be down to the wire. It might not even be called tonight. Well, it's 11:09 and we just called it. That says to me that their projections were off and their voter data file was wrong and people came out to vote and vote for Susan Collins.
Dana Bash: That's right and look, when we begin to see the exit polls about the demographics and how these votes turned out the way they did, we'll see what really made this happen, but just in my experience being in North Carolina, Bernie Sanders did amazing with millennials. He’s doing pretty rough with minorities and moderate democrats, even those that are traditionally blue states, never mind the purple.

California:
Bernie Sanders - 61.8%
Susan Collins - 35.4%
Roy Moore - 2.1%

Hawaii:
Bernie Sanders - 67.3%
Susan Collins - 32.5%
Roy Moore - 1.4%

Idaho:
Susan Collins - 62.7%
Bernie Sanders - 32.5%
Roy Moore - 3.4%

North Carolina:
Susan Collins - 48.6%
Bernie Sanders - 46.4%
Roy Moore - 3.2%

Wolf Blitzer: We've got two major projections right now. CNN projects Bernie Sanders will carry the state of Oregon, with its 7 electoral votes. Another win for Bernie Sanders in Oregon. He will also carry the state of Washington, with 12 electoral votes. Let’s take a look at the electoral college map to see where things stand right now. Susan Collins still ahead, she has 196 electoral votes to Bernie Sanders 187 electoral votes. 270 needed to win the White House.
Jake Tapper: So far she's racking up almost all of the states she needs. I mean, she's won Ohio and North Carolina. I don't know what's going to happen with Florida and Virginia but she was leading last time I saw both states. You know, the path for Sanders to win is -- problematic.

Oregon:
Bernie Sanders - 54.6%
Susan Collins - 42.4%
Roy Moore - 1.4%

Washington:
Bernie Sanders - 56.3%
Susan Collins - 41.7%
Roy Moore - 1.1%

Wolf Blitzer: All right. We have another major projection right now. Take a look at this. CNN projects Susan Collins will carry the state of Florida. With its 29 electoral votes, A huge win for Susan Collins. She's ahead right now with 98 percent of the vote in. Both candidates poured a ton of resources into Florida. Let's take a look at the electoral college map right now. Susan Collins has 225 electoral votes, Bernie Sanders has 187. 270 needed to win the White House, but this is a big, big win for Susan Collins.
Jake Tapper: A huge win, all Susan Collins needs to do is win one or two swing states, or a blue firewall state, and she effectively cuts off Bernie Sanders’ path to the presidency.
Dana Bash: Wow.
Anderson Cooper: I think it’s time we seriously consider the idea of “Madam President.”

Florida:
Susan Collins - 49.2%
Bernie Sanders - 47.7%
Roy Moore - 2%

Wolf Blitzer: We have another few projections to make right now. Important projections. CNN now projects that Susan Collins will carry the state of Georgia with its 16 electoral votes. 84 percent of the vote is in. She also wins the state of Colorado, with 9 electoral votes. The state of Virginia will also go to Susan Collins. 13 crucial electoral votes in Virginia. Here’s the electoral college map right now. Susan Collins moves closer to 270. Susan Collins has 263 electoral votes, Bernie Sanders has 187 electoral votes. Susan Collins is just 7 electoral votes away from 270 and she has ultimately blocked any chance of a Bernie Sanders presidency. It looks like we’re about to hear something from the Sanders campaign.

Georgia:
Susan Collins - 51.4%
Bernie Sanders - 45.5%
Roy Moore -2.6%

Colorado:
Susan Collins - 49.2%
Bernie Sanders - 47.7%
Roy Moore - 2%

Virginia:
Susan Collins - 49.7%
Bernie Sanders - 48.2%
Roy Moore -1.4%


Electoral Map, 2016

Fmr. Secretary of State Susan Collins/Governor Brian Sandoval - 263 Electoral Votes
Senator Bernie Sanders/Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - 187 Electoral Votes

[MycroftCZ]

Yay! A President from Maine!! (I'm assuming)

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Feel the Bern

While initial reports claimed that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was unwilling to concede until the final state was called, other reports show that he had received a phone call from President Barack Obama telling the Vermont Senator that it was “..time to concede” to former Secretary of State Susan Collins. Bernie Sanders must’ve decided to concede following the phone call.

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Election Night 2016
Hour Six: 12 AM

Wolf Blitzer: A very historic night tonight, as we can now officially call former Secretary of State Susan Collins, President-Elect Susan Collins. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders just gave a speech conceding the race to Susan Collins, as his path to the presidency comes to a close. With these new projections we can officially declare Susan Collins our next president elect. She carries the state of Iowa with its 6 electoral votes, bringing her to 269 electoral votes. Vice President-Elect Brian Sandoval’s home state of Nevada brings her to 275 electoral votes and she officially crosses the 270 electoral vote threshold. The state of Utah brings her to 281 electoral votes. Susan Collins will be elected the 45th President of the United States and she will also be the first female president-elect in our nation’a history.

Iowa:
Susan Collins - 50.6%
Bernie Sanders - 43.4%
Roy Moore - 2.3%

Nevada:
Susan Collins - 57.5%
Bernie Sanders - 38.5%
Roy Moore - 1.7%

Utah:
Susan Collins - 68.6%
Bernie Sanders - 25.2%
Roy Moore - 3.4%


Electoral Map, 2016

Fmr. Secretary of State Susan Collins/Governor Brian Sandoval - 281 Electoral Votes
Senator Bernie Sanders/Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - 187 Electoral Votes

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The Way Life Should Be

Former Secretary of State Susan Collins became the first ever female President-Elect, winning at least 281 electoral votes over her opponent Senator Bernie Sanders. Along with this historic achievement, her running mate Brian Sandoval has become the first ever latino Vice President-Elect.

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The Morning After
Final Electoral Votes

Alaska:
Susan Collins - 52.9%
Bernie Sanders - 38.3%
Roy Moore - 4.8%

Arizona:
Susan Collins - 50%
Bernie Sanders - 46.8%
Roy Moore - 2.3%

Michigan:
Susan Collins - 48.4%
Bernie Sanders - 48.1%
Roy Moore - 1.6%

Minnesota:
Susan Collins - 47.9%
Bernie Sanders - 47.4%
Roy Moore - 1.4%

Pennsylvania:
Bernie Sanders - 48.2%
Susan Collins - 47.6%
Roy Moore - 2.1%

Wisconsin:
Bernie Sanders - 47.6%
Susan Collins - 47.2%
Roy Moore - 1.8%


Electoral Map, 2016

Fmr. Secretary of State Susan Collins/Governor Brian Sandoval - 321 Electoral Votes
Senator Bernie Sanders/Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - 217 Electoral Votes

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[coloradocowboi]

Wow what a ridiculous timeline.

1. How does Susan Collins win in Southern states?
2. Why is Roy Moore, of all people, the credible conservative alternative to her? It could have been literally anybody else: Ted Cruz, Ann Coulter, etc. and they would have done much better.
3. That said, #3 why on Earth does anyone think pussygate would sink Trump's primary campaign when it didn't even sink his GE campaign?
4. Hillary Clinton would never endorse a Republican, because she knows that would sink her brand and tarnish her reputation forever.

This was an interesting fiction, but a really stupid alternative timeline with no plausibility outside of a Shonda RHimes show

[Josecardoso17]

Wow what a ridiculous timeline.

1. How does Susan Collins win in Southern states?
2. Why is Roy Moore, of all people, the credible conservative alternative to her? It could have been literally anybody else: Ted Cruz, Ann Coulter, etc. and they would have done much better.
3. That said, #3 why on Earth does anyone think pussygate would sink Trump's primary campaign when it didn't even sink his GE campaign?
4. Hillary Clinton would never endorse a Republican, because she knows that would sink her brand and tarnish her reputation forever.

This was an interesting fiction, but a really stupid alternative timeline with no plausibility outside of a Shonda RHimes show

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Wow what a ridiculous timeline.

1. How does Susan Collins win in Southern states?
2. Why is Roy Moore, of all people, the credible conservative alternative to her? It could have been literally anybody else: Ted Cruz, Ann Coulter, etc. and they would have done much better.
3. That said, #3 why on Earth does anyone think pussygate would sink Trump's primary campaign when it didn't even sink his GE campaign?
4. Hillary Clinton would never endorse a Republican, because she knows that would sink her brand and tarnish her reputation forever.

This was an interesting fiction, but a really stupid alternative timeline with no plausibility outside of a Shonda RHimes show

Welp. I never took this timeline insanely seriously, l obviously know a bunch of it was unrealistic. There’s no way Susan Collins would ever be nominated for president but I wanted to do a timeline like this. I tried to give her some back support with conservatives by making her a former SoS.

I felt like making Roy Moore the conservative voice because I wanted that chaos. I also know Hillary Clinton would never endorse a Republican but again I’m not necessarily aiming towards super realistic or plausible. Good fiction and realism sometimes don’t go hand & hand.

Pussygate would’ve never ended Trump in OTL but I wanted a Collins vs Cruz vs Rubio primary. Let’s just assume in this timeline people are decent.

In addition, this timeline is not over yet. After all, it’s the way life should be.

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The Way Life Will Be

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Electoral Map, 2016

Fmr. Secretary of State Susan Collins/Governor Brian Sandoval - 321 Electoral Votes, 49.7% of the Popular Vote
Senator Bernie Sanders/Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - 217 Electoral Votes, 46.6% of the Popular Vite

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44

President Barack Obama gave a speech from the White House on November 9, 2016, responding the Susan Collin’s victory the night prior. The president ensured a smooth transition of power between the two.

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Senate Results

Alabama:
Richard Shelby - 63.9%
Ron Crumpton - 35.8%

Alaska:
Lisa Murkowski - 46.3%
Joe Miller - 28.1%

Arizona:
Fmr. Vice President John McCain - 56%
Ann Kirkpatrick - 38.6%

Arkansas:
John Boozman - 59.8%
Connor Eldridge - 36.2%

California:
Kamala Harris - 61.6%
Loretta Sanchez - 38.4%

Colorado:
Darryl Glenn - 47.3%
Michael Bennett - 46.9%

Connecticut:
Richard Blumenthal - 63.2%
Dan Carter - 34.6%

Florida:
Marco Rubio - 52%
Patrick Murphy - 44.3%

Georgia:
Johnny Isakson - 54.8%
Jim Barksdale - 41.0%

Hawaii:
Brian Schultz -  70.1%
John Carrol - 21.2%

Idaho:
Mike Crapo -  66.1%
Jerry Sturgill - 27.7%

Illinois:
Tammy Duckworth -  54.9%
Mark Kirk - 39.8%

Indiana:
Todd Young -  52.1%
Evan Bayh - 42.4%

Iowa:
Chuck Grassley -  60.1%
Patty Judge - 35.7%

Kansas:
Jerry Moran - 62.2%
Patrick Wiesner - 32.3%

Kentucky:
Rand Paul - 57.3%
Jim Gray - 42.7%

Louisiana:
John Kennedy - 60.7%
Foster Campbell - 39.3%

Maryland:
Chris Van Hollen - 60.9%
Kathy Szeliga - 35.7%

Missouri:
Roy Blunt -  49.1%
Jason Kandler - 46.3%

Nevada:
Joe Heck - 46.7%
Catherine Cortez  Masto - 46.1%

New Hampshire:
Kelly Ayote - 48%
Maggie Hassan - 47.8%

New York:
Chuck Schumer - 70.6%
Wendy Long - 27.2%

North Carolina:
Richard Burr -  51.1%
Deborah K. Ross - 45.4%

North Dakota:
John Hoeven - 78.5%
Eliot Glassheim - 17%

Ohio:
Rob Portman - 58%
Ted Strickland - 37.2%

Oklahoma:
James Lankford -  67.7%
Mike Workman - 24.6%

Oregon:
Ron Wyden -  56.6%
Mark Callahan - 33.4%

Pennsylvania:
Katie McGintey - 48.2%
Pat Toomey - 47.8%

South Carolina:
Tim Scott - 60.6%
Timothy Dixon - 36.9%

South Dakota:
John Thune - 71.8%
Jay Williams - 28.2%

Utah:
Mike Lee - 68.2%
Misty Snow - 27.1%

Vermont:
Patrick Leahy - 60%
Scott Milne - 32.3%

Washington:
Patty Murray - 59%
Chris Vance - 41%

Wisconsin:
Russ Feingold - 48.8%
Ron Johnson - 48.4%


Senatorial Map

Republicans - 53 Seats (-1)
Democrats - 45 Seats (+1)

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President-Elect Susan Collins Meets with President Barack Obama

President-Elect Susan Collins met with President Barack Obama on November 10th, 2016, to discuss the transition between their presidencies. Susan Collins thanked President Obama for his hospitality and stated that she was "looking forward to working with President Obama during this time." It was reported that the two had a good discussion in regards to ObamaCare, gun control, immigration, and tax cuts.

Nevada Senator Dean Heller to Lead Presidential Transition

Senator Dean Heller from Nevada, home state Vice President-Elect Brian Sandoval, and close friend of the president-elect, will be the chairman of the presidential transition of Susan Collins. Sources such as CNN had reported that he was an option for Vice President prior to the RNC. Though likely that Dean Heller will be appointed to a cabinet position, it hasn't been reported which cabinet position Heller will more than likely be appointed to.