Screw Ted Cruz- A Timeline

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BLITZER: Welcome folks to CNN's coverage of the 2016 elections. I'm your host Wolf Blitzer, I'm joined by John King, Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, and Anderson Cooper. Our goal is to keep you informed as hundreds of millions go to the polls. But first, we have our official CNN Exit Polls.

2016 Exit Poll:

Clinton (D): 50%
Cruz (R): 42%

As you can see, Secretary Hillary Clinton holds a large lead over Senator Ted Cruz. Other statistics of note include that up to a full third of Cruz voters don't see him as trustworthy, indicating a different Democrat could have easily outperformed Clinton. John?

KING: Thanks Wolf. As we get into our first poll closings, we need to look at the numbers for the states. We have the first ones from Indiana and Kentucky.

Indiana (6% In) :
Clinton (D): 86,479 (52.7%)
Cruz (R): 68,756 (41.9%)
Johnson (L): 8,204 (5.0%)

Kentucky (3% In) :
Cruz (R): 34,459 (54.5%)
Clinton (D): 24,532 (42.5%)
Johnson (L): 1,269 (2.8%)

But, before Democrats get their hopes up, these results come from areas that are more Democratic than the rest of the state. On the congressional side of things, we have note something. Due to the large number of races, only the elections with new representatives via retirement, flip, or competitive races will be shown. Both Kentucky and Indiana remain too close to call.

Vermont (5% In) :
Clinton (D): 10,815 (67.5%)
Cruz (R): 3,653 (22.8%)
Johnson (L): 705 (4.4%)

Once again, the numbers here are favorable to Democrats, although we can project that Hillary Clinton will carry the state of Vermont and its 3 Electoral Votes. That brings us to a total of 3-0. We can also project that Sen. Patrick Leahy will be re-elected to another term. 

PRESIDENT:
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 3 EV
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 0 EV

SENATE:
D: 37
R: 29

HOUSE:
D: 8
R: 4

COOPER: We now have Michael Steele and Donna Brazile for their takes on the election. Donna, we'll start with you. What do you make of this:

BRAZILE: Thanks Anderson. I think that the results we have so far are clearly an indication that the American people are rejecting Senator Cruz's message of far-right conservatism. I'm hopeful for our party's chances in Congress as well.

COOPER: Michael?

STEELE: Of course. I believe that Republicans have really shot themselves in the foot here. We could have nominated someone like John Kasich to run and as some polling showed, they would be very capable of defeating Secretary Clinton.

BLITZER: Thank you both. We will now go to John King as polls close in South Carolina.

KING: That's right Wolf. But before we go into detail we have more exit poll data- it looks like Jason Kander is up by 10 in the exit poll, severely complicating the Republican's attempts to take the Senate. But as you said, we have gotten results from South Carolina:

South Carolina (4% In) :
Cruz (R): 39,873 (47.4%)
Clinton (D): 39,705 (47.2%)
Johnson (L): 3,280 (3.8%)

Once again, Senator Cruz is underperforming polls, and once again, the results are biased in favor of Democrats. We can, however, project that Senator Tim Scott will win election to a full term over Pastor Thomas Dixon.

BASH: What about the other elections from Indiana and Kentucky? Any updates on those?

KING: Thanks for asking Dana. An interesting race of note is occurring in Indiana, where City Councilor and former pageant winner Shelli Yoder is facing off against unpopular Governor Mike Pence. The race gained large amounts of press coverage after she selected South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg as her running mate due to the anti-LGBTQ views of the Governor. Currently, Yoder is outrunning Secretary Clinton by 3% with South Bend and her home town not reporting, so she is very much capable of winning. As for the Presidential races, we have more numbers, including from New Hampshire

Indiana (11% In) :
Clinton (D): 151,625 (50.4%)
Cruz (R): 130,566 (43.4%)
Johnson (L): 17,148 (5.7%)

Kentucky (11% In) :
Cruz (R): 118,315 (55.9%)
Clinton (D): 84,662 (40.0%)
Johnson (L): 7,407 (3.5%)

South Carolina (7% In) :
Cruz (R): 73,311 (49.8%)
Clinton (D): 66,244 (45.0%)
Johnson (L): 6,035 (4.1%)

New Hampshire (5% In) :
Cruz (R): 19,617 (52.8%)
Clinton (D): 14,378 (38.7%)
Johnson (L): 2,786 (7.5%)

Also, we can project that in Kentucky incumbent Sen. Rand Paul will be re-elected to a second term. While Paul is pulling in only 48% of the vote- running seven points behind Senator Cruz- he is still ahead of Democrat Jack Conway, who is pulling in 45%. A left-wing third party is currently pulling in 4%. Speaking of the state, we can now project that Ted Cruz will carry the state of Kentucky.

PRESIDENT:
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 8 EV
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 3 EV

SENATE:
D: 37
R: 31

HOUSE:
R: 15
D: 5

[Blow by blow, the passion dies]

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COOPER: Welcome back folks. As we approach 7:15 PM, we have more poll closings for you. The states of Georgia, Florida, and Virginia are all too close to call at the present moment. But, we can call the state of South Carolina for Senator Ted Cruz.  

Indiana (22% In) :
Clinton (D): 294,828 (49.0%)
Cruz (R): 267,752 (44.5%)
Johnson (L): 36,703 (6.1%)

South Carolina (17% In) :
Cruz (R): 182,689 (51.1%)
Clinton (D): 158,021 (44.2%)
Johnson (L): 14,658 (4.1%)

New Hampshire (10% In) :
Cruz (R): 34,926 (47.0%)
Clinton (D): 33,439 (45.0%)
Johnson (L): 5,499 (7.4%)

Virginia (3% In) :
Cruz (R): 68,495 (57.3%)
Clinton (D): 44,587 (37.3%)
Johnson (L): 3,586 (3.0%)

Georgia (4% In) :
Cruz (R): 83,102 (50.1%)
Clinton (D): 74,808 (45.1%)
Johnson (L): 7,132 (4.3%)

Florida (20% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,128,520 (59.9%)
Cruz (R): 648,098 (34.4%)
Johnson (L): 82,896 (4.4%)

North Carolina (6% In) :
Clinton (D): 136,841 (48.1%)
Cruz (R): 131,151 (46.1%)
Johnson (L): 14,224 (5.0%)

Downballot, we can project that Senator Johnny Isakson will defeat Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson to win a third term. It's also important to note that North Carolina has redistricted quite a bit under court order, so we can now project our first House pickups.

In Virginia's 4th District, Donald McEachin will win by a landslide margin. The seat was redistricted upon court order. In North Carolina, we have two flipped seats. In the 2nd District, Deborah Ross will defeat incumbent George Holding, while in the 6th District Kathy Manning will emerge victorious.

PRESIDENT:
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 17 EV
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 3 EV

SENATE:
D: 37
R: 32

HOUSE:
R: 31 (-3)
D: 17 (+3)

John, am I right that we have more calls?

KING: Yes Anderson. Right now we have poll closings in Ohio and West Virginia. We can also call the Vermont Gubernatorial Election for Phil Scott, who looks like he will end up with a margin of about four to five percent. We can also immediately call West Virginia for Ted Cruz.

West Virginia (2% In) :
Cruz (R): 8,072 (56.5%)
Clinton (D): 5,772 (40.4%)
Johnson (L): 214 (1.5%)

Ohio (5% In) :
Cruz (R): 130,662 (47.2%)
Clinton (D): 130,615 (47.2%)
Johnson (L): 7,474 (2.7%)

COOPER: Anything interesting downballot?

KING: Sure. In Ohio former Governor Ted Strickland is battling against Senator Rob Portman. In West Virginia, the Governor's race is a close fight between Former Senator Carte Goodwin and State Senator Bill Coles. In Congress, Richard Ojeda is running a populist campaign against Alex Mooney, and appears to be winning. Back to you Anderson.

COOPER: Thanks John. We also have further projections. We can now call the state of Indiana for Ted Cruz. Despite this, the race for Senate and Governor remain too close to call. It appears we have gotten another vote dump as well.

Indiana (22% In) :
Clinton (D): 294,828 (49.0%)
Cruz (R): 267,752 (44.5%)
Johnson (L): 36,703 (6.1%)

New Hampshire (24% In) :
Cruz (R): 83,110 (46.6%)
Clinton (D): 81,326 (45.6%)
Johnson (L): 12,841 (7.2%)

Virginia (12% In) :
Cruz (R): 253,422 (53.0%)
Clinton (D): 205,606 (43.0%)
Johnson (L): 15,779 (3.3%)

Georgia (19% In) :
Cruz (R): 393,160 (49.9%)
Clinton (D): 359,280 (45.6%)
Johnson (L): 33,091 (4.2%)

Florida (20% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,987,533 (54.1%)
Cruz (R): 1,495,242 (40.7%)
Johnson (L): 165,321 (4.5%)

North Carolina (17% In) :
Clinton (D): 364,879 (48.0%)
Cruz (R): 351,956 (46.3%)
Johnson (L): 38,008 (5.0%)

Ohio (10% In) :
Cruz (R): 263,539 (47.6%)
Clinton (D): 260,217 (47.0%)
Johnson (L): 16,609 (3.0%)

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COOPER: Welcome back folks. We have more poll closings for you. First, we can project that Hillary Clinton will win Washington DC. Also, we just realized we had mistakenly used 2012 nominee Gary Johnson as the Libertarian candidate, it is actually Bill Weld. Our apologies.

Anyway, we can now project that Secretary Clinton will win Maryland and it's 10 electoral votes; Delaware and it's 3 electoral votes; New Jersey and it's 14 electoral votes; Connecticut and it's 7 electoral votes; Rhode Island and it's 4 electoral votes; Massachusetts and it's 11 electoral votes, and finally Maine's 1st District and it's 1 electoral vote.

As you can see, Governor Weld is cracking 10% in several of these states. We'll see if it continues. Pennsylvania is, of course, too close to call.

Washington DC (2% In) :
Clinton (D): 5,683 (91.3%)
Cruz (R): 373 (6.0%)
Weld (L): 161 (2.6%)

Maryland (7% In) :
Clinton (D): 136,290 (70.0%)
Cruz (R): 46,338 (23.8%)
Weld (L): 10,708 (5.5%)

Delaware (5% In) :
Clinton (D): 11,383 (51.3%)
Cruz (R): 8,143 (36.7%)
Weld (L): 2,352 (10.6%)

New Jersey (6% In) :
Clinton (D): 135,746 (58.4%)
Cruz (R): 80,192 (34.5%)
Weld (L): 10,459 (4.5%)

Connecticut (4% In) :
Clinton (D): 32,437 (49.3%)
Cruz (R): 25,594 (38.9%)
Weld (L): 5,921 (9.0%)

Rhode Island (4% In) :
Clinton (D): 9,282 (50.0%)
Cruz (R): 8,038 (43.3%)
Weld (L): 1,095 (5.9%)

Massachusetts (9% In) :
Clinton (D):159,801 (53.4%)
Cruz (R): 87,980 (29.4%)
Weld (L): 44,888 (15.0%)

Maine (1% In) :
Cruz (R): 3,503 (45.4%)
Clinton (D): 3,465 (44.9%)
Weld (L): 547 (7.1%)

Pennsylvania (8% In) :
Clinton (D): 238,727 (48.4%)
Cruz (R): 236,754 (48.0%)
Weld (L): 10,851 (2.2%)

New Hampshire (31% In) :
Cruz (R): 106,429 (46.2%)
Clinton (D): 105,047 (45.6%)
Johnson (L): 16,816 (7.3%)

Virginia (25% In) :
Cruz (R): 507,043 (50.9%)
Clinton (D): 445,282 (44.7%)
Johnson (L): 39,846 (4.0%)

Georgia (33% In) :
Cruz (R): 681,489 (49.8%)
Clinton (D): 626,751 (45.8%)
Johnson (L): 56,106 (4.1%)

Florida (52% In) :
Clinton (D): 2,610,857 (53.3%)
Cruz (R): 2,091,625 (42.7%)
Johnson (L): 191,038 (3.9%)

North Carolina (30% In) :
Clinton (D): 643,905 (48.0%)
Cruz (R): 622,441 (46.4%)
Johnson (L): 67,073 (5.0%)

Ohio (21% In) :
Cruz (R): 552,270 (47.5%)
Clinton (D): 548,782 (47.2%)
Johnson (L): 38,880 (3.0%)

BASH: Is there any downballot action of interest at the moment?

KING: Thanks for asking Dana. As we mentioned earlier, Pennsylvania had to redraw their congressional districts due to an absurd gerrymander. So, we can project that in the 5th District, Doctor Eric Ding will win. In the 4th district, we can project that Shira Goodman, an activist who received lots of media coverage when she upset favorite Madeleine Dean in the primary, will win the election. And finally, in the 6th District, we can project that veteran Chrissy Houlahan will defeat incumbent Ryan Costello to become a member of Congress. In the 17th District, we can also call the election for Conor Lamb. Back to you.

BASH: What about the Senate or the governorships?

KING: Currently, former Representative Joe Sestak is leading Senator Pat Toomey by a small margin, which is good for the Democrats. In North Carolina, Attorney General Roy Cooper leads the race for Governor while Senate nominee Jeff Jackson is ahead by slightly less. With the slew of presidential calls, we can also make some down below. For instance, Donna Edwards has won in Maryland, defeating Dan Bogino. In New York, Chuck Schumer has easily turned back a challenge from a no-name challenger, while in Connecticut Richard Blumenthal has easily won a second term over Manny Santos.

BASH: I heard we had some flips in Florida?

KING: Yep. We can project that in Florida's 7th District, Businessman Chris King will defeat incumbent Representative John Mica to win his first term. In the 10th District, former police chief Val Demings- notable for coming close in 2012- has also flipped a seat.

PRESIDENT:
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 56 EV
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 33 EV

SENATE:
D: 39
R: 32

HOUSE:
D: 84 (+9)
R: 64 (-9)

Oh... Hold on... Really? Okay. Well folks, we have a major projection to make. Hillary Clinton has now carried the state of Florida and it's 29 electoral votes. This comes along with our next projection that Jared Golden will defeat Bruce Poliquin in Maine's 2nd District for the Democrat's 10th gain of the night. In another important hold, Representative Patrick Murphy will hold Florida's 18th District for the Democrats.


Maine (11% In) :
Clinton (D): 38,627 (45.5%)
Cruz (R): 38,203 (45.0%)
Weld (L): 6,367 (7.5%)

Pennsylvania (16% In) :
Clinton (D): 479,427 (48.6%)
Cruz (R): 477,454 (48.4%)
Weld (L): 19,729 (2.0%)

New Hampshire (43% In) :
Clinton (D): 148,586 (46.5%)
Cruz (R): 146,668 (45.9%)
Johnson (L): 23,326 (7.3%)

Virginia (39% In) :
Cruz (R): 766,124 (49.3%)
Clinton (D): 716,396 (46.1%)
Johnson (L): 63,714 (4.1%)

Georgia (47% In) :
Cruz (R): 962,809 (49.4%)
Clinton (D): 896,543 (46.0%)
Johnson (L): 79,909 (4.1%)

Florida (67% In) :
Clinton (D): 3,307,187 (52.4%)
Cruz (R): 2,758,093 (43.7%)
Johnson (L): 227,211 (3.6%)

North Carolina (40% In) :
Clinton (D): 856,751 (47.9%)
Cruz (R): 831,710 (46.5%)
Johnson (L): 89,431 (5.0%)

Ohio (29% In) :
Cruz (R): 762,659 (47.5%)
Clinton (D): 762,652 (47.5%)
Johnson (L): 51,379 (3.0%)

PRESIDENT:
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 85 EV
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 33 EV

SENATE:
D: 39
R: 32

HOUSE:
D: 89 (+10)
R: 74 (-10)

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KING: Hey folks, welcome back. We have more poll closings now all the way to the Mississippi, with the exception of Arkansas. We can, of course, make a few immediate projections. First, we can project that Hillary Clinton will win the state of Illinois and it's 20 electoral votes and New York and it's 29 electoral votes. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz will win Alabama and it's 9 electoral votes; Mississippi and it's 6 electoral votes; Tennessee and it's 11 electoral votes; and Louisiana and it's 8 electoral votes.

Alabama (0% In) :
Cruz (R): 23 (92.0%)
Clinton (D): 2 (8.0%)

Mississippi (0% In) :
Cruz (R): 246 (78.3%)
Clinton (D): 69 (20.0%)
Weld (L): 5 (1.7%)

New York (0% In) :
Clinton (D): 54 (100.0%)
Cruz (R): 0 (0.0%)

Illinois (0% In) :
Clinton (D): 19 (98.0%)
Cruz (R): 1 (2.0%)

Louisiana (0% In) :
Cruz (R): 52 (52.0%)
Clinton (D): 45 (45.0%)
Weld (L): 3 (3.0%)

Tennessee (0% In) :
Cruz (R): 126 (57.5%)
Clinton (D): 93 (42.5%)

Maine (11% In) :
Clinton (D): 38,627 (45.5%)
Cruz (R): 38,203 (45.0%)
Weld (L): 6,367 (7.5%)

We also have more down-ballot calls for you folks. For instance, Todd Young has narrowly defeated former Senator Evan Bayh to win election to the US Senate. In Alabama, Roy Moore has defeated former US Attorney Doug Jones in a closer-than-expected race to succeed Richard Shelby. On the other hand, we can now project that Joe Sestak has defeated Senator Pat Toomey in a rematch, and will be headed to the upper chamber next year.

We can also project that Hillary Clinton has won the state of New Hampshire and it's 4 electoral votes, as Chris Pappas defeats Frank Guinta for the Democrat's 11th gain of the night.

Pennsylvania (35% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,055,221 (48.9%)
Cruz (R): 1,040,115 (48.2%)
Weld (L): 43,158 (2.0%)

New Hampshire (55% In) :
Clinton (D): 192,504 (47.1%)
Cruz (R): 185,147 (45.3%)
Weld (L): 28,609 (7.3%)

Virginia (51% In) :
Clinton (D): 985,598 (48.5%)
Cruz (R): 975,437 (48.0%)
Weld (L): 65,029 (3.2%)

Georgia (61% In) :
Cruz (R): 1,231,897 (48.7%)
Clinton (D): 1,176,246 (46.5%)
Weld (L): 103,712 (4.1%)

North Carolina (57% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,215,773 (47.7%)
Cruz (R): 1,185,187 (46.5%)
Weld (L): 124,890 (4.9%)

Ohio (45% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,178,453 (47.3%)
Cruz (R): 1,170,979 (47.0%)
Weld (L): 69,760 (2.8%)
Case (P): 34,880 (1.4%)

Minnesota (10% In) :
Clinton (D): 145,788 (49.5%)
Cruz (R): 132,535 (45.0%)
Weld (L): 13,842 (4.7%)

Michigan (3% In) :
Clinton (D): 69,039 (47.7%)
Cruz (R): 67,881 (46.9%)
Weld (L): 2,749 (1.9%)

Wisconsin (6% In) :
Clinton (D): 86,427 (48.4%)
Cruz (R): 83,034 (46.5%)
Weld (L): 4,107 (2.3%)

Iowa (17% In) :
Cruz (R): 127,787 (54.4%)
Clinton (D): 96,310 (41.0%)
Weld (L): 4,698 (2.0%)
Case (P): 3,053 (1.3%)

Missouri (2% In) :
Clinton (D): 28,282 (50.0%)
Cruz (R): 26,642 (47.1%)
Weld (L): 1,131 (2.0%)

Down-ballot, we have even more interesting results. For instance, though we only have a few percent of results in Missouri, Jason Kander is outrunning Secretary Clinton by about 25 points. We'll see if that holds up. We can also project that Tammy Duckworth has defeated Mark Kirk in Illinois, while Maggie Hassan has won in New Hampshire, bringing them up to 43 seats. Despite Democratic hopes, we can also call Iowa for Steve King, who will succeed the retiring Chuck Grassley. 

In the House, we can project that Barbara Comstock has fallen to State Senator Jennifer Wexton, giving the Democrats twelve gains on the night. Additionally, the Democrats have held on to all their Long Island seats. Wait... Seriously? Okay. We can also project that Gwen Graham has narrowly won re-election in a district that was made much, much, redder, in what must be one of the biggest political upsets. 

PRESIDENT:
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 138 EV
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 67 EV

SENATE:
D: 43 (+3)
R: 36 (-3)

HOUSE: 
D: 121 (+12)
R: 116 (-12)

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

BASH: Hello viewers. As we wait for the next poll closings- Arkansas in a couple minutes- we have John King here to go over the down-ballot results that have occurred during that time. John?

KING: Of course. The first projection we can make is that Shelli Yoder has been elected the next Governor of Indiana. Yoder ran an economics-focused campaign, and Pence seems to have acknowledged his defeat. In other news, Nate Silver now gives Secretary Clinton a 96% chance of winning the election, up from FiveThirtyEight's 90% chance this morning. The biggest projection of all, however, is in Florida. We can now project that businesswoman Stephanie Murphy- a complete unknown a year ago- has defeated Carlos Beruff to be elected the next U.S. Senator from the state. Republicans reportedly are very mad, seeing as Marco Rubio narrowly missed the filing deadline due to a misunderstanding. In the House we have even more flips. 

For instance, we can now project that Josh Gottheimer has won in the 5th District, riding the suburban hatred- well, even more than usual hatred- of Ted Cruz across the finish line. On the polar opposite of the Democratic spectrum, we can now project that Richard Ojeda has defeated Rep. Alex Mooney in West Virginia's 2nd District. Brad Schneider has also won his rematch with Bob Dold, giving the Democrats 15 gains on the night.

COOPER: Sorry John, we have an update. CNN can now project that Hillary Clinton will carry the state of Minnesota and it's 10 electoral votes. She will also- in a big win for Democrats- carry the state of Pennsylvania and it's 20 electoral votes. The Democrats will also carry Maine and it's 3 remaining electoral votes.

BLITZER: And is it correct that at this point the Democrats basically only need to win one of the uncalled states they are leading in to be on a near-unstoppable path to 270 electoral votes?

COOPER: That's right Wolf, although there are still plenty of votes to be counted. One place where that will not be enough is in Missouri, where Jason Kander is projected to defeat Senator Roy Blunt. Kander is looking at a win somewhere between three and six points at the end of the night. Assuming the Democrats win the White House, the Senate currently looks like a lock for them.

BASH: What about on the Gubernatorial side of things?

KING: Glad you asked. As of right now, we can project that Colin Van Ostern has defeated Chris Sununu to become the next Governor of New Hampshire. Likewise, Roy Cooper is also on the verge of winning his race. As for House calls, we can project several.

In Virginia's 1st District we can project that Elaine Luria has defeated incumbent Rep. Scott Taylor to flip another seat for the Democrats. In Florida Charlie Crist has knocked off David Jolly, and in Georgia's 6th District Jon Ossoff has defeated scandal-ridden incumbent Tom Price, giving the Democrats a total of 18 flips for the night so far. 

In what counts for good news for Republicans, it appears Ted Cruz will narrowly carry the state of Georgia, and that Rob Portman will be re-elected in the Senate by a margin of eight percent. Senator Cruz will also take Missouri's ten electoral votes.

Pennsylvania (53% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,601,174 (49.0%)
Cruz (R): 1,568,497 (48.0%)
Weld (L): 62,068 (1.9%)
Case (P): 32,677 (1.0%)

Virginia (59% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,142,552 (48.6%)
Cruz (R): 1,123,745 (47.8%)
Weld (L): 75,229 (3.2%)

Georgia (70% In) :
Cruz (R): 1,413,652 (48.7%)
Clinton (D): 1,352,694 (46.6%)
Weld (L): 116,111 (4.0%)

North Carolina (68% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,447,355 (47.6%)
Cruz (R): 1,413,908 (46.5%)
Weld (L): 142,911 (4.7%)

Ohio (64% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,672,480 (47.2%)
Cruz (R): 1,658,306 (46.8%)
Weld (L): 95,671 (2.7%)
Case (P): 56,694 (1.4%)

Minnesota (23% In) :
Clinton (D): 340,733 (50.3%)
Cruz (R): 300,089 (44.3%)
Weld (L): 33,192 (4.9%)

Michigan (11% In) :
Clinton (D): 261,534 (49.3%)
Cruz (R): 243,040 (45.8%)
Weld (L): 15,920 (3.0%)

Wisconsin (14% In) :
Clinton (D): 203,330 (48.8%)
Cruz (R): 192,497 (46.2%)
Weld (L): 10,416 (2.5%)

Iowa (43% In) :
Cruz (R): 340,736 (50.6%)
Clinton (D): 298,986 (44.4%)
Weld (L): 12,794 (1.9%)
Case (P): 11,447 (1.7%)

In other results, we can now project that Max Rose will carry New York's 11th District, while Angie Craig will take Minnesota' 2nd District. This brings the Democrats to 20 flips. We can also project that Susan Wild has taken Pennsylvania's 7th District as well.

PRESIDENT:
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 175 EV
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 93 EV

SENATE:
D: 45 (+5)
R: 37 (-5)

HOUSE:
D: 134 (+21)
R: 123 (-21)

[Roll Roons]

KING: Thanks for asking Dana. As we mentioned earlier, Pennsylvania had to redraw their congressional districts due to an absurd gerrymander. So, we can project that in the 5th District, Doctor Eric Ding will win.

In Alabama, Roy Moore has defeated former US Attorney Doug Jones in a closer-than-expected race to succeed Richard Shelby.

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[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

KING: Welcome back folks. We have more calls to make. First, we can project that Hillary Clinton has carried the state of Michigan and it's 16 electoral votes. She will also, as expected, take Virginia and it's 13 electoral votes. This brings her up to 200, only 70 away from the Presidency. We can also project Arkansas and it's 6 electoral votes for Senator Ted Cruz.

Virginia (67% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,300,144 (48.7%)
Cruz (R): 1,273,447 (47.7%)
Weld (L): 90,769 (3.4%)

North Carolina (74% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,581,681 (47.8%)
Cruz (R): 1,535,356 (46.4%)
Weld (L): 148,903 (4.5%)

Ohio (79% In) :
Clinton (D): 2,064,467 (47.2%)
Cruz (R): 2,042,598 (46.7%)
Weld (L): 113,720 (2.6%)
Case (P): 61,234 (1.4%)

Michigan (30% In) :
Clinton (D): 722,233 (49.9%)
Cruz (R): 658,549 (45.5%)
Weld (L): 44,868 (3.0%)

Wisconsin (30% In) :
Clinton (D): 433,029 (48.8%)
Cruz (R): 416,958 (46.7%)
Weld (L): 24,106 (2.7%)

Iowa (57% In) :
Clinton (D): 422,217 (47.3%)
Cruz (R): 421,324 (47.2%)
Weld (L): 16,960 (1.9%)
Case (P): 16,922 (1.9%)

Arkansas (0% In) :
Clinton (D): 14 (100.0%)
Cruz (R): 0 (0.0%)

BASH: Do we have any down-ballot results?

KING: Yes Dana. As of right now, we can project that state AG Roy Cooper will be the next Governor of North Carolina, defeating incumbent Pat McCrory. In less surprising news, we can call Arkansas's Senate race for incumbent Sen. John Boozman. 

Further down-ballot, we can project that Haley Stevens has flipped Michigan's 11th District, while Pat Ryan has flipped New York's 18th District. Meanwhile, a pair of retirements have led to flips- in Florida's 27th District Scott Fuhrman has won, while in New Jersey's 11th District the retirement of longtime Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen has allowed veteran Mikie Sherrill to defeat Assemblyman Tony Bucco.

PRESIDENT:
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 200 EV
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 99 EV

SENATE:
D: 45 (+5)
R: 38 (-5)

HOUSE:
D: 136 (+25)
R: 128 (-25)

BASH: Am I also right that we have more poll closings?

COOPER: Yep. CNN can immediately project that Ted Cruz will carry Oklahoma and it's 7 electoral votes, North Dakota and it's 3 electoral votes, South Dakota and it's 3 electoral votes, and finally the state of Nebraska and two of it's three districts.

It's not all sunshine and rainbows for the Cruz camp, however, as Kansas and Cruz's home state of Texas remain too close to call. We can also project that Hillary Clinton will carry Nebraska's 2nd District and it's 1 electoral vote. A- wait- we can also call North Carolina and it's 15 electoral votes for Secretary Clinton.

North Carolina (81% In) :
Clinton (D): 1,731,299 (47.8%)
Cruz (R): 1,676,970 (46.3%)
Weld (L): 152,122 (4.2%)

Ohio (90% In) :
Clinton (D): 2,351,925 (47.2%)
Cruz (R): 2,331,993 (46.8%)
Weld (L): 124,572 (2.5%)
Case (P): 74,743 (1.5%)

Wisconsin (50% In) :
Clinton (D): 749,989 (50.4%)
Cruz (R): 674,097 (45.3%)
Weld (L): 38,689 (2.6%)

Iowa (72% In) :
Clinton (D): 537,837 (47.7%)
Cruz (R): 529,994 (47.0%)
Weld (L): 22,550 (2.0%)
Case (P): 19,168 (1.7%)

Texas (5% In) :
Cruz (R): 251,586 (56.1%)
Clinton (D): 168,172 (37.5%)
Weld (L): 17,041 (3.8%)

Kansas (7% In) :
Clinton (D): 36,800 (43.9%)
Cruz (R): 36,046 (43.0%)
Weld (L): 10,143 (12.1%)

BLITZER: And these usually come with more down-ballot action, right?

KING: That's right. In this case we have several senate calls. For instance, we can project that Cruz backer Kris Kobach will succeed Jerry Moran in Kansas, defeating state legislator Tom Sawyer in a closer-than-expected race. In Oklahoma, we can announce that James Lankford will turn back a weak challenge to win a full term. In South Dakota, we can project that John Thune will destroy weatherman Phil Schreck to win a third term. And finally, we can call North Dakota's election for John Hoeven, who has gone unopposed. This also means that Republicans have denied the Democrats a supermajority in the Senate.

BLITZER: What about the House?

KING: Well, beyond the usual safe calls, we can project that MRS ABBY FINKENAUER has flipped Iowa's 1st District for the Democrats-

BASH: Why is the Congresswoman-elect's name capitalized?

COOPER: Must be some kind of secular being at work.

KING: Anyway, we can also project that veteran Rachel Reddick has defeated Brian Fitzpatrick to flip Pennsylvania's 1st District. In Georgia's 7th District, we can call the race for activist Lucy McBath, who will defeat incumbent Rob Woodall. And finally, we can project that Antonio Delgado will defeat Claudia Tenney to win in upstate New York. 

PRESIDENT:
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 216 EV
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 116 EV

SENATE:
D: 45 (+5)
R: 42 (-5)

HOUSE:
R: 163 (-29)
D: 151 (+29)

COOPER: Since we have a slight break in the voting, we thought it would be good to get some outside perspective. So, please welcome Clinton campaign manager Jim Messina and Cruz campaign chairman Louie Gohmert. Welcome, gentleman.

MESSINA: Thank you Anderson.

GOHMERT: The left is destroying America.

COOPER: What do you make of the results?

***PARTISAN HACKERY***

COOPER: Thank you. We return now to our election coverage. In the time elapsed we can make more calls- the first major one being that Hillary Clinton has carried the state of Wisconsin and it's 10 electoral votes. Down-ballot, we can project that Russ Feingold has defeated Ron Johnson in a rematch of their race six years ago to return to the Senate. Feingold, who is currently outrunning Clinton by just under half a percentage point, virtually guarantees the Democrats at least 50 senate seats. 

It's not all bad news for Senator Cruz, however. We can project that he will carry his home state of Texas and it's 38 electoral votes, as well as the state of Kansas and it's 6 electoral votes. 

Who is not getting any good news is Paul Ryan. Democrats have officially flipped Florida's 27th District with Debbie Mucarsel-Powell; New Jersey's 3rd District with Pamela Rosen-Lampitt- who will defeat incumbent Tom MacArthur- and New Jersey's 7th District with Tom Malinowski. Finally, we can project that Elissa Slotkin has emerged victorious in Michigan's 10th District, giving the Democrats a total of 33 flips on the night.

Anywa- Really? Man I do this too much, but anyway we can now project that Hillary Clinton has won the state of Iowa and it's 6 electoral votes.

Ohio (94% In) :
Clinton (D): 2,456,455 (47.2%)
Cruz (R): 2,446,046 (47.0%)
Weld (L): 130,108 (2.5%)
Case (P): 88,474 (1.7%)

PRESIDENT:
Clinton/Heinrich (D): 232 EV
Cruz/Fiorina (R): 116 EV

SENATE:
D: 46 (+6)
R: 42 (-6)

HOUSE:
R: 165 (-33)
D: 157 (+33)

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

I lost all of my massive update, so here are the final results:

PRESIDENT:

Clinton/Heinrich (D) : 348 EV/ 69,408,245 (50.8%)
Cruz/Fiorina (R) : 190 EV/ 57,631,883 (42.2%)
Weld/Johnson (L) : 0 EV/ 7,008,380 (5.1%)

SENATE:

D: 54 (+8)
R: 46 (-8)

HOUSE:

D: 235 (+47)
R: 200 (-47)

ALABAMA:
Cruz (R): 1,265,776 (59.9%)
Clinton (D): 758,043 (35.7%)
Weld (L): 63,701 (3.0%)

ALASKA:
Cruz (R): 170,128 (44.9%)
Clinton (D): 144,362 (38.1%)
Weld (L): 37,890 (10.0%)

ARKANSAS:
Cruz (R): 648,984 (57.4%)
Clinton (D): 428,510 (37.9%)
Weld (L): 35,049 (3.1%)

ARIZONA:
Cruz (R): 1,211,165 (46.6%)
Clinton (D): 1,200,746 (46.1%)
Weld (L): 182,235 (7.0%)

CALIFORNIA:
Clinton (D): 8,820,952 (62.2%)
Cruz (R): 4,155,207 (29.3%)
Weld (L): 950,166 (6.7%)

COLORADO:
Clinton (D): 1,392,903 (50.1%)
Cruz (R): 1,067,614 (38.4%)
Weld (L): 216,859 (7.8%)

CONNECTICUT:
Clinton (D): 914,575 (55.6%)
Cruz (R): 532,954 (32.4%)
Weld (L): 182,586 (11.1%)

DC:
Clinton (D): 271,736 (87.3%)
Weld (L): 20,543 (6.6%)
Cruz (R): 15,874 (5.1%)

DELAWARE:
Clinton (D): 229,895 (51.8%)
Cruz (R): 155,334 (35.0%)
Weld (L): 54,145 (12.2%)

FLORIDA:
Clinton (D): 4,625,239 (49.1%)
Cruz (R): 4,455,678 (47.3%)
Weld (L): 226,080 (2.4%)

GEORGIA:
Cruz (R): 2,027,797 (48.9%)
Clinton (D): 1,969,741 (47.5%)
Weld (L): 124,404 (3.0%)

HAWAII:
Clinton (D): 276,388 (62.9%)
Cruz (R): 131,822 (30.0%)
Weld (L): 21,970 (5.0%)

IOWA:
Clinton (D): 737,600 (47.1%)
Cruz (R): 723,506 (46.2%)
Case (P): 42,282 (2.7%)
Weld (L): 39,150 (2.5%)

IDAHO:
Cruz (R): 388,713 (56.3%)
Clinton (D): 276,173 (40.0%)
Weld (L): 12,427 (1.8%)

ILLINOIS:
Clinton (D): 3,368,357 (60.2%)
Cruz (R): 1,896,799 (33.9%)
Weld (L): 290,954 (5.2%)

INDIANA:
Cruz (R): 1,449,527 (53.0%)
Clinton (D): 1,124,067 (41.1%)
Weld (L): 101,193 (3.7%)

KANSAS:
Cruz (R): 592,797 (49.5%)
Clinton (D): 498,189 (41.6%)
Weld (L): 83,829 (7.0%)

KENTUCKY:
Cruz (R): 1,121,778 (58.3%)
Clinton (D): 700,390 (36.4%)
Case (P): 71,193 (3.7%)
Weld (L): 19,241 (1.0%)

LOUISIANA:
Cruz (R): 1,115,967 (55.0%)
Clinton (D): 825,816 (40.7%)
Weld (L): 58,841 (2.9%)

MASSACHUSETTS:
Clinton (D): 1,995,027 (60.0%)
Cruz (R): 798,011 (24.0%)
Weld (L): 485,456 (14.6%)

MARYLAND:
Clinton (D): 1,699,475 (61.1%)
Cruz (R): 865,035 (31.1%)
Weld (L): 175,232 (6.3%)

MAINE:
Clinton (D): 390,521 (50.6%)
Cruz (R): 334,181 (43.3%)
Weld (L): 43,991 (5.7%)

MICHIGAN:
Clinton (D): 2,460,516 (51.0%)
Cruz (R): 2,060,079 (42.7%)
Weld (L): 144,736 (3.0%)
Case (P): 144,702 (3.0%)

MINNESOTA:
Clinton (D): 1,552,137 (52.7%)
Cruz (R): 1,204,600 (40.9%)
Weld (L): 176,713 (6.0%)

MISSOURI:
Cruz (R): 1,470,699 (52.0%)
Clinton (D): 1,221,811 (43.2%)
Weld (L): 96,161 (3.4%)

MISSISSIPPI:
Cruz (R): 601,910 (49.7%)
Clinton (D): 512,290 (42.3%)
Case (P): 60,554 (5.0%)
Weld (L): 8,477 (0.7%)

MONTANA:
Cruz (R): 225,207 (45.3%)
Clinton (D): 215,264 (43.3%)
Weld (L): 53,691 (10.8%)

NORTH CAROLINA:
Clinton (D): 2,146,350 (48.0%)
Cruz (R): 2,056,919 (46.0%)
Weld (L): 192,277 (4.3%)

NORTH DAKOTA:
Cruz (R): 199,728 (58.0%)
Clinton (D): 105,029 (30.5%)
Weld (L): 38,223 (11.1%)

NEBRASKA:
Cruz (R): 457,571 (54.2%)
Clinton (D): 327,560 (38.8%)
Weld (L): 44,744 (5.3%)

NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Clinton (D): 349,264 (47.0%)
Cruz (R): 274,953 (37.0%)
Weld (L): 74,311 (10.0%)

NEW JERSEY:
Clinton (D): 2,181,087 (56.3%)
Cruz (R): 1,433,397 (37.0%)
Weld (L): 240,190 (6.2%)

NEW MEXICO:
Clinton (D): 441,470 (55.3%)
Cruz (R): 284,201 (35.6%)
Weld (L): 56,680 (7.1%)

NEVADA:
Clinton (D): 568,319 (50.5%)
Cruz (R): 495,169 (44.0%)
Weld (L): 48,391 (4.3%)

NEW YORK:
Clinton (D): 4,741,025 (61.4%)
Cruz (R): 2,486,335 (32.2%)
Weld (L): 463,292 (6.0%)

OHIO:
Clinton (D): 2,607,713 (47.1%)
Cruz (R): 2,436,080 (44.0%)
Case (P): 238,071 (4.3%)
Weld (L): 121,804 (2.2%)

OKLAHOMA:
Cruz (R): 881,966 (60.7%)
Clinton (D): 501,282 (34.5%)
Weld (L): 47,948 (3.3%)

OREGON:
Clinton (D): 1,082,430 (54.1%)
Cruz (R): 776,308 (38.8%)
Weld (L): 126,050 (6.3%)

PENNSYLVANIA:
Clinton (D): 3,125,897 (50.7%)
Cruz (R): 2,675,817 (43.4%)
Weld (L): 184,964 (3.0%)
Case (P): 73,985 (1.2%)

RHODE ISLAND:
Clinton (D): 258,992 (55.8%)
Cruz (R): 161,057 (34.7%)
Weld (L): 37,131 (8.0%)

SOUTH CAROLINA:
Cruz (R): 1,080,955 (51.4%)
Clinton (D): 940,053 (44.7%)
Weld (L): 58,884 (2.8%)

SOUTH DAKOTA:
Cruz (R): 214,653 (58.0%)
Clinton (D): 125,461 (33.9%)
Weld (L): 27,756 (7.5%)

TENNESSEE:
Cruz (R): 1,371,890 (54.7%)
Clinton (D): 990,670 (39.5%)
Weld (L): 107,845 (4.3%)

TEXAS:
Cruz (R): 4,457,705 (49.7%)
Clinton (D): 3,892,644 (43.4%)
Weld (L): 421,553 (4.7%)

UTAH:
Cruz (R): 622,286 (55.0%)
Clinton (D): 396,000 (35.0%)
Weld (L): 102,960 (9.1%)

VIRGINIA:
Clinton (D): 2,028,177 (50.9%)
Cruz (R): 1,721,360 (43.2%)
Weld (L): 223,139 (5.6%)

VERMONT:
Clinton (D): 204,137 (63.7%)
Cruz (R): 76,912 (24.0%)
Weld (L): 37,494 (11.7%)

WASHINGTON:
Clinton (D): 2,006,796 (60.5%)
Cruz (R): 1,078,031 (32.5%)
Weld (L): 222,240 (6.7%)

WISCONSIN:
Clinton (D): 1,488,075 (50.0%)
Cruz (R): 1,309,506 (44.0%)
Weld (L): 151,783 (5.1%)

WEST VIRGINIA:
Cruz (D): 434,369 (60.8%)
Clinton (R): 230,758 (32.3%)
Weld (L): 43,579 (6.1%)

WYOMING:
Cruz (R): 161,184 (63.0%)
Clinton (D): 58,333 (22.8%)
Weld (L): 29,422 (11.5%)

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

November 9, 2016
HISTORIC: HILLARY CLINTON ELECTED FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT

There was jubilation in Time Square this morning as CNN announced that Hillary Clinton has been elected the nation's next president. Clinton, who will enter office with a trifecta, has already declared victory. Republican nominee Ted Cruz conceded early this morning at a Dallas event, promising the 'fight the administration on everything'.

November 11, 2016
CAMPAIGNS PREPARE LAWSUITS IN WV RACE

The campaigns of former Senator Carte Goodwin and state legislator Bill Coles are arming their legal defenses in anticipation of a recount. Goodwin, who led by less than half a percentage point after the most recent counting, has declared victory. This comes after a mixed night for West Virginia Democrats, with Ted Cruz's landslide being countered by the shock victory of Richard Ojeda in the states' 2nd District.

November 12, 2016
PRES. ELECT CLINTON MEETS WITH OBAMA

President-elect Hillary Clinton met today with outgoing President Barack Obama. The two discussed several issues, including the pending nomination of Merrick Garland. Following the meeting, the President signed several documents approving a GSA decision making Clinton the official President-elect.

November 14, 2016
REINCE PRIEBUS RESIGNS AS RNC CHAIR

Following Tuesday's disastrous election- where Republicans lost control of both house of congress- RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has announced his resignation. This will kick off a special election for the position, which will coincide with the race to replace Donna Brazile on the Democratic side. No candidates have formally declared yet, although the frontrunner is former South Carolina GOP chair Matt Moore.

November 15, 2016
MCCONNELL: GOP WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH GARLAND NOMINATION

A spokesperson for outgoing majority leader Mitch McConnell has announced that Senate Republicans will be moving forward with the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Garland, whose nomination has been obstructed for nearly a year, is presumably being confirmed to avoid President-elect Clinton from naming a more liberal pick.

November 20, 2016
GARLAND HEARINGS BEGIN ON CAPITOL HILL

The hearings on President Obama's third Supreme Court nominee were gaveled in by Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley this morning. Merrick Garland, who was first nominated several months ago, was introduced by Jamie Gorelick, who was his boss during the Oklahoma City Bombing investigations. The hearings were perceived to go well.

November 21, 2016
BROWN DECLARED VICTOR IN OREGON RACE

Incumbent Governor Kate Brown has been declared the winner of the Oregon Gubernatorial Election, per AP. Brown, who led by less than one percent, was almost defeated by Dr. Bud Pierce, a moderate Republican. Pierce has conceded gracefully, although speculation has abounded over a potential rematch in two years.

November 24, 2016
CLINTON ANNOUNCES FIRST CABINET PICKS

Following a Thanksgiving Address, President-elect Hillary Clinton has announced her first cabinet picks. The one that stands out the most is the appointment of Al Gore to head the Environmental Protection Agency, while others include Sheryl Sandberg for Treasury and Jack Markell for Education. Progressives have already protested the Sandberg appointment, but have welcome the idea of Administrator Gore.

November 26, 2016
PRES. ELECT CONTINUES ADMINISTRATION-BUILDING

President-elect Hillary Clinton has continued building her administration today, finally announcing Thomas Nides as her Chief of Staff. Nides, who was initially thought to be a candidate for Ambassador to Israel, will be joined in the West Wing by new Press Secretary Brian Fallon, who previously worked for incoming Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer.

November 27, 2016
GOODWIN DECLARED WINNER IN WEST VIRGINIA

Former Senator Carte Goodwin has been elected the next Governor of West Virginia, per AP. State Senator Bill Coles has likewise conceded. Goodwin, who is projected to win by just over a thousand votes out of over seven hundred thousand cast, will take office in January.

November 30, 2016
CLINTON ANNOUNCES MORE CABINET PICKS

Hillary Clinton has announced today more cabinet picks. Clinton, who will take office in January, has announced that Vice President Joe Biden will be her pick to run the State Department, while Katherine Tai will be the next Trade Ambassador. The President-elect has also announced that Avril Haines will take the job of Director of National Intelligence.

December 1, 2016
BRIAN SANDOVAL ACCEPTS ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTMENT

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval's office has announced that he will be accepting the offer of President-elect Hillary Clinton to lead the Department of Justice. Sandoval is the first Republican in the Clinton cabinet and is expected to be easily confirmed. Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison will become Governor for the rest of Sandoval's term, which runs through 2019.

December 3, 2016
'F**KING CLOWN' SENATE REPUBLICANS REACT TO CRUZ LOSS

Audio leaked to the Washington Post reveals that Senate Republicans are not at all happy with Ted Cruz. Cruz, who lost in a landslide last month, is reportedly hated by his colleagues, and this audio seems to confirm it.

December 5, 2016
GARLAND NOMINATION ADVANCES THROUGH THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

The nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court has cleared another hurdle this week, as the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination. All nine Democrats were joined by chairman Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Lindsey Graham, and Jeff Flake for a total vote of 13-7 to advance the nomination. It now goes to the full Senate, where it is expected to pass.

December 6, 2016
ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE

The incoming White House continues to take shape, as President-elect Hillary Clinton announced earlier today. Clinton has named Jake Sullivan as National Security Advisor, Fred Hochberg as Secretary of Commerce, and finally Minyon Moore as UN Ambassador. Clinton has also announced that Sloan Gibson will become the next VA Secretary, bringing the number of Republicans in the cabinet to two.

December 7, 2016
CLINTON PICKS AUSTIN AS FIRST BLACK SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

President-elect Hillary Clinton announced yesterday that she will be appointing retired general Lloyd Austin as the nation's next Secretary of Defense. Austin, who will be the first Black SecDef, retired earlier this year. Clinton has also announced the selection of Brian Schweitzer as Secretary of the Interior.

December 9, 2016
MERRICK GARLAND CONFIRMED TO SUPREME COURT

Judge Merrick Garland has been confirmed to the United States Supreme Court, per AP. All 46 Democrats were joined by Republicans Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Cory Gardner, Mark Kirk, Chuck Grassley, Susan Collins, Ben Sasse, Dean Heller, Kelly Ayotte, Rob Portman, Lindsey Graham, Bob Corker, Lamar Alexander, and Orrin Hatch for a total of 61 in favor and 39 against. Garland will be sworn in sometime within the next few days.

December 11, 2016
CLINTON HOLDS FIRST POST-ELECTION PRESS CONFERENCE

President-elect Hillary Clinton hosted her first press conference since before the election today, answering questions on a variety of topics. The President-elect congratulated the people of Hong Kong, where the Democratic Alliance elected over 450 members of the election committee, and expanded on her foreign policy agenda. Clinton also announced the appointment of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture and Tom Perez for his old job as Secretary of Labor. Longtime Clinton aide Neera Tanden was also nominated for the HHS.

December 12, 2016
MERRICK GARLAND SWORN IN TO SUPREME COURT

Judge Merrick Garland was sworn in today as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in a Rose Garden ceremony. Garland was surrounded by his family and President Obama, and will shift the court to a 5-4 liberal majority.

CJ: John Roberts (Appointed in 2005 by Bush II, Conservative)
AJ: Anthony Kennedy (Appointed in 1988 by Reagan, Moderate)
AJ: Clarence Thomas (Appointed in 1991 by Bush I, Batsh**t)
AJ: Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Appointed in 1993 by Clinton, Liberal)
AJ: Stephen Breyer (Appointed in 1994 by Clinton, Liberal)
AJ: Samuel Alito (Appointed in 2006 by Bush II, Batsh**t)
AJ: Sonia Sotomayor (Appointed in 2009 by Obama, Liberal)
AJ: Elena Kagan (Appointed in 2010 by Obama, Liberal)
AJ: Merrick Garland (Appointed in 2016 by Obama, Liberal)

December 13, 2016
CAO DECLARED WINNER IN LOUISIANA RACE

Joseph Cao will be heading to the U.S. Senate next year as he defeats David Vitter by a six percent margin. Cao, who represented New Orleans in Washington for two years, will be the first Vietnamese Senator. Cao is expected to be a moderate member of the Senate, after winning against the unpopular Vitter partially from Democratic votes.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

December 15, 2016
PRESIDENT-ELECT CLINTON FINALIZES CABINET

President-elect Hillary Clinton officially nominated her cabinet today, filling all remaining vacancies. Clinton has announced that Christine Quinn will fill the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Salanda Young will fill the position of OMB Director, and that Tulsi Gabbard will be the next Secretary of Homeland Security. Clinton has also finally announced that Gina McCarthy will be the next Secretary of Energy, and will be joined by Michael Huerta at Transportation.

CABINET OF HILLARY CLINTON:
VP: Martin Heinrich
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State........: Joe Biden
Treasury....: Sheryl Sandberg
Defense....: Lloyd Austin
Justice......: Brian Sandoval
Interior.....: Brian Schweitzer
Agriculture: Tom Vilsack
Commerce: Fred Hochberg
Labor.......: Tom Perez
H&HS......: Neera Tanden
H&UD......: Christine Quinn
Transport.: Michael Huerta
Energy.....: Gina McCarthy
Education.: Jack Markell
VA..........: Sloan Gibson
DHS........: Tulsi Gabbard

EPA.......: Al Gore
OMB......: Shalanda Young
NSA......: Jake Sullivan
DNI......: Avril Haines
TRADE..: Katherine Tai
UN.......: Minyon Moore
COS.....: Thomas Nides
PRESS..: Brian Fallon

December 24, 2016
CLINTON GIVES CHRISTMAS ADDRESS

President-elect Hillary Clinton, who is only twenty-seven days away from being sworn in as our nation's 45th President, has given a video address to the nation. In the video, which was released on YouTube, Clinton has laid out her agenda for the coming months.

December 28, 2016
NM LEGISLATURE OVERRIDES MARTINEZ VETO

The New Mexico State Legislature, now with Democratic supermajorities following last month's elections, has voted to override the veto of Governor Susana Martinez. The legislation, designed to reduce gubernatorial power over the replacement for Vice President-elect Martin Heinrich, was narrowly overridden in a late-night session. Under the new law, Martinez will be required to pick from a list of three, who will then serve until a November 2017 special election. The nominees the legislature will pick are reportedly State Senator Peter Wirth, State Representative Brian Egolf, and State Democratic Chair Deb Haaland.

January 1, 2017
ANDREW YANG ANNOUNCES RUN FOR NYC MAYOR

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang has announced a primary challenge to unpopular Mayor Bill de Blasio. Yang, who received several awards from President Obama, faces an uphill battle. Several local political figures- including the local Libertarian Party- have endorsed him.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

January 3, 2017
NEW CONGRESS SWORN IN

The 115th Congress was officially sworn in today, two months after their election. Nancy Pelosi has returned to her old job as Speaker, with Steny Hoyer and Jim Clyburn behind her. On the GOP side, Kevin McCarthy has won the vote to succeed Paul Ryan as Republican leader. In the Senate, Mitch McConnell has been relegated to the minority by Chuck Schumer, who will succeed Harry Reid.

January 4, 2017
RECORD NUMBER OF JEWISH SENATORS

While most have been focused on the newly-regained Democratic trifecta, we at the Jerusalem Post have noticed the increasingly large number of Jewish lawmakers. This congress, the Senate will have Al Gross, Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Brian Schatz, Ben Cardin, Al Franken, Jason Kander, Jacky Rosen, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Bernie Sanders, and Russ Feingold, for a total of 12 Jewish Senators.

January 11, 2017
PRESIDENT OBAMA GIVES FAREWELL ADDRESS

As President Obama finishes out his eight years- leaving with an approval rating of over 60%- he gave an address to the American public. In it, Obama touched on his efforts to expand health care, decrease income inequality, and restoring American confidence around the globe. The speech was well received, with many Republicans seeing Obama more positively as a much worse figure- in their eyes- enters into the spotlight.

January 20, 2017
HILLARY CLINTON SWORN IN AS FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT

As of 12:01 PM today, history has been made. Hillary Rodham Clinton has been sworn
 in as our nation's 45th- and first female- President. Clinton was introduced by Amy Klobuchar, the chair of the inauguration committee. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office to President-elect Clinton, who then delivered her inauguration speech.

January 21, 2017
PRESIDENT SIGNS FIRST EXECUTIVE ORDER

President Hillary Clinton has signed her first Executive Orders today. The two documents- one of which raises the minimum wage for federal employees to $12.50 per hour while the other one bans federal contractors from supporting the BDS movement. The actions have been met with mixed reviews, with Paul Ryan saying that the second one was 'a step forward'.

January 27, 2017
HUNDRED DAY AGENDA RELEASED

At a press conference earlier today, President Hillary Clinton announced that her agenda for the next three months will be broken into three parts- the Paid Family Leave Act (which establishes eight weeks of paid parental leave), the Fair Wage Act (which increases the federal minimum wage to $10.00 and hires 50,000 IRS agents) and the Climate Administration Act (which makes the EPA the 'Department of Environmental Protection' and codifies all of it's responsibilities).

January 29, 2017
REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCE 'TOTAL OPPOSITION' TO EXECUTIVE AGENDA

At a press conference held earlier today, GOP leadership announced a 'not one step back' policy with regards to President Hillary Clinton's agenda. The conference, which was led by Mitch McConnell, was widely panned in the press and media. According to Nate Silver, President Clinton's job approval is holding at 56%.

February 10, 2017
HOUSE VOTES TO PASS PAID FAMILY LEAVE ACT

The House of Representatives has voted 236-198 to pass the Paid Family Leave Act. The bill is not modified from President Clinton's proposal, and is expected to pass the Senate, although if reconciliation will be used remains to be seen.

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February 22, 2017
CLIMATE BILL AMENDED TO INCLUDE $10 CARBON TAX

The Climate Administration Act has been amended in the Senate today, reportedly at the request of President Clinton. The amendment would generate over $35 Billion in revenue according to Chuck Schumer. EPA Administrator Al Gore spoke at hearings today advocating for the policy. Republicans have come out against, with Senator Mitch McConnell calling it 'Socialism'.

February 26, 2017
OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL INTRODUCED

The administration's preferred budget has been released. It contains over $4 Trillion in spending, although the Clinton administration has said increased tax enforcement plus the carbon pricing scheme will reduce the deficit to a mere $340 Billion. Republicans such as Senator Steve King have called this plan socialism.

February 28, 2017
CLINTON GIVES ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

President Hillary Clinton today made history when she became the first woman to address a joint session of Congress. Clinton touched on several issues, namely her plans for fighting climate change, increasing the minimum wage, and introducing paid parental leave. The speech was going fine until Clinton was interrupted by Senator Roy Moore of Alabama. Moore was shut down by Mitch McConnell, but several members of the Freedom Caucus such as Matt Gaetz also shouted at the President. The speech was well-received, and Clinton's job approval is relatively steady at 55%.

March 5, 2017
HOUSE PASSES CLIMATE BILL

The United States House of Representatives under Speaker Nancy Pelosi has passed a landmark climate bill, the Climate Administration Act. The legislation does several things, ranging from implementing a carbon tax, establishing credits for electric vehicles, making the EPA a cabinet department, and formalizing regulatory authority. Republicans have denounced the bill as socialism.

March 15, 2017
MINIMUM WAGE ACT PASSES HOUSE

Keeping up a streak of success, the House has passed the Fair Wage Act by a 225-210 vote, sending it to the Senate. Speaker Nancy Pelosi marshaled the votes needed to pass the bill, which comes with a 15% minimum corporate tax that will cut the deficit to a mere $250 Billion. Senator Ted Cruz has promised to filibuster, but Chuck Schumer has announced plans to use any method needed to win.

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March 23, 2017
PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNS STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS ORDER

President Hillary Clinton made a surprising appeal to progressives today when she signed an order cancelling up to $10,000 of student debt per borrower. Clinton has said this will have a positive economic impact. Progressives like Senators Bernie Sanders and Russ Feingold have praised the move, calling it a necessary change. Republican Senator Roy Moore, on the other hand, has promised to file articles of impeachment against President Clinton on abuse of power charges.

March 30, 2017
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced his retirement, effective at the end of the current session. Breyer, who has served on the court since 1993, is one of the most liberal justices. The White House has not commented on the development, beyond wishing Breyer well. Potential picks to replace Breyer include Leondra Kruger- particularly if Clinton wants to replace him with another Jew- Lucy Koh, Ketanji Brown-Jackson, and Jacqueline Nguyen.

April 1, 2017
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES COMBINATION OF LEGISLATION

Senate leader Chuck Schumer has announced that he will be combining the three key pieces of President Clinton's agenda- the Climate Administration Act, the Fair Wage Act, and the Paid Family Leave Act- into one bill. He has also announced a plan to use reconciliation. The combined bill is the same with the addition of tax loophole closures to reduce the deficit to $225 Billion. Republicans have called this proposal socialism.

April 13, 2017
PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNS ORDERS ON DRUGS

President Hillary Clinton signed several executive actions today. They make up her policies designed to reduce the burden of the war on drugs. Clinton's orders include one changing how federal marijuana crimes are prosecuted.

April 13, 2017
SENATE PASSES RECONCILIATION BILL

The Senate has voted 51-49 to pass President Clinton's signature reconciliation bill today. Senators Joe Manchin, Al Gross, and Stephanie Murphy joined all 46 Republicans in voting against. Republican leader Mitch McConnell has denounced the bill as a 'communist takeover of America'.

April 14, 2017
PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNS LANDMARK BILL

Surrounded by new Secretary of Environmental Protection Al Gore and First Gentleman Bill Clinton, President Hillary Clinton has signed a massive bill that reads like a liberal wish list into law. In her speech, Clinton touted the deficit reduction measures included in the bill.

April 28, 2017
ANDREW YANG GAINING GROUND IN NEW POLLING

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is gaining ground in recent polls, per Gallup. Yang, who trailed Mayor Bill de Blasio 75-9 in January, is now at 26% to de Blasio's 55%. City Hall has already tried to spin this as a negative for Yang.

May 4, 2017
CLINTON ORDERS AFGHAN WITHDRAWAL

President Hillary Clinton has reportedly signed off on a plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2017, per AP. The administration has declined to comment, although Press Secretary Fallon said the President 'campaigned on withdrawal'.

May 8, 2017
LE PEN LEADS PROVISIONAL VOTE COUNT

Far-right politician Marine Le Pen is currently holding a slim lead in yesterday's French Presidential Election, per AP. As of this morning, Le Pen has 50.09% while her opponent Francois Fillon has 49.91%, a lead of roughly 2,500 votes in this low turnout election.

May 10, 2017
HEALTH CARE NEXT ON DEMOCRATIC AGENDA

According to inside sources, the Democratic trifecta led by President Hillary Clinton will be taking up health care as an issue. The administration has reportedly been in talks with moderates like Stephanie Murphy and progressives like Russ Feingold to write a bill acceptable to all.

May 19, 2017
PRESIDENT CLINTON TAKES OFF FOR FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIP

Air Force One took to the skies early this morning, carrying the President on her first foreign trip. President Clinton will visit Israel, Italy, The Vatican, and Belgium. She will attend the NATO Summit and the G-7 Summit. The President will be accompanied by First Gentleman Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Joe Biden.

May 20, 2017
CLINTON APPROVALS AT 53% AFTER 100 DAYS

100 days after taking office, President Clinton remains above water with the American public. Political analysts are explaining the matter by mentioning her successful 100 day agenda and perceived effectiveness (snap polling shows 80% of Americans think Clinton is qualified, including 30% who hate her). This bodes well for Clinton heading into the 2017 elections.

May 27, 2017
LUCY KOH NOMINATED TO THE SUPREME COURT

Having just come back from Europe, President Hillary Clinton has nominated Judge Lucy Koh to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Koh, who is married to a federal judge, will be the first Asian-American Justice. Steve King has called Koh a 'communist chinese agent'.

June 6, 2017
GILLESPIE WINS GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie has won the primary election to take on Lt. Governor Ralph Northam in November. Gillespie, who has won 40% of the vote to Corey Stewart's 38%, has declared victory. Stewart has not conceded. The primaries for the row offices were much less controversial, with Amanda Chase winning the Lieutenant Governor nod while Lin Wood has won the nomination for Attorney General.

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June 8, 2017
COREY STEWART ANNOUNCES THIRD-PARTY BID

Virginia Gubernatorial primary runner-up Corey Stewart has announced that he will be running for office on the new Sanctity of Life ticket. Republican nominee Ed Gillespie has denounced the move, saying it will hand the election to the 'radical democrats'. The Northam campaign has welcomed Stewart to the race.

June 11, 2017
DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE HEALTH CARE PROPOSAL

Democrats led by Andy Levin have announced a new health care bill. The legislation would force non-expansion states to expand Medicaid via federal funding, allow states to opt in to a public option similar to the Medicaid expansion model, and control costs via RX negotiations and shorter patent lifetimes. This comes after negotiations with moderates.

June 15, 2017
SUPREME COURT RESTRICTS GERRYMANDERING

The United States Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to impose restrictions on partisan gerrymandering. In an opinion penned by Associate Justice Merrick Garland, the court has imposed several litmus tests on maps, including an expansion of judicial review. The opinion was reportedly the more moderate choice. It overturned Georgia's map and shifted GA-06 and GA-07 about seven points to the left.

June 16, 2017
KOH HEARINGS BEGIN ON CAPITOL HILL

The confirmation hearings for Lucy Koh have begun. Judiciary chairwoman Dianne Feinstein gaveled in the hearing shortly after ten in the morning, which have seemed to go well. Legal observers expect Koh to be confirmed, possibly without changing the filibuster.

June 23, 2017
CONGRESS BEGINS HEARINGS ON HILLARYCARE 2.0

The House of Representatives has begun hearings on President Clinton's new health care proposal. The hearings, which were run by Education & Labor chair Bobby Scott, heard testimony from advocates. Republicans have decried the legislation as Communism.

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July 1, 2017
POLLSTERS RELEASE FIRST MIDTERM POLLS

Several pollsters have released their first polls for the next election cycle. According to the new 538 Average, we can project that the Democrats have a 65% chance of holding the Senate. Other polls have also been released for other elections. In polls for 2020, President Clinton holds a solid lead against all challengers, despite being under 50% against two of them. 

2020-PRES
Clinton (D): 52%
Cruz (R): 41%

Clinton (D): 51%
Trump (R): 36%

Clinton (D): 49%
Kasich (R): 43%

Clinton (D): 45%
Weld (L): 40%

GCB:
Democrats: 47.0%
Republicans: 45.1%

July 4, 2017
PRESIDENT CLINTON GIVES SPEECH AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL

President Hillary Clinton kicked off the Fourth of July celebrations by giving a speech at the Lincoln Memorial. In her speech, Clinton touched on America's values and what actions she wanted to take to protect them.

July 6, 2017
CLINTON BEGINS EUROPEAN JAUNT

President Hillary Clinton took off today aboard Air Force One bound for Germany, where she will attend the G-20 Summit, along with meeting various world leaders. 

July 12, 2017
LUCY KOH CONFIRMED TO THE SUPREME COURT

Judge Lucy Koh has been confirmed as the first Asian-American Justice on the Supreme Court, following a 60-40 vote in the Senate. Koh got the votes of all 54 Democrats along with Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Orrin Hatch, Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake, and John McCain. 

July 16, 2017
CORBYN TO BE NEXT UK PRIME MINISTER

Jeremy Corbyn has been confirmed as the United Kingdom's next PM, following last month's elections. Despite his Labour Party earning only 284 seats to the Conservative's 295, Corbyn has signed a coalition agreement with the SNP to form a government.

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July 23, 2017
PRES. CLINTON SIGNS TAX BILL

President Hillary Clinton today signed a minor tax bill that would allow states to keep more of their revenue. Under the laws, states like California will get roughly 2% more while states like South Carolina will get roughly 3% less. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer. Republicans have decried the bill as socialism.

July 30, 2017
HILLARYCARE HEARINGS BEGIN IN THE SENATE

The battles on capitol hill to pass President Clinton's signature health care legislation have begun in the Senate. At hearings chaired by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrats brought in people who would stand to benefit from the legislation, while Republicans protested. An amendment adding $5 Billion in block grants for states to improve medical infrastructure was also added in.

August 1, 2017
HOUSE VOTES TO ADVANCE HEALTH CARE BILL, ADJOURNS

The House of Representatives has adjourned today, following the passage of several procedural bills regarding The American Health Care Act, better known as Hillarycare after President Clinton. Speaker Nancy Pelosi shepherded the adequate numbers for each one. A full vote will occur after the current recess.

August 11, 2017
SCOTUS: DEATH PENALTY UNCONSTITUTIONAL

The Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision to abolish the practice of capital punishment in the United States. The decision- which was authored by Justice Elena Kagan and joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Merrick Garland, and Lucy Koh- prohibits the death penalty in all circumstances. With President Clinton likely in office for several more years, many states will repeal their laws.

August 14, 2017
CHRISTINA NOLAN ANNOUNCES SENATE RUN

Christina Nolan, who has served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for Vermont since 2010, is running for the United States Senate. Nolan announced her campaign at an event with Vermont Governor Phil Scott. NRSC Chair Steve Daines has endorsed her.

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August 19, 2017
YANG IN STRIKING RANGE OF DE BLASIO

Businessman Andrew Yang is reportedly in striking distance of incumbent Bill de Blasio, per CNN. The new poll shows Yang at 42% to de Blasio's 49%. Analyst Nate Silver gives de Blasio an 80% chance of holding on, but Silver says that Yang's profile will be raised regardless.

August 24, 2017
PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNS CRIME BILL

President Hillary Clinton celebrated a major achievement as she signed the Fair Sentencing Act into law. The bill, which abolishes the death penalty on the federal level and reduces mandatory minimums, was supported by several Republicans after a provision funding a border wall was added.

August 30, 2017
SENATE PASSES HILLARYCARE

The US Senate has approved President Hillary Clinton's landmark health care bill, per AP. The vote was 53 to 47, with all Democrats aside from Joe Manchin voting in favor. The legislation, which would allow states to have public options, cap costs, and expand Medicaid, is somewhat popular with the American public.

September 5, 2017
DE BLASIO HOLDS ON

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has narrowly won the Democratic nomination, per the New York Secretary of State. On the Republican side, Joe Lhota will be taking up the GOP mantle for a second go, defeating State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis in a close race.

2017 New York Mayoral Primary (D) :
Mayor Bill de Blasio (inc): 197,757 (45.2%)
Businessman Andrew Yang: 192,069 (43.9%)

2017 New York Mayoral Primary (R) :
Fmr. MTA Chair Joe Lhota: 40,329 (50.5%)
State Rep. Nicole Malliotakis: 39,531 (49.5%)

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September 7, 2017
CLINTON BELOW 50%!

President Hillary Clinton fell below 50% approval today, per a poll from Gallup. Clinton, who has had consistent ratings in the low fifties over the last few months, is reportedly unfazed. White House Press Secretary Brian Fallon said that "the President is working hard for Americans. That's why she won in 2016".

September 12, 2017
KOCH BROTHERS NETWORK ANNOUNCES $10 BILLION TO GOP

During an interview, brothers and long time partners in crime David and Charles Koch announced that they will be giving nearly $10 Billion to various Republican candidates and organizations. The move has been denounced by the Clinton White House, who say it is a good example of why we should get money out of politics.

September 15, 2017
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC FORECAST

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published projections for the next six months. According to the report, unemployment should stabilize at around 3.7% by Q2 2018, the lowest level in years. The report also projects GDP growth this quarter at 3.8%, which will tick up to 4.1% and then 4.6% in 2018. President Clinton has called the report excellent news, while Republicans led by Senator Jeff Sessions have called it socialism.