Will the winner of the election be known by sunrise on the East coast the following day?

[TheReckoning]

Do you think the winner will be known by then?

[Devils30]

Known but not called. I mean, I pretty much knew by 5 am after the Milwaukee County dump that Biden was going to win but the networks needed to maximize the drama even though it was very clear where MI, PA were headed after Biden was up 20,000 in WI with all votes in.

[Wrong about 2024 Ghost]

'Known' as in, "we know who won the election"? Yes, almost certainly. It will be obvious long before then, barring multiple Florida-in-2000 level swing states.

'Known' as in, "the networks have all called it"? Maybe. They're going to milk it for all the ratings they can possibly get, which in turn will feed into...

'Known' as in, "how will the next Republican coup attempt turn out"? Unless it is a Democratic loss (at which point we'll probably get a late-night concession speech),  absolutely not. The GOP will still be flopping around, working up themselves up into backing Donald's next coup attempt. And they might succeed - after all, they know the worst possible outcome for themselves is some legal bills.

[Steve from Lambeth]

No, and also I find it ironic that this post was made at exactly midnight Eastern.