The vote margin in the Peach State is likely to be razor thin, potentially denying Donald Trump the chance to declare victory on election night.
LaunchDonald Trump wins Texas
Trump’s victory pushes back Democratic dreams of flipping the Lone Star State for another four years.
LaunchJoe Biden wins Minnesota
The North Star State was one of the few Blue states that Trump hoped to flip, but the GOP’s efforts appear to have been in vain.
LaunchDonald Trump wins Florida
The Sunshine State was a must-win for Trump, but Biden maintains multiple paths to an electoral college victory.
LaunchOhio is called for Trump
The Buckeye State was a must-win for Trump, but current vote counts suggest that it was a nearer thing than his landslide 2016 victory in the state.
LaunchGeorgia’s Sen. Loeffler will face Raphael Warnock in January
The Republican incumbent saw off a challenge from U.S. Representative Doug Collins, and will proceed to a runoff vote in the new year.
LaunchJoe Biden wins New Hampshire
Biden’s victory in the Granite State is unsurprising, but could prove important in the event of a narrow margin in the electoral college.
LaunchLindsey Graham looks set to win re-election
The Republican incumbent was considered a shoo-in until recent months, when challenger Jaime Harrison caught him in some polls.
LaunchSen. Doug Jones of Alabama loses his seat
Sen. Jones, who won his seat in an upset 2017 special election, has been ousted by Tommy Tuberville, a former football coach and devout Trump fan.
LaunchColorado will send John Hickenlooper to the Senate
Two-term Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper ousts Cory Gardner from his Senate seat, the first such win of the night for Dems.
LaunchAn unexpected Ohio result?
While Trump seems likely to squeak past Biden in all three key Southeastern states (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina), Biden’s support in Ohio is stronger than expected.
LaunchMitch McConnell warns Democrats not to try “radical change” in victory speech.
Mitch McConnell easily cruised to re-election tonight, despite (or perhaps even because of) the untold millions of dollars poured into the coffers of his Democratic
LaunchPromising signs for Democrats out of Texas
Early results from the Lone Star State suggest a suburban rebellion against Trump and the GOP.
LaunchEarly results in the Southeast indicate that we might have a long night ahead
Results in Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida show Trump slightly ahead of his Democratic challenger.
LaunchBurst water pipe interferes with ballot counting in Fulton County, Georgia; no ballots damaged
Ben Brasch of The Atlanta Journal Constitution has details on an a burst water pipe that is impairing one of Georgia’s biggest counties from counting ballots tonight.
LaunchSo far, few surprises
None of the states called so far are particularly surprising, but the major swing states continue to count ballots.
LaunchStrap yourselves in for our election night coverage!
Here we go! Polling places have begun closing across the East Coast, and we can soon expect results to begin trickling in.
LaunchDon’t be surprised if we don’t know who will control the Senate for awhile
“When will we know who won the Senate? That question isn’t being asked too often, but it’s far likelier that control of the Senate is uncertain after November 3rd than the result of the presidential election is,” writes David Weigel.
LaunchThe Atlantic profiles NPI alum Garlin Gilchrist II’s work to deliver a Democratic victory in Michigan
Writer Edward-Issac Dovere takes a look at the Democratic Party’s plan to win the Wolverine State in 2020 after losing to Donald Trump by less than 11,000 votes in 2016, which emphasizes facets of big organizing and local control.
LaunchPresident Barack Obama shreds Donald Trump in major speech from Philadelphia
On October 21st, 2020, President Barack Obama delivered a scathing and unsparing indictment of Donald Trump’s disastrous presidency from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
LaunchBen Sasse warns his constituents: “We are staring down the barrel of a blue tsunami”
Should Trump lose, people are going to be asking: “What the heck were any of us thinking, that selling a TV-obsessed, narcissistic individual to the American people was a good idea?” the Nebraska Republican said in a telephone town hall.
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