This diary will provide you with an early look at how the Electoral Map will likely progress on Election Night - assuming the results are in line with the FINAL PREDICTION CONSENSUS MAP that currently looks like this:
Follow me over the orange Southern California freeway interchange and let's look at how things will likely play out, shall we? I will make a few observations along the way that we should ALL keep in mind on Tuesday night.
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Here is how the race should stand at 6:59 P.M.:
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FIRST CLOSING TIME: 7:00 p.m. EST
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
60 Electoral Votes.
And here is how the map should look at this point:
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SECOND CLOSING TIME: 7:30 p.m. EST
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
38 Electoral Votes.
And here is how the map should look at this point:
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THIRD CLOSING TIME: 8:00 p.m. EST
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Washington, DC
172 Electoral Votes.
And the map will look like this:
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FOURTH CLOSING TIME: 8:30 p.m. EST
Arkansas
6 Electoral Votes.
And the map should become:
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FIFTH CLOSING TIME: 9:00 p.m. EST
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
South Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
Wyoming
153 Electoral Votes
And the map should become:.
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SIXTH CLOSING TIME: 10:00 p.m. EST
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Iowa
Montana
Nevada
Utah
21 Electoral Votes
And the map should resemble this:
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SEVENTH CLOSING TIME: 11:00 p.m. EST
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85 Electoral Votes (+1 from 2008) California
Hawaii
Idaho
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
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85 Electoral Votes (Plus 3 for ALASKA - see below)
And the map should resemble this *I have added in ALASKA which does not close out until 1 AM but which we all know will be called at this time)
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