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Election night guide

How to watch for the important stuff

All times are eastern and approximate. They are based on the 2020 AP calls. Live updates may be made on election night if there is interest. Limited to free subscribers. (Yes, free. I don't have paid subscriptions.)

6pm onward

Any flips from 2020 could indicate a landslide is in the works

Look for patterns of high turnout

Look for higher than expected margins

8pm Maryland—abortion initiative

Does yes vote lead or trail Blue presidential margin?

Is presidential margin higher than 2020's 17%, possibly due to combined turnout, enthusiasm effect?

9pm Nebraska 2nd—1 vote

This is metro Omaha, expected to go Blue. If not, Harris can't win with only the Blue Wall

9pm Nebraska—dueling abortion initiatives

Split between pro and fake-pro measures and any difference between votes combined with the presidential volume may shed some light on remaining strength of so-called "double haters"

If presidential margin reduced below 10% may provide sense of impact of women's vote nationwide

9pm South Dakota—abortion initiative

Same considerations as NE

9pm Colorado—abortion initiative

Same considerations on effect of abortion issue

If Blue margin greater than 7%, suggests added strength since 2020

9pm New York—abortion initiative

If Blue margin greater than 13%, suggests added strength since 2020

midnight Montana

Jon Tester(D) Senate race Abortion initiate, same considerations as NE and SD

midnight Ohio

Sherrod Brown(D) Senate race

midnight Florida

Abortion initiative requires 60% vote, which may require higher-than-normal turnout—watch volume differential with presidential and whether Blue has higher-than-expected performance

1am Texas—Senate

If Cruz should be winning, does he lead Trump?

3am Arizona

Size of margin <= 1/2 percent is automatic recount

Abortion differentials

noon Wednesday Nevada—abortion initiative

Does yes vote lead or trail Blue presidential margin?

Is presidential margin higher than 2020's 2%, possibly due to combined turnout, enthusiasm effect?

1pm Wednesday Maine Second

If Trump takes again, is his margin much lower than 2020's 3%?

2pm Wednesday Wisconsin

If margin less than 1% there will be a recount requested, which has to be no later than the next business day after all results have been reported to the Wisconsin Election Commission. Trump supporters could attempt to delay transmission of results to permit more time.

If Harris loses Wisconsin having already lost Arizona, all of the remaining wins require at least Pennsylvania or Georgia

6pm Wednesday Michigan

If Harris loses Michigan having lost Arizona or Wisconsin, she must win Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina or Georgia and North Carolina with Nevada and Arizona and Wisconsin.

6pm Wednesday Pennsylvania

If Harris wins Pennsylvania having won Michigan and Arizona or Wisconsin, Pennsylvania is the tipping point state for her victory.

If she loses Pennsylvania not having won any state called before this, she loses.

If she loses Pennsylvania, she can still win depending on Georgia and North Carolina and which other states she has won

midnight Monday Georgia and North Carolina

If she wins both having won Pennsylvania she can win with either Georgia or North Carolina and one of Michigan, Arizona or Wisconsin.

If she loses both Georgia and North Carolina, she will have to have won the Blue Wall states (and Arizona may substitute for Wisconsin)