Election Night 2000 - CBS News
8:01 PM
"Gore gets Illinois, Michigan, and New Jersey as part of our CBS News Election Night headlines of the hour. The biggest poll closing hour of this election night; Gore has also won Florida, and we can confirm that he has won the battleground state of Michigan. Bush, however, has won big in his home state of Texas, and is by no means out of the race. It's 8 PM in this east, and let's take a look at the current electoral count."
George W. Bush............121
Al Gore.........................119
"And now, if we may, let's get the popular vote tally up."
George W. Bush............55%
1,827,462
Al Gore.........................44%
1,471,766
"Obviously, Bush leading Gore by a safe margin, but remember that it's very early and things can turn around pretty quick. Gore has won some really big states this hour, as we have mentioned. Now, the polls have closed in 16 more states, with about 200 electoral votes now in play."
CBS News
9:45 PM
"And this just in we can now call the following states for both Gore and Bush..."
Tennessee
Gore.......51%
Bush........47%
98% of Precincts Reporting
West Virginia
Gore.......51%
Bush........48%
99% of Precincts Reporting
Minnesota
Gore.......55%
Bush.......44%
94% of Precincts Reporting
Utah
Bush.......61%
Gore........38%
96% of Precincts Reporting
New Hampshire
Gore........50%
Bush........49%
100% of Precincts Reporting
CNN News Headquarters
10:21 PM
"...and if, as is almost assured, California - Oh, I'm sorry Candy, it appears as if we can call two more states, Ohio and Missouri for Governor Bush."
Ohio
Bush......49%
Gore.......47%
93% of Precincts Reporting
Missouri
Bush......52%
Gore.......48%
97% of Precincts Reporting
"And, as of this moment, the electoral count is 217 for Gore, 200 for Bush."
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Special Thanks
-RogueBeaver, for the Title!
-Youtube User Videoholic2000s for some excellent Election Night coverage videos.
Author's Notes
This is my new timeline, and I'm sure you all know where this is going. However, I decided to leave it here, since I'll be leaving soon. The conclusion should be up by 9:00 EST.