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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on election night in the East Room of the White House in the early morning hours of November 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke shortly after 2am with the presidential race against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden still too close to call. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump goes nightmare-scenario

Sophia Tesfaye, Andrew O'Hehir

We knew he would do it, and he did: Trump claims he's already won the election, with millions of votes uncounted

Martha McSally / Mark Kelly (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Kelly flips Arizona Senate seat blue

Roger Sollenberger

McSally, an incumbent who was not elected, consistently trailed Kelly throughout the year

Steve Daines / Steve Bullock (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Steve Daines wins Montana Senate race

Igor Derysh

The battle of Steves had been one of the tightest races in the country for weeks

Joni Ernst / Theresa Greenfield (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Ernst defeats Greenfield in Iowa

Roger Sollenberger

While both candidates grew up on Iowa farms, their political trajectories could not be more different

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Cory Gardner / John Hickenlooper (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Hickenlooper wins in Colorado

Matthew Rozsa

In the first Democratic pickup of the night, former governor defeats Republican incumbent Cory Gardner

Committee chairman U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (Stefani Reynolds - Pool/Getty Images)

Lindsey Graham wins in South Carolina

Roger Sollenberger

The close race in the conservative stronghold drew national attention and top fundraising dollars

Doug Jones / Tommy Tuberville (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Democratic Sen. Doug Jones unseated

Joseph Neese

Jones defied all odds in 2017 when he became the first Democrat sent by Alabama to the U.S. Senate in 25 years

Mitch McConnell / Amy McGrath (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Mitch McConnell beats Amy McGrath

Ashlie D. Stevens

McConnell, who has represented Kentucky in the Senate since 1985, beat Democratic challenger Amy McGrath

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves her news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Live updates on the 2020 House races

Matthew Rozsa

Democrats reclaimed the House in 2018 after eight years of Republican control and are expected to keep it in 2020

People gather at the Black Lives Matter Plaza to protest for and against U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election on November 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Eze Amos/Getty Images)

Protesters ready if Trump fakes victory

Nicole Karlis

Here's where protests are planned, and how states are preparing for election day aftermath

Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump falsely accuses Dems of cheating

Igor Derysh

Trump falsely declared victory while trailing in the vote and vowed to take his case to the Supreme Court

Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Will our election system survive Trump?

Roger Sollenberger

"The risk of a disputed election is a phenomenon that the Electoral College creates," Michael Geruso tells Salon

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FOX & Friends co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Trump trashes Fox while appearing on Fox

Brad Reed - Raw Story

Trump criticized Fox News for airing former President Barack Obama's speeches, but the hosts defended their network

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his campaign event at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on November 1, 2020 in Opa Locka, Florida. President Trump continues to campaign against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leading up to the November 3rd Election Day. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

An election that lays bare our souls

Bob Hennelly - InsiderNJ

It's tempting to put all the blame on one man — but America's culture of political corruption goes back a long way

Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Drive-In Rally at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 2020. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Democrats blew it: But there's hope

Chauncey DeVega

Onetime neoliberal leader recants: Now Democrats must go "scorched earth" and embrace "voices of change"

Donald Trump | Deutsche Bank (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Deutsche Bank may "seize" Trump's assets

Igor Derysh

The controversial bank may foreclose on Trump's properties or "seize the president's assets," executives say

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Election workers accept mail in ballot from voters at drive-through mail ballot drop off site at NRG Stadium on October 7, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Gov. Gregg Abbott issued an executive order limiting each Texan county to one mail ballot drop-off site due to the pandemic. (Go Nakamura/Getty Images)

Houston shuts most drive-thru poll sites

Igor Derysh

Republicans are still trying to throw out valid votes despite rejections from state, federal and appellate courts

Supporters of President Donald Trump participate in a car and motorcycle rally at a mall on November 1, 2020 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. President Trump is campaigning in the crucial state of Pennsylvania before the U.S. presidential election on November 3. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Voting for Trump, despite everything

Amanda Marcotte

Why is this election even close? Because Trump voters will walk off a cliff rather than admit they were wrong

Donald Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

What if Trump loses—but refuses to go?

David Daley

The "Will He Go?" author explains how ill-equipped our system is to handle a worst-case election scenario

US President Donald Trump walks from the Residence to the West Wing of the White House (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Will the madness of the Trump era break?

Chauncey DeVega

Time has been broken; the United States is ruled by demented evil. If we turn away at last, what happens next?

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden | Texas (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Will rural Texans vote Trump?

Patrick Svitek, Alex Samuels - The Texas Tribune

Republicans believe rural Texas will play a crucial role in delivering Texas for Trump on Tuesday

A tattered American flag (Getty Images)

Whatever happens, democracy's in trouble

Jim Sleeper

Republicans are obsessed with "safety." But their malignant pessimism and bigotry are the real threat to America

Jason Miller (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Jason Miller: Paid by Bannon

Roger Sollenberger

Miller's child-support battle with the mother of his son has raised many questions about his murky finances

U.S. President Donald Trump removes his mask upon return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spent three days hospitalized for coronavirus. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Swing-state doctors target Trump

Danielle Renwick - KFF Health News

Last month, a group of 20 doctors sent an open letter to Trump asking him to stop holding rallies in Wisconsin

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