“Imagine this scenario: It’s just before midnight on Election Day, and all the major American news organizations have called the presidential race for Hillary Clinton,” CNN reports.

“Now, if in that scenario you imagine Donald Trump and his right-wing media boosters quietly and graciously retreating from the fight — think again.”

“Trump and the conservative media that has rallied around him — from Breitbart to Sean Hannity to Drudge Report — is almost certain to use his loss as an opportunity to advance the argument that the system is rigged, the political-media establishment is to blame, and any Republican who didn’t jump on board the Trump train deserves to be cast out of office.”

Gerald Seib: “Elections can either pull a country together or tear it apart. With Election Day nearly at hand, it is a statement of the painfully obvious to say that Campaign 2016 fell into the latter category.”

“Worse, there is ample reason to believe the campaign has inflicted wounds that won’t be easy to heal before the politicians who survive must turn to actually governing the country. Has the nation ever before experienced an election in which leaders of one party are talking of impeaching a new president of the other party before the ballots are even in?”

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Chuck Todd: “It’s tempting to invoke President Gerald Ford’s attempt to calm the nation after Watergate by observing that, at least momentarily, our long, national nightmare is almost over.”

“But considering that the signs point to something of a split decision in the election — Democrats retaining the White House, the GOP in charge in the House and the Senate in precarious balance — it’s hard to imagine sunny political skies in the forecast any time soon.”

The consensus electoral map that we put together for members over the weekend — join today! — has Hillary Clinton winning with 322 electoral votes with Donald Trump at 215 electoral votes.

Every single major electoral vote forecast also gives the advantage to Hillary Clinton.

New York Times/Upshot: 84%

FiveThirtyEight: 72%

Princeton: 99%

DailyKos: 92%

Huffington Post: 98%

In addition, the Cook Political Report and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball also point to a Clinton victory.

Politico: “It would take nothing short of a miracle for Donald Trump to convert his combustible campaign into a solid win, after having spent 17 months ripping apart the Republican Party, shocking America with his anarchic language and inspiring legions of voters who feel left behind by the economic recovery.”

“Going into Election Day, Clinton had a small but sturdy lead. The final national polls released on Monday showed the former secretary of state with a 3- to 6-point advantage, giving Clinton a more comfortable lead than President Barack Obama enjoyed in 2012.”

“Early voting trends were also breaking Clinton’s way. At least 42 million Americans cast their ballots ahead of Tuesday — potentially one-third of the overall vote — and data showed Hispanics coming out strong for the Democratic nominee.”

“Republican strategists on Monday dumped all over their party’s voter turnout operation, calling it insufficient to the task and lagging behind Hillary Clinton’s machine,” the Washington Examiner reports.

“Some of the criticism was directed at Donald Trump. The Republican nominee de-valued field and data activities and in unusual fashion delegated voter turnout almost entirely to the Republican National Committee.”

“The RNC also came under fire for its performance, however, although some of the veteran GOP political operatives that spoke to the Washington Examiner said the party did as well as could be expected under the circumstances.”

DailyKos has an excellent hour-by-hour guide to watch Election Night returns.

Politico also has a good timeline.

“Democrats stand on the brink of narrowly recapturing the Senate majority they lost two years ago, with control of the chamber depending on the outcome of a handful of fierce races in battleground states,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Republicans remain competitive, despite having to defend many more seats than Democrats and contend with a polarizing GOP presidential nominee. But nonpartisan political analysts predicted that Democrats would likely eke out a slender victory in the marathon, expensive contest in which decisions in the closest races could stretch into Wednesday morning or beyond.”