It's November 3rd. The time is 7:59pm on the East Coast. With only seven Senate races on the map so far, most remain up in the air. The Senate Majority Leader sailed to reelection and was called within minutes. Newsrooms buckle up for what may be a long night.

You move forward an hour to 8:59pm EST. The GOP easily holds on in most red areas, while also holding their own on the offense. Despite his controversies over pushing Trump's newest SCOTUS pick, Lindsey Graham managed to lock in his reelection early. The clock ticks on...

Another hour rolls by, it's 9:59pm EST. To the horror of Democrats, not a single Lean or Tossup race has been called, and the defense is looking rougher than they could have imagined. How are you feeling?

The next hour feels like an eternity. It's 10:59pm EST. Finally, some of their defense is being called. But nothing comes without a tradeoff: The first of the four core states has fallen, as Thom Tillis has won North Carolina. Sources say Mitch McConnell is preparing a statement.

Start the countdown, it's time to panic. It's 11:59pm EST. The GOP holds onto ME and MT, and to make matters worse, the Georgia special election is heading to a runoff between Kelly Loeffler and Doug Collins. At 11:45pm, newsrooms project that Republicans will hold the Senate.

It's 12:59am EST. The nightmare many Democrats had envisioned is now becoming reality before their very eyes. The path to a majority blocked, the president sailing to reelection, a net loss in the Senate, and the prospect of a 7-2 SCOTUS leave a nation shocked, and in disarray.

A distressed nation heads off to bed, and wakes up to this Senate map. The Republican majority has expanded by 3, Trump and McConnell have declared victory, and tens of millions of Americans sit in shock in their homes, thinking, "What now?"

For those wondering why I would put together such a thread: https://twitter.com/StephieTheLefty/status/1309002213893824519