After much reflection, three things I expect:
1. No more than 20 states able to declare a winner by midnight.
2. Even by Friday night (6th), at least eight states still unable to declare a winner.
3. Trump will top the 270 number around by the 9th of November, with five states (minimum) still unable to declare a winner. Once you see Florida, Minn, Wis, and Michigan counted as Trump-wins.....the 270 number is pretty guaranteed.
So, it serves no purpose to stay up late on the 2nd, or to get up early on the 3rd. News journalists trying to whip up hype? Why? You might as well turn over to Bonanza or Gilligan's Island that evening, and not get all hyped.
The f**ked-up nature of this election will be discussed for a decade, and various 'players' in the scheme....from the Post Office people, to county clerks having 3k dead people on their poll listings....will be left to explain this to state and federal audit folks.