".Next up are Texas, Ohio, and finally Alaska. Good heavens! Though the result was never in doubt, Democratic candidate Robert Kennedy still won more than 80% of the vote in the final three states!"
"In all the presidential elections since the United States was founded, no candidate has ever—good heavens! The final figure is 87.45%!"
In every state, city, county, and small town in America, nearly every household had its television or radio tuned to the results of the election for the thirty-seventh president. The host's voice continued to ring out from the screen, excited and booming.
".Robert Kennedy, who served as attorney general under former President John Kennedy and is currently vice president, has officially been declared the thirty-seventh president of the United States of America. His predecessor, Lyndon Johnson, has become the shortest-serving president in history."
This presidential election had seen the highest voter turnout in the history of the nation.
John Kennedy, who had been assassinated, had already been deeply beloved by the American people. On top of that, the Night of No Light had dealt an unprecedentedly devastating blow to the nation's confidence in its people and its system.
The Americans, mired in despair and fear, believed that only Robert, the former president's younger brother, could shoulder the burden of that particular tragic legacy and bring new light to the country.
James, Emma, Erik, Steve and his wife, Bucky, and the others all sat in the living room of the Howlett family's old home, watching a live broadcast of Robert Kennedy's victory speech and oath of office.
He held a newborn wrapped in swaddling clothes. She looked only a few months old, and her light brown hair was already growing thick. Her eyes and brows resembled Erik's, while her features were more like her mother's.
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