Washington D.C. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
The building, the heart of the Democratic Party's resources for Senate elections nationwide, was in utter chaos.
Phones rang incessantly. Data analysts sprinted down the hallways while policy advisors argued in conference rooms.
"How could he lose? Monroe's data model was perfect!"
"There's something wrong with the data from Pittsburgh! There must be something fishy with the mail-in ballots!"
"We have to request a recount! We have to sue!"
Amid the chaos, Harrison Boyd, the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, remained unusually calm.
He sat in his spacious office, holding a freshly printed election analysis report for Pennsylvania.
"Quiet."
Boyd's voice echoed through every corner of the building via the intercom system.
"The election is over, gentlemen. There's nothing wrong with the data, nothing wrong with the process, and nothing wrong with the result."
"This was just the primary."
