1% Shift (American2006's One-Offs)

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This article is written from the format of a documentary from mid-2025 on the impact of the Moderna Leak in November 2020.

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*Opening montage shows clips from the Donald Trump 2020 Presidential campaign, as well as the Loeffler campaign for Georgia Senate, the Youngkin and Ciaterelli campaigns for Governor and the rise of the Republican Resistance Caucus, various 2022 and 2023 campaigns, and the triumphant DeSantis 2024 Presidential Campaign.*

**NARRATOR:** In January 2020, the Donald Trump Presidential campaign had every reason to be optimistic. Bernie Sanders, the Independent Senator from Vermont, looked to be the Democratic frontrunner, and Trump either lead or narrowly trailed Sanders in the polls. However, Trump had over performed polls in 2020, and it was not a major concern. However, by March, things would change. While former Vice President Joe Biden, a stronger candidate, received the Democratic nomination, a virus spread rapidly across the world. Yes, the COVID-19 pandemic had changed the course of the United States and of the world.

**KATHY EDWARDS, VACCINE SPECIALIST FROM VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, IN MAY OF 2020:** I know there's a reasonable possibility that we're going to fail.

**NARRATOR:** The Trump White House threw a Hail Mary. Initially, when Operation Warp Speed launched, members of both parties weren't optimistic about the probability of Warp Speed producing a vaccine on the timetable they wanted.

**KAMALA HARRIS, U.S. SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA, IN AN INTERVIEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020 WHEN ASKED IF SHE WOULD RECIEVE A COVID-19 VACCINE:** I think that's going to be an issue.

**NARRATOR:** Indeed, many politicians on both sides of the aisle would have agreed with Senator Harris's assessment that the COVID-19 vaccine would be an issue. The usual October surprise came on October 1st, when President Trump himself was diagnosed with COVID-19. However, it would be a November surprise that would have the biggest effect, when on November 1st it was leaked that Moderna had finished the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and was planning on announcing it a week after the election.

**TUCKER CARLSON ON HIS SHOW ON NOVEMBER 2ND, THAT DAY BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION:** I can't even believe- we all should be shocked- by this scandalous coverup by Big Pharma in an attempt to give Joe Biden the White House.

**NARRATOR:** The leak would have a huge impact on voters decisions. Races previously expected to go for Democrats, such as North Carolina's Senate and Gubernatorial race, the Arizona, Michigan, Maine, Iowa, and Georgia Regular Senate elections all voted for Republicans, netting the GOP a total of one seat in the chamber, a 51-48 lead (Georgia's Special Senate election went to a runoff between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Incumbent Kelly Loeffler). Indeed, even the Presidency saw effects as swing states and districts broke for Trump. Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nebraska's 1st Congressional District, Maine's 2nd Congressional District all broke for Trump. Virginia, Colorado, and New Mexico went to Biden by low single digit margins. While the Democrats managed to flip a Senate seat in Colorado, they came close to losing in Minnesota and New Mexico.

**JOE BIDEN, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AND 2020 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, LATE ON NOVEMBER 3RD:** This race still isn't over yet. Our opponents may have narrow leads in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Georgia, but we lead in Arizona and Nevada, we lead in Michigan and in and in Wisconsin. That district down by Omaha still hasn't been called yet either. We will wait until every vote is counted.

**FOX5 NEWSBREAK AT 4:32 PM ON NOVEMBER 4TH:** After a long night of counting, we can officially call the State of Arizona and its eleven electoral votes for President Trump. Trump trails Biden in the electoral college 226-225.

**FOX5 NEWSBREAK AT 11:23 AM ON NOVEMBER 5TH:** The votes have been tallied, and we can now certify that President Trump has won the State of Nevada and its six electoral votes, taking a five vote lead in the electoral college.

*Montage shows Nebraska's 2nd, North Carolina, Michigan and Alaska being called for Trump.*

**FOX5 NEWSBREAK AT 7:12 PM ON NOVEMBER 8TH:** It's been quite some time, but we can now certify that the State of Pennsylvania has been won by President Trump. Trump now surpasses the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the Presidency, with outstanding votes in Wisconsin and Georgia yet to be counted.

**NARRATOR:** Only Nevada flipped from 2016 to 2020. In such a time of turbulence, perhaps the most stable electoral map.

**REPRESENTATIVE TIM RYAN (D-OH-13), NOVEMBER 11TH:** Russia intereferred to steal this Presidential election, just like the last one.

**SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA-12), NOVEMBER 13TH:** The House Democratic Caucus will be blocking the votes of the last election. We simply cannot certify electoral results stolen by Russians and by corrupt Governors like Brian Kemp in Georgia and Doug Ducey in Arizona.

**GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE BRAD RAFFENSBERGER (R):** We did not steal this election, it was conducted fairly like all elections before. If you don't believe us, then watch the runoff. From what I can see, its anyone's guess about whether Warnock or Loeffler wins.