Write two to three different scenarios of how today’s election might end up. Maybe a different candidate wins in your scenarios, or maybe the same candidate wins in each of the scenarios but the resulting reaction differs, or, maybe you imagine some plot twists with down-ballot candidates. Whatever it is, go for it.
And, if you find one of the scenarios you’ve written seems particularly likely, could you essay also become a how-to-avoid-x-happening sort of look-ahead planner piece with the introduction of some data points and links to good evidence? Likely, yes.