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Obama Wins!
It’s Over - It’s Just Begun
Virginia, California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii have been declared for Obama. That pushes him to 297 electoral votes making Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States.
When I was a kid listening to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., I wondered if an African-American would become president in my lifetime. I am thrilled [...]More Results
Iowa goes to Obama. No real surprise there. 63 to go.
The GOP holds onto the Texas Senate seat. It looks like they will hold Georgia as well. The best the Democrats can do is 59 seats.
In other news, the South Dakota and Colorado anti-abortion initiatives were defeated. Michigan legalized medical marijuana. [...]Game Over
Obama wins Ohio and New Mexico. At this point he has 200 electoral votes. Add in California (55), Oregon (7), and Washington (11) and that pushes him over 270 even without Florida, Virginia, Iowa, North Carolina, or Nevada all of which he has a good shot at winning. Can he win by [...]
Getting Close
Obama wins Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin; McCain takes Kansas, North Dakota, and Wyoming. It’s now 175 to 70. Obama needs 95 more. Add California to Obama and he needs 40.
None of the contested Senate races have been called yet.The South Goes GOP
Looks like McCain gets a clean sweep in the deep south. It’s now 103-58.
Dole and Sununu are out in the Senate. The other important Senate races are still too close to call.It’s Starting
Obama has won Pennsylvania and has now jumped out to a lead 103-34.
Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Georgia, Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina are too early or too close to call. Indiana and Ohio being close is not good news for McCain.First States Called
Obama gets Vermont and McCain gets Kentucky. McCain leads 8 to 3. Indiana is too close to call. No surprises so far.
No Senate surprises yet except that Kentucky is too close to call. NBC says House will be 261 Democrats which is a HUGE gain.Senate Races
The Democrats had hoped to get to 60 Senators which would make them filibuster proof but that looks fairly unlikely at this point. There are seven Senate races that are interesting to watch and the Democrats need to win five of them to get to 60 votes.
Three seats look comfortably Democratic.
New Hampshire - Jeanne [...]For Election Geeks
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