President Elect Obama, in his acceptance speech tonight, was his cool, reflective self. A profound calm settled over the jubilation, the hundred thousand smiling, tear-streaked faces that greeted him, and the billions around the world watching. Anyone, in such a moment, would have been justified, and certainly understood, for celebrating, for being ( Read more... )

It's over.

Obama is our President.

California, my home state, sealed the deal.

And for everyone who's felt downtrodden, unheard, oppressed, distressed during these last eight years, I utter this word of the immortal song...

YATTA!!!

Current Totals (And All That Will Really Matter Now):

- John McCain - 146 EV
- Barack Obama - 297 EV (+/- 1 EV ( Read more... )

NBC is projecting Mississippi, with 6 EV, for John McCain. He leads by a 14% margin (he was polled to win by 10%).

NBC is projecting Utah, with 5 EV, for John McCain. He trails by 14% margin, but is within reach of the winning amount based on polls and vote totals (he was polled to win by 24 ( Read more... )

NBC is projecting West Virginia, with 5 EV, for John McCain. He leads by a 12% margin (he was polled to win by 11%).

CBS, ABC, NBC, and National Public Radio (NPR) are projecting Ohio, with 20 EV, for Barack Obama. He leads by a 8% margin (he was polled to win by 3%).

NBC is projecting Louisiana, with 9 EV, for John McCain. He leads by a 21% ( Read more... )

NBC is projecting New York, with 31 EV, for Barack Obama. He leads by a 47% margin (he was polled to win by 33%).

ABC and NBC are projecting Minnesota, with 10 EV, for Barack Obama. He leads by a less than 1% margin (he was polled to win by 11%).

ABC and NBC are projecting Wisconsin, with 10 EV, for Barack Obama. He leads by a less than 1% margin ( Read more... )

ABC and NBC are projecting Alabama, with 9 EV, for John McCain. According to some sources, he may lead by as much as a 9% margin (he was polled to win by 25%).

Current Totals:

- John McCain - 43 EV
- Barack Obama - 103 EV (+/- 1 EV for Maine, depending on the eventual breakdown)

ABC and NBC are projecting Oklahoma, with 7 EV, for John McCain. He leads by a less than 1% margin (he was polled to win by 29%).

ABC and NBC are projecting Tennessee, with 11 EV, for John McCain. He leads by a 13% margin (he was polled to win by 14%).

ABC and NBC are projecting Illinois, with 21 EV, for Barack Obama. He leads by a less than 1% ( Read more... )

ABC is projecting South Carolina, with 8 EV, for John McCain. He currently trails by a 15% margin, but this is nevertheless close enough based on the polls to call the state for him (he was polled to win by 10%).

Additionally, ElectoralVote.com has current totals for Virgina: with 2% of the vote counted, John McCain is leading by 6 ( Read more... )

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