Election Day Summary (Ongoing)

415pm PST MSNBC has called Vermont for Obama and KY for McCain.
McConnell currently slightly behind in KY Sen race. Dole apparently DOA.
MSNBC called VA Sen for Warner.

425pm Steve Benen at Politcal Animal has a good point:

Polls are also now closed in Indiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia, all of which are too close to call.

I'd just add that four years ago, some of these states -- most notably Indiana and South Carolina -- were called by the networks immediately. Not this year.

437PM MSNBC backpedalling somewhat on Dole-Hagen in NC (too close to call). GA Sen and KY Sen still too close to call.

501PM MSNBC calls PA for Obama. IL for Obama (ya think?) MA and NJ for Obama. TN for McCain. OK for McCain (but who gives a crap? (sorry, I'm a native Texan ;) ) NH & ME &DE for Obama. Puts Obama up 103-34. Chris Matthews says McCain is dead ('his strategy has crashed')

502PM With 15% in, Obama has a good sized lead in FL.

505PM MSNBC calls NH Sen for Shaheen, ME Sen for Collins.

531PM MSNBC calls NC for Hagen! Go Godless Americans!! AL for McCain.

547PM Somewhere they called GA for McCain and I missed it.

RANDOM OBSERVATION: Let's change the term 'talking head' to 'babbling head'.... IYEE

627PM Sorry, I was fixing dinner.... MSNBC calls OH for Obama. If that holds, and if Obama's lead holds up (likely) in FL, that's the election; the remaining leans can't overcome the remaining solids to push McCain anywhere close....

631PM And now they call NM for Obama

645PM And NM Sen for Udall

700PM And IOWA!!!! for Obama

Shays concedes in CT House... No Repubs in NE House bloc

800PM This should be it.

801PM With CA, OR, WA, & HI, Obama is now over 270. Now it's all about running up the margins! Congrats to the Obama team for a masterful job!

811PM AP reports McCain has made 'the call' to Obama congratulating him on his victory.

825PM McCain shows more class in this ten minute concession speech than in his entire campaign.

828PM I haven't seen/heard an announcement but it looks like Mark Udall won in the CO Sen race.

907PM GREAT Speech by PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA! Just keeping repeating that phrase and smile!!