No surprises yet—the solid states are solid, the tight states are tight. Illinois goes to Obama, as does Romney's home state Massachusetts. Maine goes to King, so a de facto pickup for the Democrats. NBC is calling Democrat Chris Murphy the winner in Connecticut over professional wrestling billionare Linda McMahon, so we keep the seat.
Current confirmed tally: Obama 65, Romney 51. Current nail-biting tallies: Ohio, 58-40 Ohio (1% reporting); Florida, 51-48 Obama (32%); Virginia, 56-42 Romney (26%).
One very bright spot: with 35% reporting, Democrat Joe Donnelly is 50-44 over Republican Richard Mourdock—a pickup for us if the trend continues.
If you want to play along, I'm getting info from the following sources:
- Nate Cohn's, Nate Silver's, and Andrew Sullivan's live blogs;
- TPM's election map;
- WBEZ Chicago (our NPR affiliate); and
- On mute, NBC, with their really cool shots of Rockefeller Center
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