(CNN) – Barack Obama is set to win seven states and the District of Columbia as polls close at 8 p.m., CNN projects, based on exit polls.
The Democratic candidate is on pace to beat Republican John McCain in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, his home state of Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey. CNN projects he will also win three of the four electoral votes in Maine, which splits its electoral votes proportionally.
That would give him 77 electoral votes to McCain's 34. A candidate needs 270 to win the White House.
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GO OBAMA!!!!!
If Obama doesn't win, will not really mean it was some bs in the game but the fact that every body that posted signs and spoke of support for Obama wasn't riding with him but McCain
OBAMA MAKE THE CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama's winning a bunch of blue states...so, how is this news?
Obama will be the next President of the USA.
add Florida. we Love you Obama
too bad. i guess we really do want the government to take care of us all.
the united states can't take 4 more years of a republican president. . . .think of what we went through the past 4 or 5 months with GAS and FOOD skyrocketing not to mention FORECLOSURES and LOSS OF JOBS. . .. .until you've had to struggle to take care a family off of 70,000 or less then no one knows, especially the weathy, of what it means to struggle. . . .
obama better win with all the brujeria we've done down in miami
NBC and ABC already turned PA blue!!! Bye bye McCain/ Palin/ Joe the Plumber. I won't miss any of you.
WAY TO GO OBAMA KEEP EM SWEATIN!!!!!
We are backing obama all the way win! win! win!
Yup.. same states that Kerry won in 2004!!! Nothing new so far..
it is time for a change and Obama is it
OK...OBAMA LETS TAKE IT HOME..... FLORIDA REPRESENTING OBAMA......
Things are looking good guys!! Come on Florida!!! Let's hope we do the right thing!!
Obama is who we need right now people!!
Obama rocks in a landslide!!
I'm 4rm nigeria OBAMA will certainly clear the atmosphere
GLORY GLORY Halelujhia!
I am ready for my country to inspire! Obama ' 08! Change is looking GREAT!!!
Proud to be a Democrat !!! Ohioan for Barack Obama and Joe Biden!!!
GO DEMOCRATS!!! YES WE CAN!!!
Republican's for Obama!!!!! O'Macky boy the pipes the pipes are calling!!!!!!!
As poor as Tn is they're still a red state
sad in Memphis
Go McCain!
Chicago will rock tonight!
Gobama, Go!!