The quick call by the networks of Pennsylvania and Ohio signal where this race is going tonight, and that is to Barack Obama.

Ironically, the battleground states of Florida, Indiana, Virginia, Missouri and North Carolina almost don't matter at this hour, because Obama has added the Buckeye State to his column.

With that going Blue for the first time since 1996, the math is almost impossible for John McCain to get to 270 electoral votes.

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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