Virignia's really starting to get close!

[Onlooker]

McCain 51.5
Obama 47.5

with only half the vote counted.

That means he's down about 60,000 votes with 1.5 million yet to be counted!

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/07261AFC-9ED3-410F-B07D-84D014AB2C6B/Unofficial/1_s.shtml

[Borgnine]

1. And with NOVA not in yet.

Looking very good.

[arcadian]

2. Oh fuck yeah.

n/t

[deepthought42]

3. The fact that it's even close

makes me feel better. Even if VA doesn't go blue, it's progress.

[bdamomma]

4. oh chuck todd on MSNBC just said something like Grant Park

should wait. God, how rude.

[kattenstoet]

5. and closer...

M 50.81
O 48.12
53.64%

[Cali_Democrat]

8. Oh ya

[Captiosus]

6. Latest as of 8:47PM EDT/Virginia Board of Elections:

John McCain and Sarah Palin 846,221 50.81%
Barack Obama and Joe Biden 801,355 48.12%

Precincts Reporting:
1,339 of 2,496 (53.64%)

Voter Turnout:
1,665,234 of 4,912,971 active voters (33.89%)
1,665,234 of 5,034,660 total voters (33.07%)

[Arugula Latte]

7. Okay ... that's more like it.

Jesus. This is absolutely excruciating.

[ShadowLiberal]

9. And the heavily democratic areas take the longest to report in VA

Remember in 2006 when they didn't call it for Webb until heavily democratic areas were the only ones left, and Webb had a narrow lead. This is good for us to catch up so quickly with so much of the vote to still be counted.

[sarahdemva]

10. mccain up by75k

when is a bush state going to flip?

[Virginia Dare]

15. That margin will shrink rapidly, it's already down to under 50k..

Obama will take it I think.

[TNMOM]

11. Gobama!!

[Virginia Dare]

12. Obama looking strong in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William..

I think he's probably got it. The AA vote in Richmond and Hampton Roads area will put him over.

[TwilightGardener]

13. I really expected VA--kind of surprised it's this close there.

[Virginia Dare]

14. Lower percentage of the higher population/blue areas have come in..

it was a nail biter until the end for Jim Webb too.

[TwilightGardener]

17. Hope so!

[mzmolly]

19. Do we know what districts are blue?

:shrug:

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/07261AFC-9ED3-410F-B07D-84D014AB2C6B/Unofficial/1_s.shtml

[Virginia Dare]

20. Last I saw, they were trending decisively towards Obama..

McCain's lead will shrink rapidly, the same thing happened with Webb's election returns.

[AndyTiedye]

16. Paperless Voting Machinez?

[arcadian]

18. Heard a report from Glen Allen

Heavily Repub area outside Richmond. They said it was not looking good for McCain there. We may have this.

[wiggs]

21. I thought they were going to extend hours in Virginia because of so many problems? nt

[Onlooker]

22. Even closer now!!!

50.3 McCain - 48.6 Obama