Not really unexpected news, but I thought it was a moment worth commemorating. I've been tracking the electoral college votes all afternoon, and according to my latest count, Obama just got to 287, making him officially the President-Elect of the United States.
If anyone has any video of the electors voting in any of the states, please post a link here. I especially want to see Florida and Virginia voting, but any of the states that voted for Obama would be cool to watch. I know C-Span had something streaming earlier.
Here's a roundup of the status of each state I could find, based on newspaper articles. I'll add more as I find them and feel free to contribute.
I recommend reading some of the links...there are some good stories in some of them about people who never thought they would see this day.
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