So far, no big surprises. Like I wrote below, we need surprises to win the presidency.
Ohio is not out of contention, not as long as the urban areas (like Cuyahoga county) fail to report in. My brother, who has been crunching numbers all night (he likes math), makes a persuassive case that Bush will have a 20K lead in Ohio without absentees after all urban precincts report. The absentees would decide the race.
Florida won't be called tonight, not without so many absentee ballots outstanding (1 million). I don't feel good about Florida, but those absentees are mostly from Dem areas according to MSNBC. It's not over.
NH looks ready to go to Kerry. And early Nevada results look good. Same with the rest of the Gore states except for New Mexico.
If we hold the Gore states, which is quite a reasonable assumption, and flip Nevada and New Hampshire, then we have the dreaded 269-269 results.
But Ohio would be the big prize.
Update: Nevermind Florida. It's been called for Bush. Let's hope it's been called prematurely.