The Omaha World-Herald and several other news organizations have called Nebraska 2nd congressional district for president-elect Barack Obama, splitting the state's electoral votes for the first time in history.
The 2nd district is home to the city of Omaha and its surrounding suburbs, where there is a higher percentage of African Americans and registered Democrats than the rest of Nebraska. Obama poured resources, sent 16 paid staffers and opened three offices in the district.
It is truly amazing that in this landslide, Obama managed to pick up an electoral vote in perhaps the most solidly red region in the country. There will now be a blue circle amidst a sea of red in the Great Plains on national electoral maps.
These results give Obama his 365th electoral vote, while McCain's tally stands at 162. The only electoral votes that are left outstanding are the 11 from Missouri, where John McCain currently leads. MSNBC and FiveThirtyEight.com have called the state for McCain while CNN, Politico, RealClearPolitics have yet to declare a winner.
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