At 11:00pm as I am writing this, and realizing there are several states yet too close to call, the electoral college count is 297 -139
As polls closed on the West coast, the Illinois senator was projected to receive enough electoral votes to pass the 270-vote threshold.
Obama is projected to win California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii.
He also is projected to win Virginia, a state that hasn’t voted for a Democratic president since 1964.
Congratulations, President Obama.
AP has Obama at 338 electoral votes.
