A bit slow on the draw

Barack Obama's big victory on Tuesday just keeps getting bigger.

The Associated Press is now giving the president-elect North Carolina, too, concluding that there are not enough uncounted ballots left for John McCain to overcome Obama's lead. The win in North Carolina gives Obama a whopping 364 Electoral College votes, with Missouri the only state that's too close to call.

The victory in North Carolina adds yet another solidly red state to Obama's column. His success in the Tar Heel State, as well as his wins in Indiana and Virginia, are a remarkable achievement. No Democratic candidate has won North Carolina since Jimmy Carter in 1976; Indiana and Virginia last voted for a Democrat in 1964.

So Obama has not just redrawn the map. He's printed an entirely new one.

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The boys at Boston.com are a bit slow on the draw on this one. We here in North Carolina knew Tuesday that Obama had won North Carolina.