Almost Over

Fox News has just predicted that Bush wins Ohio, which puts him within four electoral votes of reelection. Hard to see how Kerry can run the table from here.

It was closer than I expected, but with this victory over their tormentor and accuser, it looks like the Vietnam vets will finally get the parade they never got. And soon, John Kerry will be dismissed from duty, perhaps more honorably than the last time, but not much.

[Update at 1:16 AM EST]

Uh oh.

The Kerry campaign won’t concede Ohio–they think that the provisional ballots could still give them the state, and CNN refuses to call it. Unless Bush can pick up enough other states, we may be going into extra innings. It looks like he’ll get Iowa, but that won’t be enough by itself. They still need to pick up Wisconsin and either Nevada or New Mexico to make Ohio moot.