McCain wins Georgia, West Virginia as Obama nears White House

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has won the states of Georgia and West Virginia, leaving him with 78 electoral votes compared with Mr Obama's 199.

McCain wins Georgia, West Virginia as Obama nears White House
Wed, 05 Nov, 2008 - 03:05

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has won the states of Georgia and West Virginia, leaving him with 78 electoral votes compared with Mr Obama's 199.

A jubilant crowd of thousands gathered in Grant Park in downtown Chicago on an unseasonably mild night, confident Mr Obama would win the presidency by dawn.

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