Here’s Americano’s guide what to watch for hour by hour on Tuesday night / Wednesday morning:
7 pm (Midnight UK Time)
Polls close in six states. The battleground states of Virginia and Indiana won’t be called instantly but watch to see if Georgia and South Carolina are. If they’re not, that suggests that black turnout has soared.
If Virginia is called within the hour for Obama, that means that he is almost certainly on course for victory and quite comfortably.
7.30 pm
Ohio’s polls close. This state is an absolute must win for McCain but they don’t count their votes quickly here.
8 pm
15 states and the District of Colombia cease voting. Watch to see if New Hampshire and Pennsylvania are called fats, polls suggest that Obama is ahead in these states by close to double-digit margins but McCain needs Pennsylvania to win.
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