Savoring the Moment

The debut of CNN's virtual Capitol and holographic technology. As an extension of "the Magic Wall," CNN will use a 3-D, 6-foot-long virtual U.S. Capitol to report on updates to the House and Senate balance of power. Wolf also interviewed CNN Capitol Hill correspondent Jessica Yellin in The Situation Room in the 7p.m. hour via hologram. (CNN)

Brit Hume has moved on to talking about whether the "ultra-liberal Obama" of the campaign "may not be the real Obama" when he has to govern.

"Reality is setting in inside the McCain campaign," CNN's Dana Bash says.

Her husband, John King, just pressed the magic map and gave a bunch of close states to McCain, except the solid-blue West Coast, to see what would happen. "I can't get him to 270," King says.

ABC has a live shot up from Kenya. Apparently the people there are excited.

Now everyone is scrambling to explain how Obama did what he seems close to doing. Chuck Todd harkened back to the three debates. "The public said, hey, Obama won these debates, and the race froze," Todd says.

"I've never seen a campaign go down so calmly," Chris Matthews says of the McCain operation.

Charlie Gibson has taken to questioning his guests about Obama's potential victory. "I'm curious just how cataclysmic you think that would be for the party," he asks Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who lost out to Sarah Palin in the running-mate sweepstakes.

On CBS, Peggy Noonan, the former Reagan/Bush speechwriter, is suggesting what Obama should say when he becomes president-elect.

The contrast between the happy masses gathering in Grant Park and the somber mood at the Biltmore in Phoenix says more than any commentator could.

First Big Call--9:44 p.m.

Stop the presses: the first dramatic call of the evening!

Fox News calls Ohio for Obama. If Brit Hume and company are right, that's an awfully big nail in McCain's political coffin. And it's only 9:20.

Barring an unforeseen development, Hume said, "McCain's situation is looking pretty dire."