WASHINGTON: As polls closed on the West coast, the Illinois senator was projected to receive enough electoral votes to pass the 270-vote threshold.Obama is projected to win California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii. He also is projected to win Virginia, a state that hasn't voted for a Democratic president since 1964.As Obama built up a commanding lead over Sen. John McCain, senior aides to the Arizona senator were growing pessimistic about his chances.US television earlier projected that Obama will win Ohio, a key battleground state with 20 electoral votes. No Republican has won the White House without winning Ohio. Going into the election, polls showed Obama with a 3-point lead there. Obama and McCain are running a tight race in Indiana as results are tallied in the battleground state.
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