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Dems Unlikely to Grab 60-Vote Majority in Senate

If present trends continue, with The Associated Press and Fox News giving Virginia to Sen. Obama, the Illinois senator is on track to win the presidency with 353 electoral votes. He needs just 270 to win.

The hopes of values voters now rest with the hope that Democrats will not gain a 60-seat majority, which would give them the power to push through radical legislation.

So far tonight, it appears a 60-seat majority is unlikely, now that Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell have won re-election.

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