OHIO…. MSNBC and Fox News have both called Ohio for Barack Obama.

To put this in perspective, if this report is accurate, if Obama wins the rest of the Kerry states plus Ohio — and nothing else — he’s the next president.

Update: ABC has also called Ohio for Obama.

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Follow Steve on Twitter @stevebenen. Steve Benen is a producer at MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show. He was the principal contributor to the Washington Monthly's Political Animal blog from August 2008 until January 2012.