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SAN JOSE, CA — Polls in California close in four hours, but it might not be possible to declare a winner in the state until Wednesday morning.The high turnout, high numbers of absentee voters, and use of old-fashioned paper ballots in some areas (Diebold machines were nixed here as unreliable) means it will take a long time to tally everything. That said, the Obama folks in here in Santa Clara County hope their districts might be decided by around midnight, and I’ll be here as long as it takes. If you’re a true political junkie, stick with me. This is in many ways a belwether district–whoever wins here has a good shot at taking the majority of the state.

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