For the visually oriented, here is a list of links to maps parsing the presidential election.
Associated Press (on Boston Globe site), http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/2008_electoral_map/
Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-votemap,0,7581942.htmlstory
http://electoralmap.net/index.php
http://maps.google.com/maps/mpl?moduleurl=http:%2F%2Fmapmash.googlepages.com%2Felectionmap_mapplet.xml&ie=UTF8&ll=39,-96&spn=33.011854,78.75&z=4