Barack Obama voted in his Chicago neighborhood and then traveled to Indiana for a final, low-key campaign stop. John McCain began the day by voting in Phoenix, and then headed to Nevada and Colorado for a pair of campaign stops in two hotly contested Western battlegrounds.
Andy Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, talks about the exit polls for the presidential election. The latest ones show that voters are primarily concerned with the economy and the direction of the country's government.
Andy Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, talks about the exit polls for the presidential election. The latest ones show that voters are primarily concerned with the economy and the direction of the country's government.
As the polls close across the country, Americans will turn to radio, satellite radio, broadcast TV and cable TV for the results. But they will have especially more to choose from on the Internet, where scores of Web sites are competing to spread the word about who is winning.
As the polls close across the country, Americans will turn to radio, satellite radio, broadcast TV and cable TV for the results. But they will have especially more to choose from on the Internet, where scores of Web sites are competing to spread the word about who is winning.
Long lines of voters snaked around polling places across the country on Tuesday. Despite the lines, most voting went smoothly. There were, however, some glitches in battleground states. Here, a breakdown of some of the key states where voters experienced challenges.
Long lines of voters snaked around polling places across the country on Tuesday. Despite the lines, most voting went smoothly. There were, however, some glitches in battleground states. Here, a breakdown of some of the key states where voters experienced challenges.
Lake County, Ind. gained notoriety last May when elections officials there delayed final results in the Democratic primary. This fall, Lake County was in the news again when the state Supreme Court rejected a challenge brought by the state GOP over early voting locations. We check in on Election Day.