paul ryan cast his ballot in janesville, wisconsin. joe biden checked the box for the obama ticket in his home state of delaware. you will remember, president obama voted early in chicago back on october 25. but today, it's really up to you. in this hour we'll check in with carl cameron at the romney headquarters in boston. plus ed henry with the obama camp in chicago. we'll tell you which states to watch, when the polls close and what is at stake in each one of them. plus, we'll run down reports of voter fraud and intimidation. hope you stay with us for the hour. the way we'll do it, run to the swing state and start with virginia. bob, what is going on in virginia? what is the latest? >> bob: it depends on the turn-out in the northern virginia. democratic stronghold. the other issue is how big they turn out in virginia beach and hampton road area. promilitary. obama did very well down there last time. he won't do as well this time. >> eric: can i point something out?

you lost janesville. >> john mccain got 30%. i think we got higher than that. >> a little bit. >> a little bit. janesville has always voted democrat top of the ticket. wisconsin has always voted democrat top of the ticket except for the reagan '84 landslide. so we knew it was an uphill battle but still fought. >> reporter: the president wins 330 some electoral votes, every battleground state with the exception of north carolina. does barack obama now have a mandate? >> i don't think so because they also re-elected the house republican so whether people intended or not we've got divided government. >> reporter: you don't think there is a mandate here? >> i don't because then they would have put nancy pelosi in charge of the house of representatives. i think these ideas we talked see, i think these ideas we talked about are popular ideas. this was a close election. and unfortunately, divided government didn't work very well the last two years. we have to make sure it works in the next two years. that means i think both parties hav

toledo and janesville have a lot in kmon. >> janesville is not that different from zainesville. >> where i come from. >> it's so similar to right here in new philadelphia. >> one of my best friends is from ago ron. >> oh, really? -- . >> jon: one of my best friends is from akron. i would let my daughter go out with someone from akron. well, if that was true with you would know that they prefer to be called akro-americans. (laughter) but don't let me interrupt your forced fun. >> o-h. >> i-o. >> o-h. >> io. >> oh reason io reason god i love that that's so fun. >> jon: yeah, it's not that fun. you yell two letters at them, and then they yell two back. and one of them is the same letter. (laughter) our city has got a way better call and response thing. new york! [bleep] yourself. >> for more we go out to wyatt cenac reporting from a secure underground bunker in youngstown, ohio. wyatt, talk about how people in ohio are surviving? is there any way for ohioans to avoid these ads? >> jon, the advertising onslaught here has been devastating. obviously we have taken shelter in this underground b

and in building a relationship, working with trade unions in places like toledo, and flynt, and janesville, wisconsin, and that paid off. >> the obama campaign, i think, helped wake up people about mitt romney. for instance, in freeport, illinois, the republican congressman, bobby shilling was defeated. and we saw the romney economic model on full display and it was rejected last night. i mean, how much did that kind of a story and the outsourcing play into the decisions last night? >> it was huge. ed, you know, some of the people who won last night, not just president obama, but as you move down the ballot, were people who were all in for some of these great struggles of 2011 and 2012. tammy baldwin in wisconsin was in the capital, with the protesters. sherrod brown, in ohio, turned his campaign over to the movement in that state to overturn their anti-labor law. and so, you really saw something begin a very long time ago. and there were a lot of people who were hard-pressed, who got engaged politically, in defense of their own labor rights a year and a half ago, and transitioned that int

i have been there, i have walked the gritty streets of janesville. it's not actually all that urban. and how can he be this dumb is the only question i've got. >> alex, congressman ryan's comments miss the point on why he and mitt romney lost? >> no. it's ridiculous. this is one of the keys you look at and we were all looking at election night, was barack obama going to be able to get out the black vote to 2008 levels with the same intensity as he did for the first black president of the united states four years ago. was he going to get out the hispanic vote. well, he got both of those not only to 2008 levels, he got the hispanic vote higher. you're looking at keys. is he going to achieve that and when he did, that frankly was a surprise to everyone. if it's all right for the obama campaign to take credit for it, it's probably fine for paul ryan to notice and i'll also point out that paul ryan is the republican in the romney campaign who said look, let's go campaign among black voters, even though they're not voting for us, because if we're the repub

paul ryan voted in janesville, wisconsin. ryan and his wife went together with the kids to the polling like. after filling out his ballot, it was back to campaigning and ryan appeared in many places, including cleveland with romney in the afternoon and he travelled to richmond. ryan will watch the returns tonight at romney headquarters in boston. vice president joe biden cast his vote in delaware. he and his wife stood in line with other voters outside of a high school in greenville. biden's served four decades in elected office, 36 as a senator from delaware. >>> back to battleground virginia now. and it's predicted the presidential and senate race will be close. and in maryland, hotly contested ballot issues like expanded gambling, gay marriage and the dream act are bringing out voters in high numbers. lauren demarco is live in laurel, maryland, watching the issues and we'll start with karen gray houston live in virginia. karen? >> reporter: in burke, virginia, this is lake braddock's secondary school. the voting has been h

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don't believe me though, believe the voters in his hometown of janesville because they voted againsthe milwaukee journal sentinel reports he lost his hometown of janesville by ten points for congress and 25 points for vice president. well, they do know him best. joining us now from washington, nbc's kelly o'donnell. good afternoon. >> hello, martin. >> paul ryan won his district by his smallest margin to date and the severe austerity he supported does not seem to have won re-election. does he return to congress perhaps with a little less swagger albeit retaining his 6% body fat? >> well, we have had some experience on capitol hill watching those who have lost a big election come back. you had john mccain four years ago, john kerry eight years ago. so it is different because during the weeks after he was put on the romney ticket, there was a lot offed a you'll lation for paul ryan here. it is different now. and he comes back and we expect he'll get his same position as the head of the house budget committee. that requires a special waiver because he's had that job for the maximum amou

janesville has always voted democrat top of the ticket. wisconsin has always voted democrat top of the ticket so we knew it was an uphill battle but still fought. >> reporter: the president wins 330 some electoral votes, every battleground state with the exception of income, does barack obama now have a mandate? >> i don't think so because they also re-elected the house republicans so what did people intended or not we've got divided government. >> reporter: you don't think there is a mandate here. >> i don't because then they would have put nancy pelosi in charge of the house of representatives. i think these ideas we talked about are popular ideas. this was a close election. we have to make sure it works in the next two years. that means i think both parties have to talk to each other. >> reporter: could you see supporting a plan that raises tax rates? >> i'm not for raising tax rates. >> reporter: you won't support a plan? >> i don't want to get into that but i don't support raising tax rates. i've been saying that my entire career. >>

presidential nominee paul ryan, along with his wife and children, cast his ballot this morning in janesville, wisconsin. ryan has another campaign event this afternoon in richmond, virginia. besides the presidency, control of congress is at state in the election. at present there are 242- republicans 193-democrats. democrats would need a net pickup of 25-seats across the country to regain control. several of the key races are in illinois. in the u-s senate-- 33 seats are up for election. the democrats currently hold a 53 to 47 voting majority. seven races are considered toss ups, including seats in wisconsin and indiana. control of the illinois house is also at stake. democrats have 64 seats compared to 54 for republicans. republicans would have to add six seats but when the districts were re-drawn, it gave the advantage to democrats to keep their majority. the illinois senate is under democratic control and experts expect it to stay that way. democrats have a 35 to 24 majority. one question is whether they could pick up another seat. that would give them a veto- proof majority. the constitu

james bill california has gotten 20 in..janesville california has gotten 20 in..e is what will happen, we have some clout and a couple of showers we think we will go partly sunny. by morning the showers to the west will be pressing in on us and while the snow piles up to the north it will be reined in our area. one of the big factors and we will cover that in the update will be the wins these could gust 40- 50 mi. per hour and went on talking about thunderstorms these are stacking the winds from the south. tens of thousands of feet into the jet stream all blown into the same direction. for tonight, mostly cloudy and scattered showers. partly sunny turning windy and noticeably warmer tomorrow. just one degree off of the record and 20 degrees belowabove normal. the latest models and here have rainfall and during kickoff time at soldier field. maybe low '60's at kickoff so it will be warm. >> still ahead now they are being punished by several navy seals in big trouble with the pentagon. this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love

. >>> right now a live picture taking to you wisconsin in janesville, where you see paul ryan at thelace with his family getting ready to vote. we showed you vice president biden and also mitt romney voting this morning as well. the president already cast his ballot in early voting two weeks ago. again, all the presidential and vice presidential candidates have gotten their votes in. >>> we'll all be closely watching this election especially on wall street. >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: good morning. we have a higher start to things voters head to polls we know it is a close race. one thing investors will be monitoring whether or not the winner gets a clear enough victory to deal -- [ inaudible ] here's how the market is doing so far this morning, higher dow up 60 sick points or so, s&p and -- up 66 points or so, s&p and nasdaq in the green. bloomberg index trading higher. signs of apple may be about to deal a blow continue tell, set to replace intel chips with a verge of the chip technology that apple uses in iphone and ipad. apple hasn't

chip reid is in janesville wisconsin, with that.rah. paul ryan is spending some down time with his family in his hometown of janesville wisconsin, before heading back to washington, and yes, he will be heading back to washington because while he lost the vice presidential bid, he was overwhelmingly re-elected by the people of this district to his seat in congress. and now, just two days after election day, talk in political circles is already turning to paul ryan's political future. for mitt romney losing the presidential campaign likely means the end of the political road, but for paul ryan defeat could lead to a new beginning. >> i don't know if he covered himself with glory, but i think he kind of met a certain test. >> reporter: a test that has already led to speculation that ryan, at just 42 is on the short list for the republican presidential nomination in 2016 a list that includes florida senator marco rubio and new jersey governor chris christie. and because ryan will continue as chairman of the house budget committee, his p

ryan voted yesterday in his hometown of janesville, wisconsin. cleveland with romney and later made a stop in richmond. >>> las los angeles was the final state to close its polls around 1:00 this morning. romney can claim victory there taking the state's three electoral votes. he had already been projected to win there. meanwhile, let's take a look at new york. the empire state building lit up in blue t gave new yorkers a chance to see the election results without actually turning on their tv if they even had power to watch their tv right now since a lot of people got hit by hurricane sandy actually giant electoral counter on the top showed red for romney and blue for obama. the mooter on the spire change as the winner was projected in each state. the empire state build is the most visible landmark in the big apple. >>> straight ahead at 6:00, our team coverage of election 2012 continues. we have more on the big issues on the ballot in maryland. >> first, time now for our facebook fan of the day. and today we say hello to shannon martin. >> she's

congressman paul ryan voted in his hometown of janesville, wisconsin. >> earlier today, vice president and his wife jill cast their ballots in greenville, delaware. biden was optimistic, not just about this election day and also for the future. take a listen. >> i hope everybody exercises the right to vote. it's a great honor and people are standing in line for a lot of places. stand in line as long as you have to in order to vote. >> any prediction? >> i'm feeling pretty good. >> last time you'll vote for yourself? >> i don't think so. >> joe in 2016. two small towns in new hampshire got a jump on the election day, and opening the polls just after midnight, of course. legendary dicksville, made famous in 1960, split vision, five votes for each candidate and there were 23 votes for the president and nine for mitt romney. polls are closing at 6:00 eastern in kentucky and indiana and we'll begin to see some important results roll in after 7:00 when polls close in another half-dozen states including virginia. it should be interesting. with us on set we have msnbc contributor and former se

. >> earlier today, romney's running mate congressman paul ryan voted in janesville, wisconsin, where republicans have not won since 1984. ryan promised to turn the state red this year and in greenville, delaware, vice president joe biden and his wife jill cast their ballots. yes, they did. >> two small towns in new hampshire got the jump on election day like they always do, opening the boys after midnight. it was a split decision, five votes for each candidate. there were 23 votes for the president and nine for mitt romney. >> looking ahead to tonight, polls began closing at 6:00 eastern time in kentucky and indiana and we'll begin to see important results roll in after 7:00 when polls close in another half-dozen states and we'll have a sense of what's going on, possibly. >> possibly. >> possibly. >> perhaps. >> nbc chief white house correspondent chuck toad, co-anchor of cnbc's "squawk box"a andrew ross sorkin and former new york city mayor rudy giuliani and "the huffington post" sam stein, all morning joe and me. >> the person who followed you, andrew ross sorkin is the guy that we

lost the presidential election, he lost his home state of wisconsin, he even lost his hometown of janesville says he has a mandate. >> look, mr. ryan has visions of 2016 dancing in his head. he can't admit that what he's based his entire legislative career on, this budget plan of his s a loser. he has also made noises, as dana points out, he wants to be part of the solution going forward. he's going to be a little more conciliatory than they have been in the past if they want to get anything done. because the republicans don't want this fiscal cliff bomb to go off, because then their priorities are going to be in the firing line. >> you could have fooled me, michelle. when i listened to him giving an interview to abc news and he says i don't believe in raising any taxes, does that sound like a man who's prepared to compromise? >> but he has said that he thinks that revenues can be dealt with. and really, it doesn't really matter what paul ryan thinks by himself. i mean, we're going to get in there with all of the republicans and democrats together and the president's going to make his case.

. >> reporter: "saturday night live" poked fun at ryan, native of janesville, wisconsin. >> mother senttrength in the drawing room. she thought we would like to see. >> yeah? well, i'd like to see him carry wisconsin! >> reporter: the president wins 330-some electoral votes, every battleground state with the exception of north carolina does barack obama now have a mandate? >> i don't think so because they also re-elected the house republicans. whether people intended or not, we've got a divided government. >> reporter: so you don't think there's a mandate here. >> i don't because then they would have put nancy pelosi in charge of the house of representatives. see, i think these idea that we talked about i think they're popular ideas. this is a very close election. unfortunately, divided government didn't work very well the last two years. we are going to have to make sure it works for the next two years. that means, i think, both parties have to talk to each other. >> reporter: diane sawyer asked speaker boehner if you are now the de facto leader of the republican party. and his answer

barack obama won janesville, with 60% of the vote. >> the auto plant that closed. >> have to say, georgef mercy not to see mrs. romney standing there for long. she came out, and she, so used to seeing the suffering of the wives, who have been on these long quests too, and she got to come out. >> gave him a hug and walk off the stage. >> and walk off the stage. >> you were there for sarah palin, from all the accounts, she was pushing hard to give a speech. >> paul ryan trying to give a speech tonight. and no. we actually have now an heir apparent. the republican party has at least one leader. and the republican primary really does begin in earnest today. you know after midnight. and we're off to the races. you will start hearing a lot of people championing their particular horses for the next race. which sadly for everyone who is tired of politics, it starts today. >> george, you mentioned, senator marco rubio of florida. >> marco rubio, governor martinez, new mexico, hispanic leaders will be consulted. asian-american community is rapidly growing, prosperous one the republican party will

. >> paul ryan cast his ballot in his hometown of janesville, wisconsin. >> are you all going to get a win tonight? >> i think we are. feel good about it. >> and vice president joe biden voting in delaware, hinting this is not his last rodeo. >> any prediction for tonight. >> i'm feeling pretty good. >> last time you're going to vote for yourself? >> i don't think so. >> there's always 2016. happy election day. i'm andrea mitchell live at democracy plaza in rockefeller cent center. we've studied the polls, truth squatted the debates, argued the misleading ads, and now it's your turn. election day your turn to decide the future of our country. nothing more important than taking time to exercise that right, that obligation, that responsibility to participate in this great democracy. so joining me now for our daily fix, chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com and mark halperin, senior political analyst for "time" and msnbc. and before we move on to both of you, let's take a look at this moment on the tar mac in cleveland within the hour. an election day

this is paul ryan's hometown in janesville, the president running more competitive down there.nly 20 first of vote in. but the president is winning down there. republican vote center here, a smaller area, 1.7% of the population. you look where the people are and look at the map now and you see how the romney lead is slinking as votes come in. you have to look at the map, barring something huge out of milwaukee and think the later vote count will advantage the president. plus, you remember the history of the state with the deepest blue dna and i want to say, same things happening if you look closely at the map in virginia and north carolina. look here, mitt romney is ahead, but his lead shrinking. 69% of vote in. you ask yourself the question, what's out? look down here. and you move down here, one of the things that's out, norfolk city. 3% of the state wide population. the president will win big in norfolk. african-american vote down there. one place the president will make up ground in the state of virginia. you ask yourself what else is out? you come up to the biggest populat

you see there in janesville, wisconsin.inee mitt romney cast his ballot about an hour ago in belmont, massachusetts. soon, he'll headline more events in cleveland and pittsburgh. meantime, vice president joe biden voted early this morning in wilmington, delaware. president obama actually will not vote today. he voted early on october 25th. this presidential race is expected to be tight. >>> to give you more perspective on this election day, let's turn things over to tracie potts who is live in cincinnati, ohio. president obama is not out campaigning today and keeping his tradition and playing basketball with friends and mitt romney take some time to go out and make a few stops in battleground states. this late in the game, why does it feel team romney feels that is important? >> obviously, they seem to think that the more they're seen in ohio, the better their chances. this is really sort of a must-win state for both sides. and the president, even though his lead has been narrowing, he still has an ever so slight lead over

paul ryan lost his, janesville, wisconsin. how does that happen?to be saying something wrong. >> mitt romney lost all of his hometowns. and there are many. there are many of them. mike allen, great to talk to you. thanks so much. >> see you soon. >> we'll see you. >>> "new york times" magazine mark leibovich and peter alexander join us next. more "morning joe" in a moment. anncr: some politicians seem to think medicare and... social security are just numbers in a budget. well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs into a last minute budget deal... we'll all pay the price. aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt all of us. sven gets great rewards for his small business! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! s

who is more likely-- >> it's likely to be romney, the romney-ryan ticket, ryan from janesville, wisconsiny a little bit after hometown feel for that, but we believe that there's certainly a lot of policy related issues around tax policies in particular ap change going forward. stuart: would you call it for romney right now? >> i wouldn't in the state of wisconsin i think it's pretty much a dead heat and sounds like based on the polls i've seen this morning it's preety darn close all across america. stuart: aaron, we do appreciate you being with us today and congratulations on being in a true growth business. we like it. thanks very much, sir. >> thank you, stuart. stuart: time for your gold report at 9:49 eastern, we're at $1681 an ounce, way below $1700. dropped down there on friday. people in new york and new jersey still struggling with long gas lines after sandy. both governors, chris christie and andrew cuomo took emergency action, but only one response worked. liz macdonald and charles payne are on the way in and they'll tell you why free gas is not necessarily a good thing. that's

here he is in janesville wisconsin.onal seat. now he will screen mitt romney at a campaign event in cleveland, then richmond, virginia before heading to boston where he's going to watch the results roll in tonight. while romney and ryan squeeze in a last few campaign events, the president is with the first lady and their daughters in hyde park and plans radio and t.v. interviews and then will play basketball. already this morning he's made one unscheduled stop at a field office in the area. he's going to make some calls or has made some calls to voters in wisconsin and thank his staff and volunteers. he then went on to congratulate governor mitt romney for running a "spirited" campaign. the president plans to watch the start of tonight's results with his family at home, then will move on to mccormick center to join up with supporters. politico reporting that chrysler has given the entire work force the day off. the news came via ralph jills who tweeted he's the vice president of the chrysler, saying that they wanted eve