look at the line here in nashua, precinct 3. this goes out the door. they want to prevent people from waiting in the cold. goes all the way down the hall here. same-day registration voters, it's gotten so big here as far as the wait here and in salem and manchester, they have had to at least in nashua, i'm told by the city clerk, they have had to deputize volunteers from both campaigns to help process people through. and, again, these aren't people who are already registered much these are people here who are registering for the first time to vote in this precinct or registering to vote for the first time ever in their lives. big excitement here in nashua, new hampshire. this is where the line goes. and we are told that people will be able to vote if they're in line when the polls close, wolf. so that's the good news. people are sticking it out. they want to vote for the first time, some of them. >> yeah, a key battleground state in new hampshire. let's go to kian. what are you seeing? >> reporter: votes are counted in rap ahoe county, and we're expect

these are live pictures coming in from nashua, new hampshire.atching voting there all across the country. we're also beginning to get real election results coming in from two states, kentucky and indiana. kentucky right now, still very, very early. 1% of the vote is in. you see a lopsided leap for mitt romney, 69% to 29% in kentucky so far. similarly in indiana, 2% of the vote is now in. another lopsided lead, 65% for mitt romney, 34% for president obama, but it's very, very early. let's get some more exit poll results. john king has been going through those numbers, and we're going to learn a little bit more about what the voters are thinking. >> we are. let's take a glimpse. nationally, we have two key questions and then we want to go into another battleground state. we showed you a bit from ohio and virginia. that is nationally. who would better handle the economy? you see a very close divide, governor romney, 50, obama, 47. so that suggests we will have a close election. who's more in touch with people like you. throughout the campaign, the

many of the people from nashua work in massachusetts. host: who are the voters in this area?ak. our motto is live free or die. it is a tossup location. the voters, i think they are voting for the person they think is going to lead this country the next four years. some people will say new hampshire has a summer home of governor romney and the state next door, massachusetts, where he was governor. i think that is less of a factor. i think the people of new hampshire can see beyond that and are voting for the person they think is best for the 50 states. host: tell us about the history of new hampshire being a swing state. guest: traditionally, new hampshire was very solidly republican for many years. recently, i think it is sort of the clinton 1992 phenomenon that has changed that. he one the state twice. in 2000 it went to george w. bush. kerrey., john care the president got a nine point victory in 2008. we really are tossups state. the polls go back and forth. it is difficult to determine who is going to win this state right now. host: is there early voting and how do the ham

the other location that candidates are coming into as the city of nashua.seems to be a place that is being fought over. it is along the massachusetts border. massachusetts is the state governor romney lead. it is an interesting area. many of the people from nashua work in massachusetts. host: who are the voters in these areas? guest: well, new hampshire has a libertarian streak. our model is live free or die. it is a tossup location. the voters, you know, i think they are voting for the person they think is going to lead the country for the next four years. some people will say new hampshire has a summer home of governor rodney and the state next door was massachusetts where he was governor. i think that is less of a factor. the people can see beyond that. they are voting for the person they think is best for the 50 states. host: tell us about the history of being a swing state. guest: new hampshire was republican for many years. traditionally new hampshire was solidly republican for many years. recently, it was the clinton 1992 phenomenon that has changed

i look closely at hillsborough, that includes nashua and manchester. >> and where we live in the wintere primaries, if you will. senator kelly ayotte, stay safe on the campaign trail. we will talk to you soon. >>> president obama starts his day in wisconsin, and he wraps it up 12 hours and 1,000 miles later in iowa. it's a stop that will bring him full circle in his own presidential campaign. nearly five years ago obama's victory in the iowa caucuses launched his eventual successful bid for the nomination and put him on to the road to the white house. joining me now on behalf of the obama campaign, illinois democratic senator dick durbin. senator durbin, if -- let me put it the other way, the question that i put to senator ayotte. if the president loses, what's your explanation? is it simply the economy was too much of a headwind? >> no, obviously, chuck -- >> i know you it don't believe it's going to happen. >> of course. i can tell you this. i believe that the democratic party and the president are really on the cusp of history, and i think lindsey graham put his finger on it. look at

nashua -- >> funny you mention that. hold that thought. brian todd is there right now. what are you seeing, brian? >> reporter: a tightening race here. they're still counting absentee ballots and other hand-counted ballots behind me in precinct three. that's the moderator, skip barrett, right there, the gentleman sitting with the blue blazer, sitting there counting absentee ballots with his aides. other hand-counted ballots going on to the left there. they're counting other hand-counted ballots, then they will post those results in addition to the results from that tabulator on to a tape. we'll be the first to know the results of this precinct three. right now in hillsborough county, a very much tightening race here with about 10% of the vote in. president obama has a lead of only about 200 votes. latest numbers in hillsborough county, 9,596 for the president. 9,385 for mitt romney. tightening race in hillsborough county. the president also has a slight lead in merrimac county. president looking good but not by too much here. >> you and i know new hampshire quite well.

is a cityoned nashua where candidates have been pouring into and circuits.ost: those two congressional races in new hampshire, the governor's race, some of what we will be following tomorrow evening. all of the results available on our website. in my view at the white house. on to your phone calls. jennifer from indiana. independent. good evening. caller: i want to encourage all the people that are sick of politics to get out there and vote. and vote for independents so we can get a voice not represented by a clutch of corporations that are determining our lives. host: what are you looking for tomorrow? you have a senate race in indiana and of course the presidential race. caller: i hope murdoch does not win. and i am fairly confident that president obama will win, even though where i am, it is not popular to support president obama. i think that is better than what they could get. i am really concerned about climate as much as i am economy and about our future. and energy resources. host: it would go to of ohio. cynthia on the line for republicans. caller:

. >> mika and i, we're at a nashua gym and saw hillary up there speaking. >> they were, like, bringing people in from out of state. >> everybody came in from massachusetts. and i said, you know, she deserves a better ending than this. and yet, you never know until americans go into the voting booth and vote. >> well, i recall in new hampshire in february of 2008 being in the lobby of the holiday inn with you and telling you that i had just bumped into lou dellesandrou who was running hillary's campaign. >> and everybody laughed. >> everybody did laugh. that gets to the ultimate magic and mystery that is election day. that we can sit here and blather on forever about what has happened and what is about to happen. we can look at two campaigns that have spent a total of $2 billion. >> amazing. >> on ads and all the magic. >> you have a senate campaign? where someone spent $100 million. >> tomorrow people go and vote. >> and tomorrow -- >> and we don't know what's going to happen. >> -- people make the decision and we don't know what's going to happen. and i remember falling in love with p