a little bit of disappointment expressed by the crowds at a loss of new hampshire and pennsylvania by a mitt romney to president obama. those are states that would have been critical to mitt romney, but still a lot of outstanding key battleground states, namely florida, virginia, iowa, and the biggest prize of all, ohio. >> marylanders also waited on seven statewide ballot questions. >> here is a look at the results right now. maryland is one of four states with a marriage on the ballot. question six which decides whether to uphold the new state law legalizing same-sex marriage. with approximately 55% of the vote in, 51% voting for an 49% voting against. maryland voters would be the first in the country to approve a marriage to the polls. voters also deciding whether to expand gambling to legalize gay it -- table games like blackjack and prince george's county. $90 million was ken king, and with it -- $9 million was spent. marylanders also had the chance to vote for or against a measure that makes some undocumented immigrants eligible for in state college tuition rates, with specific

what it was expected to happen but we do have polls close now in florida virginia ohio pennsylvania new hampshire these are all battleground states is wall determine who the president is they're all still close to call to sql to call some numbers in virginia romney has an early fifty nine to forty percent lead in virginia that's very early only eight percent of votes in and in florida it's fifty one to forty eight obama with thirty seven percent of precincts reporting no two quick senate updates in indiana which is close and has gone for romney and in virginia the two senate races there are still too close to call those are going to be really important to see who controls the senate at the end of the night and get up that it's forty nine to three the electoral count tom. back to you guys all right sam jackson of course we're going to be checking in with you obviously throughout the rest of this night whether it's a long night or a shorter night that remains to be seen it does it's going to be a very interesting one throughout the night. we novels to this we know use the move to this years a billi

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the polls will close in florida, ohio, virginia, pennsylvania, new hampshire by 8:00.o maybe we'll have a very close race and it willgo onorev because we'll have disputes. but maybe this will not be such a late night. you see that andy's poll and also the abc "washington post" poll also gives a three-point lead to barack obama. so after this long campaign where a lot of voters have been disappointd in president obama especially on the economy we may be seeing because of hurricane sandy and other factors people settling on him. >> ifill: let me ask you one other question, susan. it seems as some point we saw that the romney campaign, they're spending tomorrow, election day, in pittsburgh and in cleveland. what is that about? what does thatean? >> i mean this is obviously close. the usa today gallup poll swing states we were at 48%. you can't get any closer than that. the thing that could save mitt romney that could give this election to him is we continue to see republicans being more enthusiastic about the election than democrats. maybe that means that turnout will be

one poll shows them even and another poll in in new hampshire. >> in pennsylvania belongs to the president from the pittsburgh tribune shows a tie in pennsylvania. my head is about to explode. joining us now to help us understand, ed rollins the head of the reagan election campaign and fox news contributor. that is just a couple am virginia, romney is ahead. romney is ahead by two. now florida is conflicting information. ohio, a dead heat. no, romney is up by two, new hampshire president is ahead by two, no, it's dead even -- i mean, people should we be paying attention to these polls? >> it's the only we have until election day. there is a margin of error and 95 out of hundred times they are accurate. you get one outside. the key thing you follow trends. the trends that you have a close or dead even race. even these men can win on tuesday. my gut tells me no education beyond just my gut i think romney will week is this thing out in the end. we'll know real quick on tuesday night. though these southern states, florida, wins north carolina and if he wins virginia which all close early. he i

pennsylvania. they know it is close. they know that governor romney's message is resonating there, they're on defense. wisconsin, minnesota, new hampshirense. we're out there expanding the map. you look at time and money where we're putting ours and they're putting theirs, it tells the whole story. jon: democrats say that expanding the map is a sign of desperation on the part of republicans. pennsylvania for instance, hasn't voted for a republican president since 1988. you really think pennsylvania is winnable? >> absolutely. i not only think it is winnable, like saying that the team that is surging at the end. game is only running up, only trying to score more points because they're afraid of possibly losing. makes no sense. we are literally expanding the map into places like pennsylvania, wisconsin, minnesota. they're not. and so they are the ones with a couple months ago talked about going into places like arizona, missouri, indiana. we're not playing, they're not going into places they thought were safe. they have taken more states off the map. they're not in north carolina because they know that is going to be countr. so, again, th

candidates will be in colorado, ohio, iowa and virginia while romney also makes some stops in pennsylvania and new hampshire. >>> number four, it's taking some voters up to four hours to cast their ballots in florida. one of the election's most crucial swing states. remember early voting in the sunshine state started a week later than it did in '08 because of a new state law. the republican state legislature reduced the number of early voting days from 14 to 8. >>> and number five, gas prices are falling across the u.s. aaa reporting the national average dropped just over a penny to $3.48 a gallon. that is the 23rd consecutive decline. prices are lowest in south carolina, where the average gallon will cost you $3.17. >>> the images of sandy's destruction have been striking. the economic losses devastating. in addition to the homes lost because of the hurricanes. the more than 20,000 flights were canceled across north america. fedex tells "new york times" it has been struggling to find gas for its delivery trucks. the advertising company have lost $5 million because of tv disruptions and movie theaters took

new hampshire, colorado, ohio, wisconsin and iowa. let me show you the mitt romney schedule. he's trying to go into pennsylvania. lorida, virginia, new hampshire. >> so if you live in one of these states, the kolber report is now issuing a severe candidate warning. be prepared with fresh water and flashlights and, please, if you have a single working class female suburban undecided voter in your home, cover her with plywood. or she could just get sucked up into a vortex of pandering. >>> bill karins job. >>> that comes to us from wptv news channel 5, nearby jupiter, some pint sized students held their own presidential election. students at light house elementary have chosen their president. look at that little guy. some voted to go forward with barack obama but the majority decided change was a better fit for the country. mitt romney came out on top by one vote. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was

pennsylvania. president obama also winning new hampshire michigan, nevada, wisconsin!l ryan said home state. >> paul ryan who? >> bill: i know. and of course, ohio! right! and then. >> got my ohio state hat on. >> bill: north carolina, sadly went to mitt romney, and that's a battleground state he won. florida is still -- don't know where we came out. >> too close to call. >> bill: the president last night stepping on stage at the mccormick center, first thing he did was salute. there were three people that really helped. bill clinton for sure. joe biden for sure and michelle obama. >> michelle, i have never loved you more, i have never been prouder that watch the rest of america fall in love with you too, as our nation's first lady. [ cheers and applause ] >> bill: a great moment there. the president saying last night listen i have not maybe been the perfect president. he always says that, but i was listening to what you wanted me to do and i tried to do my best. >> obama: whether i earned our vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you and you've made

pennsylvania. we think we have a good shot at virginia, new hampshire, new mexico, nevada. that's the pathway to victory for john mccain. >> you see how all those states were blue? mr. romney's confident predictions that john mccain was going to win ohio, florida, pennsylvania, virginia, new hampshire, new mexico and thef today in 2008 were wrong in every single instance. they lost every single one of those states. even though it seemed like he seemed quite confident that they were going to win all of those states the day before the election. he didn't say like he felt they were going to win. he said they have the polling data that showed they were going to win in all those states. and they did not win in any of those states. this is just part of the way the game is played. it's just bluffing. and that is important context for understanding what's going on in these last four days of the campaign. there are patterns to how presidential elections end. some of the same stuff happens every four years. specifically, in 1992, the republican candidate was poppy bush. george h.w. bu

florida, pennsylvania, and new hampshire. the "real clear politics" polling average right now in florida has romney ahead. in pennsylvania the polling average says it is president obama who's ahead by 4.6 points. in new hampshire, again, president obama ahead with a 1.3 lead. that's the 8:00 hour. at 9:00, we'll have polls closed in all those places, and the blinking states here will be the ones that are closing. 14 states mostly in the midwest and the south. of the -- southwest, excuse me. of these 14 states, the states everybody's going to be watching are three. colorado, michigan, and wisconsin. here's what it looks like right now in those states. polling average in the state of colorado, it's very close. president obama ahead by less than a point. in michigan, it's president obama ahead by three points. and in wisconsin, the polling average has mr. obama ahead by more, by five points. then at 10:00 eastern time, polls will be closed in all of those states and we'll be closing polls in the 10:00 eastern time in that hour in

obviously i mentioned pennsylvania, new hampshire also on the eastern side.orado, nevada, wisconsin, michigan. i'm afraid i'm going to leave something out. we have a lot of different paths that we can get to 270 with, wolf. and we feel good about how things are trending today. >> ed gillespie in boston, thank you very much for coming in. >> thanks for having me on. >>> in the next hour, we'll be speaking with david plouffe from the obama white house. we're less than two hours away from the first÷xq polls closing 6:00 p.m. eastern. we're going live to the battleground states where some voters are waiting for our more hours to cast their ballots. what's going on? [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartphone... ♪ ...mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. at&t. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 you know, the one that's been lying around. tdd#: 1

of the remaining states on the board between nevada, iowa, wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, new hampshirethe best scenario that you see, or maybe the more likely scenario to get him from 257 to a minimum of 269? >> iowa, new hampshire. bill: okay, we'll give him iowa with 6 electoral votes and new hampshire checks in at 4. and would put him at 267. >> right. bill: you. bill: you still have nevada, wisconsin, michigan. is the most likely scenario there, is it wisconsin or what would you argue? >> wisconsin or nevada. i know that nevada is going to be very close, the democrats have got even about the base number that they need for a lead in early voting, but republican enthusiasm as am in the cow counties is high. it's going to be a narrow victory for either side. i think the most likely is nevada and wisconsin. bill: what is the likely scenario for the president? he's going to three different states today. he's at 201, okay. so if he were to go to wisconsin, ohio, and iowa just today, so give him wisconsin, iowa, and the state of ohio, he's at 237. so on the remaining map here you see thes

we said, he's going to have a campaign event in wisconsin and he's going to be hitting pennsylvania and new hampshire in the last few days. looking to expand the mess. do you think he knows he's not going to take ohio and that's why he's trying to do this? >> no. i think he absolutely thinks ohio is in play and that's why he's going there. >> but beyond that. does he think it might be in play, but he has to expand his map? >> he absolutely does. and if there's the slightest chance that pennsylvania could be in play, which i frankly don't see, but if they have a witch of a hope there, they're not going to not go there. and new hampshire is going to be very important. they need to rack up these electoral votes and they're going to do it any way way they can. ohio, wisconsin and i think colorado will be another important state. >> ron, your prediction. what happens wednesday? >> wednesday, what happens wednesday? these are the markets. based on whatever happens come tuesday. >> i don't think it's a major disappointment if president obama wins. i do think we would get a rally of some consequence if it's

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ohio, pennsylvania, iowa, colorado, new hampshire. virginia and nevada were not called until early this morning. still outstanding is florida, where people were still in line voting at 2:00 a.m. they have to count all those ballots, not to mention the provisional ballots in ohio. which we thought might be the deciding factor in this race. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there were several controversial issues for marylanders to weigh in on. the final say on each of these issues was up to the voters. jennifer franciotti has the results. >> good morning. it was a clean sweep. marylanders had seven questions, and you could call it a sweep. questions four, six, and seven. the dream act allows undocumented immigrants to pay in-state college tuition rates if they or their parents paid taxes. the dream act passed with 59%. 31% were against. >> this has been a long fight. we have seen this pro from not just an issue of the few young people but an issue about access, to education and immigration rights. this is a bellwether. >> marylanders p

every state that could swing tomorr tomorrow, ohio, pennsylvania, florida, new hampshire. running mates surrogates also dotting the map. in the end it's down to the candidate and the candidate's last vocal cord. >> fired up. ready to go. fired up, ready to go. >> you know, if anyone wants to know where the energy is, anyone following american politics wants to know where the energy is, look right here in this room. >> each candidate trying to get even one more person to vote tomorrow. early voting has been a blessing and a curse. limited hours made for long lines over the weekend. take a look at that. that could make post election legal battles if either state is pivotal. that is a very real possibility. with me here tonight john king, also political analyst david gergen, gloria borger. ari is an occasional unpaid political advicer for the romney campaign. paul begala senior adviser for president obama's senior pac. i want you to listen to a clip and get your response. >> a year from now, i think people are going to see we're starting to make some progress, there's going t

the polls in new hampshire and pennsylvania close at 8:00. r romney wins new hampshire, if governor romney wins or is essentially tied, it's unclear, in pennsylvania, i think we're going to have a pretty good indication that governor romney will be the next president of the united states. because the polls all show new hampshire has a virtual dead heat. perhaps a slight edge to obama. they show obama with a four or five-point edge in pennsylvania. if that's not the case, then i think all of these close races we can have some degree of confidence will break towards governor romney. i think we could have an early night. if, on the other hand, the polling in new hampshire is exactly what the vote says, then we could have a long night. so i think if governor romney is going to win, i think we'll know pretty quickly. otherwise, it's going to be a long night. >> yeah, but i mean, do you believe the polls? the polls are basically saying that even if it's just a fractional lead, the president is in the lead. so why would you think that these polls wou

he has expanded his hopes of winning in swing states, pennsylvania and new hampshire. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> election day now just hours away, but more than 800,000 bay area voters won't be showing up at the polls. brian flores tells us they have traded in the ballot box for the mailbox. brian. >> reporter: good morning, pam. we are just one more day away until election day. arguably one of the more important elections in recent history. obviously we have the presidential election but we also have several key ballot measures that need to be taken care of as well. in terms of voter turnout, presidential elections usually bring out higher numbers of voters. one thing that is different this year is the amount of early voters and gone possibly could be the days of heading to the polls in droves. that is being reported as much as 800,000 bay area residents cast their ballots through the mail. state reports more than 18 million registered voters in california which is 940,000 more registered voters than the lax election. we

there were good indications early for president obama as new hampshire and pennsylvania both fell his. then he landed the key midwestern and mountain states of wisconsin, colorado, and iowa. that left nevada as the three critical states we've been watching for months. we've been talking ohio, virginia, and florida. as it turns out, the president only needed one of those states. as soon as nbc news projected ohio for obama around 11:15, the president had enough electoral votes to keep him in the white house. as icing on the cake, though, the president did also pick up virginia, and he also picked up nevada early this morning. >>> 5:35 now. republicans will be in control of the house for two more years. so far republicans have 229 seats. democrats have 185 seats. the party needs 218 seats to control the house of representatives. maryland democrats picked up a seat in the house in the 6th district, john delaney beat longtime incumbent roscoe bartlett. that district's lines were recently withdrawn to include a large swath of democratic leaning montgomery county. and democrats elected chri

but you look at polls this morning out, a new one in pennsylvania, has it tied. new hampshirea poll there has it tied. ohio. the dispatch poll, plus two obama, within the margin of error. florida poll, miami herald has right now romney plus six. so we go into this weekend, and republicans hoping this is a replay of 1980 where ronald reagan made a late break. but reagan had started his break a little earlier. by sunday, jimmy carter knew the race was over. if this is a late break, it's a really late break. looking at the polls, romney can do it. the question is, whether the hurricane stopped the momentum for 48 hours and if that will stop him from overtaking the president.an >> tom brokaw, you have seen this before, and you have the ultimate political foe of the president giving him such high marks. a republican and a democrat working together, leadership at the highest level, and this has been a problem for the >> the president reached across party lines. some of our polling people have been talking to undecided voters out there in colorado and other places, and they saw the p

new hampshire, colorado, ohio, wisconsin and eye watch. let me show you the mitt romney schedule. he's trying to go into pennsylvania. it's florida, it's virginia, it's new hampshire. >> stephen: so if you live in one of these states, "the colbert report" is now issuing a severe candidate warning. be prepared with fresh water and flashlights and please, if you have a single working class female suburban undecided vote never your home, cover her with plywood. or she could just get sukd up into a vortex of pandering. now folks, over a year ago i promised to make you a player in this election thanks to colbert super pac. you know our motto, making a better tomorrow -- >> tomorrow! >> stephen: i remember when i came up with that slogan. seems just like yesterday, yesterday. if are you looking for a little proof of just how influential we have been in this election, well, listen mitt romney today. giving his closing arguments. >> your work is making a difference. the people of the world are watching. the people of america are watching. we could begin a better tomorrow tomorrow. >> stephen: he used our slogan! (cheers and a

pennsylvania and florida. virginia is tied up. new hampshire is dead blocked. em any good? >> not a close election. you never want to feel you left any stone unturned. >> new hampshire four electoral votes. he can get himself to 265, 267 electoral votes new hampshire and nevada is leading to president obama could make all of the difference. >> should people stay up late or wake up early? >> staying up late makes a little more sense. we will know about ohio 10:30, 11:00 at night you will have a general friend by 10:30, 11:00. anybody watching now would probably be served to try to stay up a little late. >> we will hold you to it. >> thousands of people still don't have power or water after super storm sandy. but they can vote. the question is will they? it is your last chance to answer the question for the day. what is driving you to the polls today? not the 4-wheel drive. what is inspiring you to vote. we are reading your e-mails next. >> my wife is driving me to the polls later today. we are going to vote at new jersey at 10:30. of course it is election day. co