Tens of millions of Americans have voted to decide
whether to re-elect Democratic President Barack Obama
or hand the job to Republican Mitt Romney.
A number of polls have closed
and a winner could become clear within hours.
Shane Taurima joins us live
from Obama's campaign HQ in Chicago. Shane.
Scotty, 270 electoral college votes are being sought by both parties.
Votes are still being counted as we speak,
but sources say that Barack Obama is leading the way.
President Obama was at a Chicago campaign office this morning.
He urged people from both political parties to vote.
The polls opened in some states at 6am this morning.
Around 30 million have already voted.
Millions more are expected to cast their vote today.
There's an upbeat vibe on the streets of Chicago.
You can feel voter excitement in support for one man.
But it's not only on the streets.
They're even joining in on the roads.
Yes, you saw right.
He was playing a guitar while driving.
Kenny the cafe owner is what you would call
a typical Obama supporter.
He's Palestinian, an ethnic minority,
and has even named a coffee after the president.
Barack Obama's Kenyan step-grandmother and family
expressed their support for a second term.
She says he will win again and it'll be in God's will.
Mitt Romney was greeted with cheers
as he left a polling station in Massachusetts this morning.
He sounded optimistic about his chances.
After several days of a neck and neck race
the latest polls has Barack Obama opening his biggest lead since July.
And as for Kenny, well he'll be watching
the results in anticipation from the comfort of his own home.
Scotty, we're all still waiting on the results on who will win.
Barack Obama is expected to make an appearance shortly
to give thanks to his supporters in perhaps his victory speech
or maybe even a farewell speech.
Shane, we're still waiting for confirmed results,
but what sense do you get from the ground.
Is there any indication of who could win?
Scotty because we're here in Obama's HQ,
if you were to ask any one of his staunch supporters here,
he would be the sure winner.
But political experts have long been predicting
that this would be a close race and we're seeing that they're right.
But Barack Obama is currently with his family right now
and soon he will be joining us here.
Shane, when will we know for sure who has won?
How long will it be until the votes are all counted?
Scotty, if you were here, you'd see the amount of media here
and you'd think that was indication of a two or three day wait
until we get any confirmation.
But we've just heard that Barack has won Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,
so now we're just waiting on the results
of the key swing state, Ohio.
If he gets Ohio, then experts here are saying he'll have it in the bag.
So who knows?
People here believe, or should we say,
support the comments made by Obama's grandmother that he will win.
Scotty.
That was Shane Taurima live from Chicago.