The Obama and Romney campaigns extended their duel into Election Day Tuesday, with Mitt Romney stumping in Ohio and Pennsylvania and Vice President Biden making an unannounced stop in Cleveland.
After the Obama campaign insisted a day earlier that the president would not make any stops on Tuesday, the campaign nevertheless dispatched Biden to Ohio. Biden visited the crucial battleground after voting in Delware, en route to Chicago.
Romney and running mate Paul Ryan both voted Tuesday morning, ahead of a pair of Romney rallies in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Asked how he was feeling, Romney replied: "Very good, very good."
In an airtight contest, both candidates were expressing confidence. Obama visited a Chicago campaign field office Tuesday morning, but was laying low for most of the day. "The great thing about these campaigns is after all the TV ads and all the fundraising and all the debates and all the electioneering, it comes down to this," Obama said.
The president planned to give a round of interviews and play a game of pickup basketball with friends and staffers.
Romney, though, was holding rallies in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The Romney campaign is making a late play to court Democrat-leaning Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes, though Democratic Party official Brad Woodhouse on Tuesday called it a "Hail Mary" move.
Voting kicked off overnight in two tiny villages in northern New Hampshire. Obama and Romney each won five votes in the small town of Dixville Notch, which was the first to announce its results after polls opened and closed within 43 seconds.
In Hart's Location Obama won with 23 votes, Romney received 9 and Libertarian Gary Johnson received 1 vote after 5 minutes, 42 seconds of voting. The towns have enjoyed first-vote status since 1948.
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Obama closed out his campaign with a late-night rally in Iowa. The event, expected to be the last official campaign stop of the president's political career, was held in the same state where a 2008 caucus victory jump-started his path to the White House.
The president was photographed with tears running down his face as he spoke before a crowd of 20,000 supporters, telling them "this is where our movement for change began."
The president never mentioned Romney in his closing appeal, which sought to draw on the hope and optimism of his first campaign.
Romney returned Monday night to the state where he launched his bid, telling supporters in New Hampshire during his final campaign rally that he needs their votes again.
"It's all your votes and your work right here in New Hampshire that will help me become the next president of the United States," Romney told a thunderous capacity crowd at the Verizon Wireless Arena, which holds about 10,000 people. "We thank you and we ask you to stay in it all the way to the victory tomorrow night."
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The final hours of the exhausting 2012 contest were played out at earlier mega-rallies across a half-dozen states. Each candidate sought to close the deal with voters promising "change," while accusing the other of peddling an agenda that would choke the country's already meager economic recovery.
Romney, in Fairfax, Va., said Obama simply has not lived up to his promises.
"Change can't be measured in speeches, it's measured in achievements," Romney said.
Obama, in Columbus, Ohio, claimed he's been fighting against the "status quo" and opponents who bet on "cynicism."
"I've got a whole lot of fight left in me, and I hope you do, too," the president told the cheering crowd.
The Romney campaign, in a surprise move, announced Monday that it would hold two campaign stops on Tuesday -- in Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ohio is arguably the hardest-fought contest of the race, with both candidates visiting Monday and both pouring millions into that battleground. But with polls giving Obama a slight edge in the Buckeye State, Romney's campaign also has made a late play for Pennsylvania -- a win in Pennsylvania could allow the Republican nominee to lose Ohio and still have a pathway to the 270 electoral votes it takes to win.
Watch the results pour in like a pro with FoxNews.com's Election Command Center
The Obama campaign, though, dismissed Romney's Election Day efforts. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Obama has no plans to leave Illinois on Election Day, though he is expected to do several local interviews Tuesday. She said it's "no surprise" that Romney scheduled a late visit to Ohio.
"Without that state, it's a rocky road for them to victory. It's an insurmountable road, I would say," she said.
Voters across the country on Tuesday were casting ballots not just in the presidential race, but a host of congressional races that will determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year. Democrats currently control the Senate by a narrow 53-47 margin.
It's still an uphill climb for Republicans to take control -- they have a much easier shot at retaining control of the House.
Meanwhile, voters are deciding on an array of controversial measures at the state level, including several that would partially legalize marijuana.
In the presidential race, battleground polls show a mixed picture. While Obama has the edge in Ohio, for example, Romney has the edge in the crucial state of Florida. Nationally, the latest and final Gallup survey showed Romney with 49 percent and Obama with 48 percent support.
By most estimates, Obama comes into Election Day with a slight advantage in the electoral vote count. The RealClearPolitics electoral map shows the states likely to vote for Obama are worth 201 electoral votes, while those likely to vote for Romney are worth 191. It takes 270 to win.
The toss-ups include: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
After the Obama campaign insisted a day earlier that the president would not make any stops on Tuesday, the campaign nevertheless dispatched Biden to Ohio. Biden visited the crucial battleground after voting in Delware, en route to Chicago.
Romney and running mate Paul Ryan both voted Tuesday morning, ahead of a pair of Romney rallies in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Asked how he was feeling, Romney replied: "Very good, very good."
In an airtight contest, both candidates were expressing confidence. Obama visited a Chicago campaign field office Tuesday morning, but was laying low for most of the day. "The great thing about these campaigns is after all the TV ads and all the fundraising and all the debates and all the electioneering, it comes down to this," Obama said.
The president planned to give a round of interviews and play a game of pickup basketball with friends and staffers.
Romney, though, was holding rallies in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The Romney campaign is making a late play to court Democrat-leaning Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes, though Democratic Party official Brad Woodhouse on Tuesday called it a "Hail Mary" move.
Voting kicked off overnight in two tiny villages in northern New Hampshire. Obama and Romney each won five votes in the small town of Dixville Notch, which was the first to announce its results after polls opened and closed within 43 seconds.
In Hart's Location Obama won with 23 votes, Romney received 9 and Libertarian Gary Johnson received 1 vote after 5 minutes, 42 seconds of voting. The towns have enjoyed first-vote status since 1948.
Take your best shot at predicting the final electoral map for the 2012 Presidential Election
Obama closed out his campaign with a late-night rally in Iowa. The event, expected to be the last official campaign stop of the president's political career, was held in the same state where a 2008 caucus victory jump-started his path to the White House.
The president was photographed with tears running down his face as he spoke before a crowd of 20,000 supporters, telling them "this is where our movement for change began."
The president never mentioned Romney in his closing appeal, which sought to draw on the hope and optimism of his first campaign.
Romney returned Monday night to the state where he launched his bid, telling supporters in New Hampshire during his final campaign rally that he needs their votes again.
"It's all your votes and your work right here in New Hampshire that will help me become the next president of the United States," Romney told a thunderous capacity crowd at the Verizon Wireless Arena, which holds about 10,000 people. "We thank you and we ask you to stay in it all the way to the victory tomorrow night."
Which states have Obama and Romney visited the most? Check our Candidate Tracker to find out
The final hours of the exhausting 2012 contest were played out at earlier mega-rallies across a half-dozen states. Each candidate sought to close the deal with voters promising "change," while accusing the other of peddling an agenda that would choke the country's already meager economic recovery.
Romney, in Fairfax, Va., said Obama simply has not lived up to his promises.
"Change can't be measured in speeches, it's measured in achievements," Romney said.
Obama, in Columbus, Ohio, claimed he's been fighting against the "status quo" and opponents who bet on "cynicism."
"I've got a whole lot of fight left in me, and I hope you do, too," the president told the cheering crowd.
The Romney campaign, in a surprise move, announced Monday that it would hold two campaign stops on Tuesday -- in Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ohio is arguably the hardest-fought contest of the race, with both candidates visiting Monday and both pouring millions into that battleground. But with polls giving Obama a slight edge in the Buckeye State, Romney's campaign also has made a late play for Pennsylvania -- a win in Pennsylvania could allow the Republican nominee to lose Ohio and still have a pathway to the 270 electoral votes it takes to win.
Watch the results pour in like a pro with FoxNews.com's Election Command Center
The Obama campaign, though, dismissed Romney's Election Day efforts. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Obama has no plans to leave Illinois on Election Day, though he is expected to do several local interviews Tuesday. She said it's "no surprise" that Romney scheduled a late visit to Ohio.
"Without that state, it's a rocky road for them to victory. It's an insurmountable road, I would say," she said.
Voters across the country on Tuesday were casting ballots not just in the presidential race, but a host of congressional races that will determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year. Democrats currently control the Senate by a narrow 53-47 margin.
It's still an uphill climb for Republicans to take control -- they have a much easier shot at retaining control of the House.
Meanwhile, voters are deciding on an array of controversial measures at the state level, including several that would partially legalize marijuana.
In the presidential race, battleground polls show a mixed picture. While Obama has the edge in Ohio, for example, Romney has the edge in the crucial state of Florida. Nationally, the latest and final Gallup survey showed Romney with 49 percent and Obama with 48 percent support.
By most estimates, Obama comes into Election Day with a slight advantage in the electoral vote count. The RealClearPolitics electoral map shows the states likely to vote for Obama are worth 201 electoral votes, while those likely to vote for Romney are worth 191. It takes 270 to win.
The toss-ups include: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.