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So here we go - Election Day. I've rolled out of bed much, much, much earlier than normal in an effort to get to the polls before they open. I am a poll-watcher today. Exciting! (article)
At long last, polls open in Virginia and New Hampshire (episode)
The polls have just opened in Virginia and New Hampshire this morning. Joining us is Josh Rogers, reporter for New Hampshire Public Radio and Tommie McNeil, political reporter for Virginia Public Radio.
It's time for your voice to be heard at the polls, and on America's Exit Poll. We want to hear from you -- as you're going to, at, or coming back from the voting booth, call us and te...
The Takeaway checks in with Dan Moulthrop, reporter from WCPN in Ohio, and Scott Finn from West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
BBC correspondent Karen Allen has spoken to some of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s relatives. She joins The Takeaway from the village of Kogelo, in western Kenya.
One of the more interesting races taking place this election season is in North Carolina. Senator Elizabeth Dole, wife of former GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole, is fighting hard ...
One of the most important states for both of the presidential candidates is Pennsylvania, and its polls are open now. The Takeaway is joined by Peter Crimmins from WHYY in Philadelphia.
For months we’ve heard about the Bradley Effect, record voter turnout and the purpling of America. Today we will find out which of these headlines have traction. For a look at what th...
Missouri has backed the winner in every presidential race since 1904 with only one exception. This year the polls predict an incredibly tight race. The Takeaway is joined by Adam Alli...
The pictures from last week in Georgia were stunning — lines of voters snaking up and down the street, all of them waiting to vote early. Now that Election Day is finally here, what's...
More than 600,000 people are receiving their US citizenship this year, and with citizenship come one of the most basic privileges of a democracy: the right to vote. The Takeaway catch...
As Americans go to the polls today, The Takeaway marks the end of what many have called the most exciting presidential campaign in recent memory. Or at least the longest. Adam Nagourn...
Rob Christensen, reporter for Raleigh News and Observer, checks in from Cary, North Carolina, and Dan Moulthrop, host of WCPN's "Sound Ideas," report about the fierce competition for the voters in swing state Ohio.
The Takeaway's Political Director Andrea Bernstein has been all over the country visiting "Counties that Count," the swing counties that could determine the outcome of the election.
For months, The Takeaway has been following undecided voters across the county. But one was so particularly evasive, we had to follow him all the way to the voting booth to find out ...
Colorado has long been a solid red state, but like some other former Republican strongholds, it looks to be leaning Obama's way. Almost half of Colorado's registered voters have alrea...
Four years ago today, President Bush claimed 51 percent of the popular vote to Kerry's 48 percent, with a margin of about 3.5 million votes. With expanded Republican majorities in Con...
While the presidential election is first and foremost in most voters' minds, voters in Minnesota have been witness to the most expensive — and one of the closest — congressional race ...
Nevada, a once reliably Republican state, has just 5 electoral college votes, but both candidates are making a play for the state. John McCain, Sarah Palin and Michelle Obama were all...
Almost one year ago, when the presidential field was larger, The Takeaway began calling donors hoping to find the difference between giving a candidate money and giving them your vote...
Polls are just opening in California, a state which has 17.3 million registered voters. Voters there are weighing in on a controversial ballot measure that would amend the state const...