Jon Snow
An American day like no other
As the tiny hamlet of Dixville Notch becomes the first to complete its voting for the next US president, Jon Snow looks at a day like no other for the American people.
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Jon Snow
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US election: when to watch and how it works
Polling in the key US states will start closing from midnight tonight – Channel 4 News guides you through the crunch times of the presidential battle.
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All over bar the voting as America decides
There have been cheers, as Obama and Romney whooped up supporters one last time, and there have been tears. Now, at last, it is time for the voters to decide. It could be a long night.
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America decides: long queues and record turnout at the polls
They were queuing at some polling stations at 4.30am, with voters waiting hours to cast their ballots. Polling watchdogs are reporting some irregularities in key states: a sign of trouble to come?
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Jon Snow
Why US electoral campaigning is now out of control
Any old arms manufacturer, pharmaceutical company, tobacco interest, anti-gay caucus, and the rest, can now tip vast quantities of cash into some of the most aggressive advertising ever aired on television anywhere.
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Special measures brought in for New York voters
Measures are brought in to ensure thousands of voters displaced by Superstorm Sandy will be able to vote in Tuesday’s US election, as the presidential contenders enter their last day of campaigning.
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US presidential election: the swing states battle online
With the US presidential candidates racing through the swing states, Channel 4 News looks through the eyes of Google and Twitter at the key issues that could determine Tuesday’s election outcome.
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Obama and the Boss, fighting for America’s fractured soul
Matt Frei watches Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen in Wisconsin on the final day of the 2012 presidential campaign, in an election for the “fractured soul” of the United States.
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Street battle: America’s final, desperate push for votes
It’s up to you, Obama told supporters last night: Felicity Spector joined some of the hundreds of thousands of volunteers on both sides who are pounding the streets – fighting for every vote.
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Undecided voters: ‘holy grail’ who could decide US election
As US election frenzy reaches its peak, there are still thousands who have not decided whether to vote for Mitt Romney or Barack Obama. Channel 4 News meets two of them.
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Obama and Romney blitz swing states
US presidential rivals Barack Obama and Mitt Romney make a final dash to a series of crucial swing states on the last day of campaigning in the race for the White House.
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Matt Frei
Election ground war: bayonets vs drones
The 2012 race comes down to a haulage story. Which campaign can haul the greater number of likely voters to the polls and make sure they pull that lever, tick that box or click that mouse.
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Matt Frei
‘If a state doesn’t swing, the voter’s phone won’t ring’
In the final feverish days of the campaign both Obama and Romney are outdoing each other in air miles, rally counts, hands shaken, cheeks squeezed and flossed smiles flashed across this vast country.
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US election 2012 – the vids that went viral
From a sobbing four-year old to an expletive-strewn unofficial pro-Obama campaign ad, what have been the stand-out internet memes that have marked the 2012 US presidential race?
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Spinning a super storm – playing politics with a disaster?
It was a campaign rally hastily turned into a disaster relief event. But Mitt Romney’s team has been accused of buying the relief donations themselves – telling supporters to “just grab something”.
