Clintons head to the voting booth in NY

Senior Democrats are heading to the polling booths, as the east coast of the US finally wakes up to election day after a long, controversial and tight race.

As the sun rises on the east coast of the United States, Hillary and Bill Clinton are voting in their hometown of Chappaqua New York.

The Clinton's greeted supporters waiting outside the polling place after casting their ballots on Tuesday morning.

Hillary Clinton said it was "the most humbling feeling" to vote "because so many people are counting on the outcome of this election".

Bill Clinton said he's eager to be a political spouse, joking that he had "15 years of practice".

Meanwhile, outgoing President Barack Obama is keeping up an election day tradition: a game of pick-up basketball with friends.

Obama arrived at the gymnasium at the Army's Fort McNair in the District of Columbia around 8am. He wore dark, casual clothes and a baseball cap, and carried a pair of high-top athletic shoes. The White House didn't say who the president would be playing with.

On the day of his re-election in 2012, Obama's basketball teammates included former Chicago Bulls player Scottie Pippen.

Obama started the election day tradition during the 2008 presidential campaign.

The president has been campaigning aggressively to help elect fellow Democrat Clinton, including headlining get-out-the-vote rallies for her in three states on Monday.

Meanwhile, Clinton's running mate Tim Kaine is not letting the biggest election of his life get in the way of his Tuesday routine.

After voting at 6am and doing a round of national morning TV shows, Kaine met a group of friends for breakfast at the City Diner in Richmond.

Kaine and his friends try to meet every Tuesday at the diner, a few miles from his home.

The US senator and former Virginia governor was greeted with cheers as he walked into the restaurant.


Share
2 min read

Published

Source: AAP


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world