WASHINGTON (AP) — The polls are starting to close in the eastern United States, and President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney each have an early victory. However, Romney has an extra 3 early wins.
As expected, Obama was the winner in Indiana with 11 electoral votes, Kentucky with 8 electoral votes, took West Virginia's 5 and South Carolina's 9, while Obama took Vermont's 3 votes.
That gives Romney the early 33-3 lead.
Still to come are the returns from the handful of states, including Ohio, Florida and Virginia, where Obama and Romney have concentrated their efforts in recent weeks.
An exit poll conducted nationwide today for The Associated Press finds that the economy is still at the top of the list of voter concerns, with 6 in 10 saying it's the biggest issue facing the nation.
