Since 6:00 a.m. EST (1100 GMT) on Tuesday, tens of millions of Americans have been flocking to polling stations throughout the country to cast their votes.
Outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, one of the polling stations in downtown Washington D.C., hundreds of people were waiting quietly for their turn to vote. They had arrived hours before voting started and many of them said they would go to work right after casting their ballot.
"I'm here to vote for America," said a middle-aged black woman said.
Voters' expressions as well as their manner of speaking revealed their choices, even though it might be difficult to get a direct answer on who they would vote for.
"Obama is a better choice. He will do a better job than the Bush administration," said a security guard at a polling station, obviously an Obama supporter.
Many black voters were not too shy to voice their support for Obama. "Of course, I'm going to vote Obama," an outspoken Dana Price told Xinhua. "He represents change. Change is always better."
In fact, "change," Obama's rousing election slogan, has become the No.1 reason for countless voters to vote for the first black presidential hopeful in U.S. history.
When asked about Obama's ability to lead the United States to tackle the worst global financial crisis in some 80 years, many voters expressed confidence in the Democratic White House hopeful.
"The ongoing economic crisis is above the single government level. It needs international regulations. But Obama can do something," said a woman who declined to be identified.
It seemed white voters were more cautious about making a comparison between Obama and McCain. "It will be a historic day for either Obama or McCain," said a U.S. Navy lieutenant.
"We have prepared for months for this election day," said Miles Groves, a white man in charge of a polling station at the Chinese Community Church in Washington. About 4,000 eligible voters had registered for Tuesday's vote, he said.
Source:Xinhua
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