Summary Clinton remains favorite to succeed Obama, according to political commentators
CHAPPAQUA (AFP) - Hillary Clinton cast her vote early Tuesday near her home in New York state, as America chooses whether to make her its first woman president, or elect the populist Donald Trump.
Chanting "Madam President," about 150 supporters turned out to cheer on the Democratic nominee who voted with husband Bill Clinton at an elementary school near their home in Chappaqua.
"I m so happy, I m just incredibly happy," said a smiling Clinton as she emerged from the polling station, shaking hands, mingling and chatting with the crowd.
"All my friends and my neighbors, it makes me so happy."
Some 40 million Americans cast ballots in states that allowed early voting, and tens of millions more are turning out today to end what has become a long, gruelling and divisive campaign that has stirred dark undercurrents in the electorate.
According to political commentators, Clinton remains favorite to succeed Obama and become the United States’ first female leader.
But she has been dogged by allegations that she put US secrets at risk by using a secret private email server while at the State Department and the race remains perilously close in a handful of key states.
Support for Trump dropped last month over video clips that surfaced showing him bragging about having sexually assaulted women, but polls have tightened as the big day approaches.
