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Counties in virginia to see if he were pull the upset. this race has been tightening as weve gotten closer to election day. where people go to get votes scanned. the sample ballot. eight slots to fill out including presidential candidates, congressional candidates. fill it out by paper with a pen. then gets put through the optical scanner over there. pictures taken on both sides. i just talked to a state election official saying theyre going to do away with all touch screens in this state by the...

It is a critical battleground with 13 electoral votes up for grabs. hillary clinton hoping her running mates home state stays blue. cnns correspondent brian todd is live in ashburn, virginia. virginia, the state im talking about. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, carol. voter activity has been the theme this morning. loudoun county. this is a swing state. hillary clinton and donald trump fighting hard to take this county. it could go either way. steady turnout. these lines have sna...

the largest haul yet. the winner takes all of them and seizes momentum as the clear-cut front-runner. so if the polls are right, mitt romney could be coasting to an easy win. cnns john zarella is at a polling place in tampa. johns, hows the turnout been? >> reporter: real good. this is actually the largest republican precinct in hillsboro county, the tampa area. about 3800 registered republicans here, and turnout has been very good this morning. a lot of people going before work. a lot...