After a bitter, years-long campaign that saw $2 billion in election spending and the emergence of Big Bird as a political player, the 2012 U.S. presidential race will come to a head Tuesday, Nov. 6, as Americans finally go to the ballot box to choose their next leader.

Most polls favour President Barack Obama over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, but not by a wide margin. Although we have no say in the outcome, many Canadians will be glued to their TV's, watching with bated breath as the results trickle in.