Ohio
The Final Stretch: Saturday's Campaign Stops
For each of the last three days of the campaign, we’ll quickly note where Obama and Romney are heading, and why:. Obama Mentor, Lake County, Ohio. Lake County is a white, middle class county including the eastern suburbs and exurbs of Cleveland. Four years ago, Obama won it by just one percentage point, a four point improvement over Bush's four point win. If Romney wins, Lake County will certainly flip and Obama is fighting to prevent such an outcome. According to Obama's schedule, this will be Obama's last visit to the Cleveland media market. READ MORE >>
On Voting Worries, Sweat The Small Stuff
Romney Enters Pennsylvania, But Team Obama Shows Confidence
Daily Breakdown: Romney Gets A Good Ohio Poll, But Not From The Pollster He Wanted
Yesterday wasn't an exciting day in the polls and nothing upended contours of the race. For what it's worth (nothing in the Electoral College, to be specific), Obama fared pretty well in yesterday's national polls and was up by a wide margin in Washington State, where Obama appears to be holding near '08 levels. READ MORE >>
Team Romney Thought Obama’s Strategy Was Flawed; It Wasn’t
Daily Breakdown: Obama Enters November With The Advantage
After Tuesday's polls showed Obama approaching 49 percent of the vote in Ohio, Wednesday's polls showed Obama well-positioned across the battleground states. READ MORE >>
Chrysler, GM to Romney: Stop Lying
Mitt Romney’s attempts to mislead Ohio voters about the auto bailout get more brazen by the day. And if you don't believe me, listen to company officials from Chrysler and GM. READ MORE >>
Romney's Window In Ohio Is Closing
Since early August, Obama’s modest but consistent lead in Ohio seemed to defy history, partisanship, and demographics. The Buckeye State has voted more Republican than the country in all but a handful of presidential elections and Democratic chances hinge on white voters without a college degree, the single group where Obama has lost the most support since 2008. READ MORE >>
With six days to go, Obama maintains an edge in the battleground state of Ohio despite a tight race for the national popular vote. READ MORE >>
Don't Judge Strategy From Spending
The list of battleground states has exploded with one week before the election. Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota are suddenly receiving millions of dollars after most assumed they rested safely in Obama’s column. Many Obama fans are fretting and Romney fans are enthralled that they’re on the offensive. But interpreting ad spending is extraordinarily difficult in this election and these buys are insufficient to alter perceptions of the state of the race. READ MORE >>
