who is actually showing up, who is casting ballots, and, states like ohio, iowa, nevada, florida, we'reng very, very well. what they are doing is comparing this to 2008, and you and i have had the discussion. i am not suggesting we will win by the same margin we won in 2008. and, they are comparing themselves to john mccain, who had virtually no ground operation in many of these states, so, yes, they will do better than john mccain did and we may not do as well as we did in 2008, but, we are doing plenty well and well enough to win the race. >> chris: let me ask you, briefly, about florida, where president obama is down by more than a point, in the polls. and yet you are making your final advertising by the campaign there. in florida. why not in the state you must win? >> well, first of all, we feel very competitive in the state of florida. there have been a spate of polls, in fact in all of these polls, battle ground state polls that came out the last 48 hours, we are ahead in 90% of them, including florida. and there were a couple of mixed polls in florida, but we are very pleased wit

side and this year it's definitely on republican's side and that is going to carry states like ohio and iowa and colorado. >> reporter: us senator barbara boxer came to ktvu and told me that she believes that the votes will still fall for president obama. >> if you believe it or not polls the horse race is close nationwide, but the electoral college seems to favor the president, but again, we don't know until it's over. >> reporter: these voters are trying to get out of vote and that is one place where the republicans agree and say regardless of your political stripes everyone needs to cast their ballots in oakland, son sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up in 13 minutes the million muppet march, the seriously political message behind today's puppet rally. >>> some legal scholars say california's food labeling proposition could encourage lawsuits. the initiative requires genetically modified foods to be label but some critics say it made lead to lawsuits. they say people could sue for an injunction to halt the sale of mislabeled goods without having to show that they were harmed or dece

president obama is making stops in wisconsin, ohio and iowa today. the president's final event is in des moines before going onto chicago. yesterday, the president visited in new hampshire, florida, ohio and colorado. >> >>> republican nominee governor mitt romney is scheduled to be in florida, ohio, new hampshire and virginia. his rally in the comment wealth will be held at george mason patriot center at 2:45 this affect. yesterday, governor romney had events in iowa, pennsylvania, florida and virginia. they are crisscrossing the states. >>> as the candidates make their final push, officials in new york and new jersey are now faced with the challenge of getting people out to vote. >> it's big challenge as clean- up and recovery efforts continue following hurricane sandy. >> reporter: nearly a week after sandy hit the east coast, power outages still plague parts of the northeast. that along with damaged and destroyed buildings could mean a lack of places for voters to cast their ballots. new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he is working to ensu

president obama is making stops in wisconsin, ohio and iowa today. the president's final event is in des moines. then he will go home to chicago. >> mitt romney is schedule to be in florida, ohio, new hampshire and virginia today. his final event will be in new hampshire before heading home to massachusetts. during this last push, both candidates have been talking about bipartisanship while stressing their differences. >> it is a choice between two different visions for america, between a return to the top- down policies that crashed our economy and an economy that is built from the middle out and the bottom up. >> you think obamacare create jobs? >> no! >> did his war on coal and oil as gas create jobs? >> no. >> governor romney's rally in the commonwealth will be held at george mason university patriot center. >>> the district's new board of ethics and government accountability is expected to open its doors to the public today. last mark the board was given afull list of logistics that needed to be completed in a short am of time. the newly appointe

fastest way for president obama to get back into the white house would be for him to win ohio, wisconsin and iowa. for mitt romney the path is longer. he would need to win florida, virginia also ohio and iowa. as you heard tahman bradley report, mitt romney keeping his campaign alive today, making stops in ohio and pennsylvania. romney says feels good about ohio, campaign watchers say that might show he knows that's a long shot. another state worth keeping an eye on is virginia. virginia is going to have some of the earliest returns. if president obama wins it, mitt romney has to win ohio or the race is over. the magic number 270 electoral votes. >> in san jose elections officials say so far things are going smoothly. hundreds of voters have been stopping by to cast their ballots all morning. you can stop by any time today until 8:00 tonight when polls in california close. elections official there is have set up a drive-thru drop-off for absentee ballots. one of the biggest battles in california is the governor's tax on education funding. >> reporter: he didn't just vote here he held one last pep

ohio could be the most important state with 50%, mitt romney, 427%. and in virginia, commit amitt romne- and the same in florida and the same and you hampshire. new hampshire, wisconsin, ohio and iowa, and the president leads in these states but it is in with them at a margin of error. and definitely meant romney is within striking distance. >> as a reminder we will have election night extended coverage on tuesday at 8:00 p.m. in stay updated on our website www.kron4.com facebook and twitter. we have a developing story out of land and the rescue helicopter went down in flames we will be back ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. >> this helicopter that was searching for a 9 year-old girl has crashed and died. that to people in the helicopter died. authorities are still investigating the det

the president making his final campaign today in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. and an update on the lawsuit about poll watchers in fairfax county. friday we told you about the suit over new training guidelines. the folks who are at voting precincts answering questions. the judge in the case sided with the democrats and ruled those poll watchers cannot be forced to sit silently in a corner. >> a montgomery county, some voters tell us they've received a second copy in the mail. that's because of a few reports that the ballots were initially sent out missing the page that covered questions 4 through 7. we contacted the board of elections today and learned if you do receive two ballots and send both back, your second set is the one that will be counted. >> supporters of maryland's question 4 held a rally on montgomery college's tacoma park today. if it passes, undocumented immigrants would be allowed to pay instate tuition at local community colleges. >> polls open tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. they will be open there and in the district until 8:00 p.m. in virginia the polls

volunteers have been calling voters in such swing states as ohio and iowa this weekend. some campaign workers called 300 people out of state. there are fewer volunteers at the contra costa county republican office believe romney has the momentum and will win. >> four years ago the enthusiasm was on the democrat side. this year the enthusiasm is on the republican side. and that is going to carry states like ohio, and iowa, and colorado. >> if you believe the polls is that the horse race is close in addition--- nation-wide. but again we don't know until it's over. >> a new poll shows president obama with a 54-39% lead in california. we posted more information about next tuesday's vote just go to ktvu.com click on the 2012 election tab. >>> oakland police are investigating a shooting overnight in the fruitvale district that injured one person. it happened around 1:30 this morning at 28th avenue and east 17th street. officers say the victim was smoking a cigarette outside an apartment complex when someone fired a goes rounds. the victim was hit three times and transported to

. >> president obama is also attending rallies today in ohio and iowa while governor romney is makingis final push in ohio and florida. at one point, the two will only be seven miles apart, holding rallies in columbus. >> if you believe america should be on a better course, if you are tired of being tired, then i ask you to vote for a real change. >> reporter: rot claims a second -- mitt romney claims a second term threatens the american american. both campaigns are ex-- threatens the american economy. a research poll shows president obama edging ahead with a 3- point lead. a rasmussen poll shows romney up by 1. another poll by -- poll by cnn shows both candidates in a tie. >>> thousands of local voters will not be heading to the polls. that's because one of them have already cast their ballots. ktvu brian flores spoke to some of them. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. i just got the -- i just got off the phone with the directors or -- >> back to the line. >> reporter: voters in the bay area are taking advantage of the relatively shorter lines now. >> it's probably the most important

that's his final day on the trail, and it's ohio, wisconsin, and iowa.e show you the mitt romney schedule. also the same feeling, if you will. h today, it's offense day. he's trying to go into pennsylvania. that's kind of an insurance policy, if you will. if ohio doesn't go well. but he also hits ohio today. and iowa today. but what's interesting is his monday, david. also feels defensive, if you will. it's florida, it's virginia, it's new hampshire. why? he needs those three states plus either ohio or pennsylvania in order to get to his magic number. >> all right. so what's the route that they like to get to 270? start with the president. >> well, i'm going to give you the simplest routes for both of them. and for the president, it's that midwestern firewall. pennsylvania here. i think they believe that's in their case. so if that's the case and you give the firewall to the president, you see iowa is a luxury here. he is either at 271 before you put iowa there if you put ohio and wisconsin. watch the numbers here if you will. now, the simplest way for m

people in ohio and people in iowa, florida, and virginia, have a different sense of the race. the reason pennsylvania is in play because there has not been a lot of advertising. in the battleground states and i was in ohio and wisconsin and iowa and what you pick up, there is a real sense of enthusiasm for the romney campaign. i did not run into one republican party who is not happy about electing mitt romney opposed to someone to beat president obama. that is a significant change. on other side, the excitement and enthusiasm is not there as it was four years ago. does it matter? he will not win by the margins from 2008. at the end of the campaign, the confidence is in the uncertainty of what is going to happen opposed to the confidence in their strength of position in florida or virginia. they are not sure what will happen in those states and that is a problem for them. >>chris: when you heard axelrod and beeson make their case about ground game and voter intense at this time, who has the better idea? >> organic intensity, in question, is on the side of romney campaign. the t

few days leading up to election day, he's concentrating quite a bit of his time in ohio, and also in wisconsin and iowa that midwestern fire wall. and as his campaign sees it, if he does sure ohio, they feel that he will be able to keep the presidency out of the hands of mitt romney. of course florida is also very important. when you look at the polls righ right now -- we're getting ready for the introduction of barack obama. this is a college graduate, she was someone who suffer eed kidn failure and was able to stay on her parents policy after college. it's very popular for a plan that's not overall popular. you look at the polls here in florida, and they're very close, neck and neck. some polls actually have mitt romney ahead, but overall, it looks like a very tight race. so president obama concentrating some of his effort there, but a lot of it there in the midwestern states, particularly in ohio. >> so the president is not taking florida for granted, even though he won florida four years ago, depending on which poll you're looking at, there's a 3%, 4% margin of error between he and mitt romney. wha

frustrated by the face of change. >> reporter: president obama's final argument today in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. governor romney's final stop, virginia, ohio and new hampshire. >> that was our tracie potts reporting from cincinnati, ohio. >>> are people trying to buy elections? an arizona group donated $11 million at the last minute against the governor's tax initiative, proposition 30. nbc bay area's christie smith is live in oakland with reaction. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marla. i spoke with the head of the oakland teacher association here and they are in support of proposition 30. she is not that surprised that millions of dollars are flowing in to california from outside the state to try to go ahead and defeat proposition 30. right now, most recent polls show that governor jerry brown's $6 billion tax increase plan is ahead 48%. no voters at 38% and undecided at 14%. this according to the most recent field poll. fines are up at the office for prop 30 where schools will lose millions of dollars and public schools are treading water already. oakland schools emerged f

i think that is sort of propping him up here-- >>> the firewall of wisconsin, ohio and iowa. the other big story was hurricane sandy, the the way it froze the campaign and allow the the president to look presidential, doing his job. and then there was a powerful political image -- let's put that up. certainly the most powerful political image of the final week, obama walking the jersey shore with republican governor chris christie who praised him effusively. how much did hurricane sandy help the president's prospects this tuesday? and how much did it hurt romney. >> chris. >> the october surprise was actually a surprise. i think it helped the president, initially. but i think whatever small advantage is eroded by the images of people on their television screens. no doubt -- >> you mean the long lines for gas -- >> people without food. people dumpster diving on manhattan. i mean, this is -- these images don't particularly say, confidence and quick response. and -- look, the president is out there campaigning as opposed to appearing to be tending to business. but look, minor imp

starting with president obama, three different rallies today, wisconsin, ohio and iowa. for mitt romney he's making visits to florida, virginia, ohio and new hampshire. this race is tightening up. it's a usa today gallup polls and shows that romney and open are tied at 48%. with that said, here's how each one is closing out. >> our work is not yet done. the fight goes on. [ applause ] >> our fight goes on because this nation cannot succeed without a growing thriving middle class and strong ladders. >> if you believe we could do better and if you believe america should be on a better course and if you're teared of -- tired of being tired, then i'd ask you to have the for real change. i won't waste any team complaining about my predecessor. >> so, kelly, no real surprise that the running mates are on the campaign trail, the running mates' wives. we heard from the romney campaign, they want to keep the energy going. his team announced last-minute stops and finally, kelly, president obama travels here to click later on tonight. >> all right. tory dunnan thanks for that live r

he is hitting wisconsin, ohio, and iowa with the boss, bruce springsteen, and then jayzee is expected> cnn -- oh, my goodness there. "snl" -- wow. i'm so used to saying cnn. "snl" had a good fun with the fall-out including chris christie's glowing review of the president. take a look at this. >> also, i would like to give sincere thanks to president obama for how he handled the situation. on election day i'm voting for mitt romney, but if i had to pick one guy to have my back in a crisis, it would be barack obama. he has been amazing. you know, so kind, such a leader, a true inspiration. again, being a good soldier, i'll vote for romney, but i'm going to hate it. do you hear me? >> early voting has come to a close in many states, but sandy hitting new jersey is allowing voters to fax in their ballots and e-mail them in. so many rules on early voting, voter id, and provisional ballots. the use of poll monitors is growing, but the new rules are also creating confusion over the role and responsibilities those monitors have. cnn's crime and justice correspondent joe johns explains. >> rep

iowa to colorado. president obama made stops in ohio, wisconsin and iowa. northern virginia bureau chief julie carrie explains how the candidates are spending their final three days on the trail. >> the president's rally was his fourth battleground stop of the day pep travelled to ohio, wisconsin and iowa before wrapping up the day in northern virginia. before mr. obama arrived, there were two warmup acts of sorts for those who waited in the cold. dave matthews and former president bill clinton started things off. it was the president who drew thousands here tonight. and this was part of his final pitch. >> a spirit that says no matter how bad a storm is, we bounce back. no matter how tough times are, we're all in this together. the romney campaign is spending even more of its final days in virginia. today it was paul ryan who headlined rallies for the gop ticket in richmond. with paul showing virginia the closest of battlegrounds, ryan appealed directly for help in turning out the vote. >> when we talk to that friend, relative, neighbor, the light, hope, c

making his pitch to voters, he will be in florida, virginia and new hampshire, going to watch the returns in boston, he was in iowa and ohio, pennsylvania, and virginia yesterday campaigning. abc 2 news.com is the place for the election news and results. always check the latest news under the politics tab. >>> ravens are back in baltimore, coming off of a winks getting ready for sunday's game with oakland. what you need to know about yesterday. it happened on two drives. first of the game resulted in a touchdown for baltimore, in between then and the last five minutes of the fourth quarter it didn't look good at all. the ravens trailed the browns by one point for putting together a touchdown drive that sealed the game, they added on the field goal after that. final score, ravens win 25-15. >>> tonight the ladies at mt bank stadium. they are hosting a purple evening geared towards female fans, on field drills and the opportunity to neat ravens players. there is going to be signing of autographs for fans and the games are the opportunity to win ravens stuff. including tickets and autographed items, the event is sold out, it

three stops, three states -- wisconsin, ohio and iowa. polls give the president a razor-thin lead and that is not enough to claim victory. both men have fanned out their campaigns across the country. >> we need you, virginia. if we win virginia, we win this election. >> nv, we are counting on you. we know you can do this. we are in this together. >> ohio plays big in this race. both candidates are on the run and there events are just 7 miles apart. >> although the governor is not on tomorrow's ballot, much of his legislative agenda is. four issues are now referendum questions. although the expanded gambling question is required under the constitution. with alive now to federal hill for more details. >> these are high profile and emotionally charged issues. for the first time in recent history, voters get to decide them all in one day and perhaps send a message to the governor and general assembly. gov. martin o'malley's name is not on the ballot but much of his legislation agenda is. table games would go before the voters. >> vote for scho

today, president obama is in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. mitt romney starts out in central florida and then he travels here to fairfax, virginia and then to ohio before bringing this long campaign to rest in new hampshire. that is where president obama began campaigning sunday. he ended in aurora, colorado cheered by a crowd of 20,000 people late last night. he also made stops in florida and ohio telling supporters he will continue to build on the last four years. mitt romney wrapped up his day in newport news, virginia in front of a large crowd at smithfield foods. he warned supporters of a difficult future if president obama wince a second term. talks of bipartisanship at rallies arer in the day. >> as long as i'm commander in chief, we will pursue our enmuse with the strongest military the world has ever known. but it is time to use the savings from ending two cars to pay down our debt. ur debt. -- two wars to pay down our debt, rebuilding america, repairing roads and bridges, putting people back to work right now. >> the same path means

president obama campaigned in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. ktvu's 10-p is there and -- ken pritchett is there and will bring us the latest. our coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. we will have a team of people tracking results. stay with us on air and on live throughout the night. >>> it was a dramatic rescue that took three hours. crews worked to free two children trapped inside a capsized boat in tomales bay. ktvu's jade hernandez is live where she says family refused to leave the boat. >> reporter: a father refused to leave behind his two trapped children. >> reporter: he showed thus video taken during sunday's rescue. >> the waves are going to hit the boat pretty hard. it has been knocking the father off the boat. >> reporter: he convinced the father to come with her leaving behind his children. >> with him struggling with me and trying to calm him down. >> reporter: this part of the rescue was over. a toddler, parent, and teen were safe. >> they had rescue personnel that were ready to go into the water and begin the process o

bruce springsteen will be performing at the president's stocks and wisconsin and ohio and iowa today.l be performing and ohio as well. michelle obama will be showing up in daman iowa -- the morni kron4 about, and are facebook and twitter feeds will also be following the election. we will be back

rallies later today in ohio and iowa. >> two former governors battling e senate in virginia are crisscrossing the commonwealth democratng up moderate tim kaine is campaigning inngside the vice president sterling, and republican george in lynchburgmpaign d fairfax. >> in maryland, a lot more on just thethan race.ential several initiatives from the marriage to gambling. the final push to get the new casino approved. >> there are a number of crucial e maryland ballot tomorrow, including the revision of the suspension and removal 4, in-state tuition rates, and question 6, same-sex marriage. the governor will be at a number rallies focused on these issues. inner harbor the baltimore, where he joined at county executive the ceo of the mgm grand casino. they wan questiont 72 past in theexpand gambling state of maryland. want question 7 to pass. that would expand gambling in .he state of maryland is the money going? say thats like to get roughly $300 million will be set aside for education, but if you at opponents like peter he argues that no new y for education will come casino and isew more likely

bruce springsteen will perform at presidential stops along the way with wisconsin, ohio and iowa on the map and jay-z will perform at an ohio stop. >>> for most kids the major motivation is snag as much candy as possible. matthew gilbert is more concerned about where the candy is placed so he went for halloween as a bolt box. >> -- ballot box. >> this is a box that goes about down to here and it is split in happen when you vote we open it from the bottom and pour out candy and count each one. >> he factor in a 5% margin of airior for candy eaten alone the way. president obama won 90 to 3. gilbert went as ballot box in 2008 and obama won that too. >> pretty clever. >>> we are getting creative for breast cancer awareness. >> carol hospital september put together a video -- center put together a video called the pink dance. [ music ] >> i encourage you to check this out it's a fun video and part of a nationwide contest sponsored by medlinech the two three hospitals with the most votes wins 10,000 dollar for breast cancer charity of their choice and we posted the video on our facebook page.

as should be because certain especially when it comes to swing states such as is the case with ohio and iowa and on the south the i do want to ask you about the job of these voting monitors i mean when we get down to the real dirty jurisdiction here what jurisdiction if any do they have in calling out voter fraud in sovereign elections and what can they really change in this process well what they can change is bring attention to the fraud that takes place on the violations that take place on election day but we here in our team have been reporting time and again that one of the major problems in this election as was the case in the two previous ones is the electronic voting machines that are being used across the u.s. and the problem there is for a human being to be able to observe how the election is playing out and exactly what kind of violations take place they need to be able to witness the process of the actual ballots being cast and the result that that ballot being counted as and the problem of the electronic voting machines of course is you cannot physically look into what this mach

so hard to see him not winning ohio and winning wisconsin and iowa. can he get there without it? yes. probable? probably not. >> ohio, ohio, ohio as we're saying. don't go too far away. anderson cooper is with us every step of the way. >> check in with our analysts and dana bash is here and gloria borger and here with the republican consultant alex costianos and dan jones. two days to go. where are your heads at? what are you looking at? >> spending. i think this is impossible to call this race. john king just laid it out. mitt romney has a steeper hill to climb. if you look at the 12 battleground states, barack obama is ahead in 9 of the 12 and romney only ahead in three. when you go on the ground, you actually talk to people in the state, i was in ohio this week and it was striking how many republicans on the ground thought they were going to win. they thought they had the enthusiasm. they thought they had the evangelical vote. i think we rely too much on the polls. i think we should wait and see what the voters say. >> there is no doubt that republicans are more enthusiastic th

the final three will be held in iowa, wisconsin and ohio. if the president can win just those three states and nothing else on the map changes, look at that, he wins re-election. governor romney could run the board everywhere else. if the president wins iowa wisconsin and ohio, that means he's elected to a second term. let's put these back where we have them as tossups right now? what about governor romney, how does he get to 270. he needs florida. without these 29 almost impossible to see him getting there. the obama campaign says that's not out of play, that one has been turning republican. he needs to keep it and match it by getting neighboring virginia. if he does that and he can get ohio, no republican's ever won without it, if governor romney can win those four, florida, virginia and ohio, he would need just any one, pick one. he could win colorado, new hampshire, he would win the election. as you know, the president -- the romney campaign says it has an enthusiasm edge here. i'm going to try to create a scenario asking this question. c

ohio and the pickup states. president obama, that map is a little bit misleading. where he's really spending all of his time in the last three days is in wisconsin, in iowa, and in ohio can he win with wisconsin, iowa, virginia, and florida? >> clearly, he will win with all those. he could win without some of those things as long as he holds onto wisconsin and iowa he could lose a bunch of other states. that's his firewall. he's spending a bunch of time in the firewall states like nevada and wisconsin and iowa. that's the way that he holds on even if romney somehow runs the table in florida, virginia, and ohio. if he can hold those other states, he can still win. >> chuck, you go along with that? >> i do. >> we need virginia and florida? >> i have been trying -- the sunday romney schedule had been in the dark. they had set it up. here is the sunday schedule. we just got it. iowa, ohio, pennsylvania, and virginia. now -- >> pennsylvania, they got a chance there? yes. is it likely? >> feels like they're looking for more paths and more opportunities. they basically failed to expand the map early. they're hoping maybe hope upon hope that they steal a state late, that som

ohio. he would have to win wisconsin or iowa. and then run the table in colorado and virginia and so forth. that's why we go through the math and it seems complicated but the fact that obama's been ahead in almost all of the polls in ohio by two or three points that holds up more oen if than you think. historically means you have 80% chance of winning the election. we are looking at history to guide our estimate of the odds for tuesday. >> much of your book focuses on the ability to plan accurately. what's your take on the issues this week? the aftermath of sandy, the devastation, jobs report before election day, on the state of the race? >> i should say this hurricane, by the way, was predicted very well. where about four or five days in advance they forecast it would barrel in to southern new jersey, as it did and have a severe storm surge. it's a real triumph for science in some ways, as well as a human tragedy. i think the jobs report on friday was a decent number. nothing game changing, though. you don't have anything that i thi

the fact the president leads in the polls in ohio and iowa states where you would need -- he would need to win electoral votes means he's the favorite on tuesday. >> walk us through the key states that have the probability to swing the election. what's the data about ohio? >> ohio has a 50/50 chance of having the decisive vote on its own. it's very hard for romney to have a winning path without ohio. he would have to win some other state in the midwest like wisconsin, for example, or iowa, and then run the table in colorado and virginia and so forth. we go through all of the math and it seems complicated but the fact is that obama has been ahead in almost all of the polls in ohio by two or three points. that holds up more often than you would think. you have an 80% chance of winning the state if you have a lead into election. >> so much of your book focuses on the inability to plan accurately based on forecasts ranging from economic indicator to hurricane warnings. what's your take on this week, hurricane sandy and final jobs report? >> this was predicted very well, four or five days in

we are certainly looking at a lot of data, we have been on the ground in states like ohio and iowa and colorado for some time. we have a significant early vote advantage in ohio. we have been up in the polls there, certainly there is people all over that state that appreciate what the president has done to turn the economy around in that state. and in iowa, what an amazing rally we had last night in des moines to close out this campaign. it is where it all started. and in iowa, certainly, you see the enthusiasm with the record number of early voters coming out for this president. so we are in very strong shape going into election day. we have got high turnout at the polls in columbus, you know, the college students are coming out at very high numbers. we're pleased with where we are. i disagree with karl rove's math, but in a few hours we'll know who's right. >> well, we'll know who's right and whoever isn't, they'll have to go through the slog of what that means. thank you. good to see you. >>> where i am today, ohio, stephanie talking about it, it could decide the next president. thi

ohio, and new hampshire is a toss up. bob: why he is going there? >> he has to win. obama will be in wisconsin, ohio, and iowag time in ohio. but interesting that obama goes to wisconsin which would indicate he is concerned about wisconsin. if ohio goes to romney, obama has to have wisconsin. >> speaking of ohio, the g.o.p. is 250,000 votes ahead of where they were four years ago in early voting. that is a state that obama won by 260,000 votes so they is wiped out the obama lead. >> i am not a numbers person, i try to pull out of that but i try to look at feeling. certainly, when you look at ohio in 2008, i don't think there is any republican who could have sat here with a straight face and said we got this, at least it is a dead heat going in which is what this show has said would happen, that obama would have a fairly good summer, romney would have a good fall and without have an obligate surprise which we did and everything would tighten and come down to turn out on tuesday. >> do you think the bomber jacket top gun look helps president obama? >> it changed my vote. i tell you that. he looked fantastic. i

president obama is trying to shore up his midwestern firewall, wisconsin, ohio and iowa. e mitt romney is very focused on florida and virginia, two states he must win to win the presidency. that brief pause for superstorm sandy seems like a distant memory. on the campaign trail, the attacks were back. >> the fair bet is on citizens. but what's casting my bet is on you. >> reporter: president obama is delivering his closing arguments. >> i know what change looks like because i fought for it. you have, too. and after all we've been through together, we sure as heck can't give up now. >> we're going to win on november 6th. i'll tell you that. >> reporter: he countered the president's closing argument. >> i believe that america finally needs real change as promised. we're going to give it to the american people. >> reporter: the latest abc news/"washington post" poll still shows a tight race. but three new polls in key battleground states has president obama on top. it's now all hands on deck. vice president biden stumped in iowa. >> the american people are asking themselves t