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Monday, November 5, 2012

Election 2012: Obama, Romney focus on swing states in late campaigning

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11/5/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Obama, Romney focus on swing states in late campaigning

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney made their final urgent pleas to voters on Monday in a closing sprint through vital battleground states that will determine who wins their agonizingly close race for the White House.

Obama at 48 percent vs. 46 percent for Romney nationally: Reuters/Ipsos poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was 2 percentage points ahead of Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the tight race for White House, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on Monday ahead of Election Day on Tuesday.

Activists use peer pressure on voting history to urge Americans to vote

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Groups looking to increase turnout in Tuesday's U.S. elections are using mass mailings that show whether the recipient voted in recent elections and compares the voting record to their neighbors, hoping peer pressure will get people to the polls.

In a close U.S. election, first clues to winner could come early

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The close election battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney might take a while to resolve, but Americans following the returns could see clues to the ultimate winner emerge early on Tuesday night.

If it's a U.S. "swing state," Paul Ryan calls it home

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - He's sold hot dogs in Minnesota and spent summers in Colorado. His mother lives in Florida and Ohio looks just like his native Wisconsin. Whatever the swing state, Paul Ryan finds a way to call it home.

Arizona group names groups behind ballot campaigns

SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) - An Arizona-based non-profit group that has given $11 million to two politically conservative ballot proposition campaigns in California revealed names of groups behind the donations on Monday after losing a court battle to keep their identity secret, state officials said.

Sandy's winds of uncertainty blow through U.S. presidential race

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The devastating storm that slammed into the U.S. East Coast last week could send winds of uncertainty through Tuesday's presidential election, narrowing an already close contest and casting doubt on the legitimacy of the outcome.

Romney makes late push for long shot Pennsylvania

MORRISVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made a final-stretch campaign stop on Sunday in Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning state where polls show he has been gaining on President Barack Obama before Tuesday's election.