President Barack Obama was in three states and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was in four states on Monday, the last day of campaigning before election Tuesday. Obama vowed to be a champion for voters against the special interests in Washington while Romney vowed to govern as a bipartisan reformer if elected.
Obama campaigned in Ohio, Wisconsin and Virginia. Vice President Joe Biden had two campaign stops in Virginia. Former President Bill Clinton campaigned on Obama's behalf in Pennsylvania and first lady Michelle Obama was in North Carolina and Florida.
Romney was in Florida, Virginia, Ohio and New Hampshire. His running mate, Paul Ryan, spent time in Nevada, Colorado and Iowa. more >>
On the day before Americans head to the polls to vote for a new president, a 2007 video featuring GOP candidate Mitt Romney discussing his Mormon faith has resurfaced on YouTube, rekindling a discussion on religion which he has mostly avoided in this political cycle.
"I don't like coming on the air and having you go after my church and me," Romney told Jan Mickelson on the conservative WHO-AM in Des Moines radio show in the August 2007 video while he was seeking the 2008 GOP nomination. "I'm not running as a Mormon, and I get a little tired of coming on shows like yours and having it all about Mormon."
Romney, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has refused to be drawn into discussions about Mormonism, focusing his campaign on the economy and domestic and foreign policy issues. When it comes to issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage, he has sided with the Mormon teachings, without explicitly identifying them as the reason for his stance. more >>
SANFORD, Fla. – Mitt Romney began his final day of campaigning by addressing a standing room only crowd in an airport hangar in central Florida Monday morning. Chants of "one more day" reverberated from those who arrived in the early morning hours to help give their candidate one extra push to capture the must-win Sunshine State.
Romney took the podium just a couple of minutes before 9 a.m. for the first of five stops before voters go to the polls on Tuesday to end what has been a grueling and hard-fought 16-month campaign.
Romney was introduced by Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) who is hoping to move to the upper chamber in his quest to win one of Florida's two Senate seats. Former governor Jeb Bush, who still gets shouts of admiration and current Gov. Rick Scott warmed up the crowd before Romney took center stage. more >>
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's running mate Rep. Paul Ryan campaigned on Sunday in his own home state of Wisconsin, and must-win Ohio and Minnesota, highlighting his regional roots and blaming President Barack Obama's economic policies.
"This is the longest stretch I've gone without hunting since I think I was 12 years old," CBS News quoted Ryan as remarking to a fan at the tailgate for the Green Bay Packers game outside the Sideline Sports Bar and Restaurant near Lambeau Field in Wisconsin on Sunday morning. "Just a reminder that I'll be in the woods pretty soon," added the chair of the House Budget Committee.
Ryan, a Janesville, Wis., congressman, was joined by his family, including his sons Josh and Matt, as well as the state's top GOP officials, in Green Bay, Wis. more >>
Several recent polls show President Barack Obama with a slight lead, but within the margin of error, in the weekend before election Tuesday. Republican challenger Mitt Romney leads, though, among those who are most engaged and most likely to vote.
There have been three polls conducted through Saturday.
Pew Research Center shows Obama leading by three percentage points, 50 to 47 percent. The poll of 2,709 likely voters was conducted Wednesday through Saturday. The margin of error is 2.2 percentage points. more >>
With the presidential race about even, arguments can be made in favor of either President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney winning. Here are the reasons each side says their candidate will win.
3 Reasons Obama Will Win
1) He is Leading in Ohio more >>