By all accounts, the race to watch is in Ohio where 63 delegates are at stake. A win in Ohio would be a game changer for either of the front runners Romney or Santorum. (Although it is worth mentioning that according to the media apparently every state has been a "must-win" for the Romney campaign...and even the states he wins, are not game changing enough).
Rick Santorum has been enjoying a double digit lead in Ohio. That is until last week. He has watched his lead all but evaporate and now his numbers are actually declining. Never a good trend a few days before an election. Momentum is definitely on Romney's side.
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Latest polls show the race in Ohio is virtually tied and way too close to predict. A new Quinnipac poll shows Romney leading by 3 points 34 to 31 percent. An American Research Group poll shows Romney leading 35 to 28 percent. On the other hand, a Suffolk University poll shows Santorum leading 37 to 33 percent while a CNN/Time/ORC puts Romney and Santorum at 32 percent each.
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The national polls have also taken an interesting swing in Romney's favor where according to today's Gallup Poll, Mitt Romney has overcome a 10 point deficit and is now sitting at 38 percent--his highest numbers to date.
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For two weeks, it appeared Rick Santorum was the "flavor of the week." I think these trends show that his "flavor" is fading.
Tomorrow will be an interesting day. I am hopeful that the people of Ohio and elsewhere will support Mitt Romney. I firmly believe that he is the right candidate for this very specific job--restoring our country to prosperity and returning integrity and accountability to our federal government. I watched him do it in Massachusetts and I know he can do it again.
Mitt Romney is a professional problem solver. He has made a career out of making weak things stronger, turning the nearly bankrupt into prosperous and thriving institutions, and he has continually made fiscally responsible decisions with other people's money. He is a unique individual with an exemplary resume. The GOP is crazy to overlook it.
I think it is high time to tell politicians to step aside and let a professional do the job.
Go Mitt!!
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