What the final campaign stops tell us... [View all]

[Drunken Irishman]

1) Obama is not worried about Pennsylvania or Michigan going Romney. He's not campaigning in either between now and election day.

2) The campaign probably doesn't think it's going to win North Carolina. No campaigning there, either.

3) They're not putting the full-court press on Virginia this go around. Obama ended his campaign in VA four years ago. He only has one stop between now and election day.

4) Wisconsin is probably tight. Obama was there today, he'll be there Saturday and he'll hold another rally there Monday night.

5) Obama is still fighting for Florida, but they view it less important than Ohio. So, either they feel it's locked up (not so sure) or that Romney still has an advantage and they don't want to risk giving Romney an opening in Ohio.

6) Iowa is a state the Obama campaign really wants to win. They'll be there Saturday ... and then the campaign officially will end in Des Moines.

7) Obama must feel good about Nevada. He's only making one stop there (today). Colorado he's at right now and will be at again Sunday ... so, the campaign probably believes they can win it.

8) It's still about Ohio. Obama will spend all day there tomorrow, will campaign in Mentor Saturday, Cincinatti Sunday and Columbus Monday. That's Ohio every day between now and the election.

The final stretch breaks down like this:

1 visit: Virginia (Saturday), Florida (Sunday), Nevada (Today), New Hampshire (Sunday)
2 visits: Iowa (Saturday, Monday), Colorado (Today, Sunday)
3 visits: Wisconsin (Today, Saturday, Monday)
6 visits: Ohio (Friday - 3 times, Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Here's Romney's schedule:

Friday: Wisconsin, Ohio, Ohio
Saturday: New Hampshire, Iowa, Colorado, Colorado
Sunday: No events yet
Monday: Ohio, New Hampshire (his final rally)

Odd both campaigns aren't scheduled to campaign much in Florida. Romney really wants New Hampshire.

What does this tell me? I don't know. So, what does it tell you?!?