Tampa, Florida (AP) - national party agreed eve, U.S. President barack Obama and Mr Romney locked in a close game in the victory of the accumulation of the 270 zhang voter group ticket. And it is against the exact position is in the long, volatile summer concentrated in seven states race.
In Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Nevada, New Hampshire and Virginia, it provides a combination of the 85 total electoral votes, the candidate has significant advantages according to the Associated Press public and private survey analysis, spend on television advertising and a large number of interviews in the state republican and democratic strategist.
Analysis, it also spent consider candidates - - to organize and travel schedule strength, found that if chose held today, Obama will have 19 states and the district of Columbia, provide 247 votes, solid in his column or on his way, and the republican Mr Romney will have 24 countries 206 votes.
Obama won all too close to call state, in 2008, their race will be the main game in the final sprint, November 6, election.
10 weeks ago, election day, ap analysis is not prediction but aims to provide a snapshot of the game, has been stubbornly close all year.
Before the November election landscape the latest unemployment figures out early next month, in Syria and Iran's foreign policy an unexpected crisis and October candidates debate unknown, also cannot shake.
Both sides are trying to persuade 23% of ap GfK poll in registered voters said, they were decided to presidential election or in their support of the candidate's future is uncertain.
To attract their activities and parties, as well as with the Allies get unlimited financial contribution, had already spent a staggering $540 million television advertising, according to advertising spending report provides the AP. There are more surprises.
In the past three months, the motion of a significantly negative turn, sometimes become dirty and personal.
Obama tries to determine the romney as early as in his time in Boston's a private equity company in head a ruthless "enterprise sniper", touch the rich keep his wealth secret. Mr Romney, in turn, has cast Obama host aspects, mainly economic failure of the President.
The two presidential candidates to play the bumps: Obama saw the unemployment rate rose to 8.3%, and gave the republican talks a argue that he is not friendly small enterprise. Mr Romney has a high-profile visit, and made a series of potential problems opinion, a recent was joking about debunk conspiracy theory Obama's citizenship.
National party's convention, here to start with the republicans, who called on Monday, a full schedule Tuesday beginning, end and the Democrats in the next week in north Carolina charlotte city autumn sports, will set parameters, and can provide and in each side at least a temporary surge support in the country, if not the battlefield condition, opinion polls.
Although barack Obama has obvious advantages, gave him while in office, Mr Romney have a success - although this is a steep climb.
He must win the most competitive seven states - Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Nevada, New Hampshire and Virginia - in order to achieve a magic number. For example, he may lose the Ohio 18 electoral votes, but also become the President, if he wins the other six on those who have been in his grasp. This is hard to see such a scene, Mr Romney won a victory in Florida, it provides and under the condition of electoral votes.
Any party do not want a totally different competitive environment, this autumn.
"You know in the game state is, Mr Obama's campaign manager Jim messina said." "I don't think it will be a surprise."
Mr Romney's political director's rich than made the same point of view: "I don't think you will see map mad."
Nevertheless, once more than its convention, the two sport in the polls will entrust the hardest combat, in order to determine whether change their strategy. Candidates and its allied outside gang pull points out, can't reach to give it to others, they may think that they have a lens to win money and manpower.
"We are waiting for mode, black, a veteran republican campaign strategist and informal consultant Mr Romney said:" Charlie.
May not last long.
Huge cash advantage, Mr Romney is considering in the game, try to put more countries - create more countries, by the national path to 270. His close attention, see whether it is worth in Wisconsin competition, now native son Congressman Paul Ryan ticket.
The republican national committee and the competitiveness of the republican Allies, and hope that advertising state, at least one poll shows that they have achieved some success, and in the game to appear. Obama, who has a strong activities, including the country's positive labor and minority group on the ground, there is no advertising, however, may be forced to do so.
Mr Romney also marked the Michigan, where he campaign on Friday, state and Pennsylvania, Ryan is last week, in a deeper level of investment. Obama, in 2008, the two states, but the GOP think in the economic struggle northern industrial countries, especially the working class, the commitment of the white voters.
The republicans may have enough money, unfolded the map.
August financial report shows that, Mr Romney overall fundraising device - his campaign, RNC and a separate joint fundraising committee - about $177 million bank will end in July. The report is the latest public data.
In the greater extent than barack Obama, Mr Romney has also accumulated the election at expiration of office terms of money, he plans to this fall in a undeveloped reserves. He can immediately started paying money to accept the President candidate nomination, in the "convention" close on Thursday night.
Obama and his comparable committee, in turn, have on hand only nearly $127 billion, according to a recent report.
He must wait until September 6, the democratic national congress to end his accept his party's nomination, began to spend his election at expiration of office terms of money.




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