◼ In a remarkable reversal of fortune for President Obama in Ohio, the GOP has closed the huge gap in absentee ballot requests used by early voters that favored the Democrats and the president in 2008, setting up what one state analyst said could be a Mitt Romney blowout on Election Day. - Paul Bedard/Washington Examiner
...Even more dramatic, while the GOP has cut the Democratic advantage in early voting throughout the state, the changes favoring the Republicans in certain counties has been huge. In Franklin County, home to Columbus, for example, a 2008 Democratic advantage of 5 percent is now a 5 percent GOP advantage. In Cuyahoga County, home to Democratic Cleveland, the GOP has shaved six points off the Democrat's 2008 advantage. And in Hamilton County, home to Cincinnati, Republicans have expanded their 2008 advantage to 13 percent.
University of Dayton Professor Larry Schweikart told American Majority Action President Ned Ryun that the GOP gains favor Romney. "Although it is early, we will soon be at a point where--assuming Republicans vote for Romney--the Democrats will have to overwhelmingly win all the remaining early voting just to be even on November 6. But, given Ohio's voting history, if the numbers are even close after early voting, Obama will lose, and possibly lose big."
Ryun, whose group has opened voter registration efforts in Ohio and other swing states, said that the Buckeye State's efforts to clean up voter rolls has also played a part in tightening the gap. He said that 450,000 dead voters and duplicate registrations have been nixed, and the majority were Democrats.
"Considering Obama won the state by 263,000 votes, Ohio's cleaner rolls could make a big impact," Ryun said. He added, "The five largest counties in Ohio have all shifted at least 6 percent and as much as 27 percent to the Republicans since 2008. While the polls show an Obama lead, these real votes--assuming registered voters vote for their candidate--demonstrate a Republican shift since 2008...."
YOUR CALLS DO CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! JOIN OPERATION SWING STATE!
The presidential debate on Wednesday of this week was exciting to watch! Governor Romney showed the President and the rest of the nation what real leadership and vision can be for our country!
We Can Win the White House by Calling Swing State Voters! Your choice: either make phone calls now or have Obama for 4 more years!!
Consider these key facts:
The Presidential race is very close.We need to call swing state voters NOW! HERE ARE 2 WAYS YOU CAN CALL VOTERS:
The race will be won or lost in the swing states.
A total of 8 swing states have early/absentee voting and voters in 4 of them have already started voting!!
1. Call today from home or wherever you are using a computer and phone. To make calls for Romney, go to ◼ linkwww.MittRomney.com and move your cursor on the Get Involved Tab and click on Call From Home (or for more detailed instructions and for suggested swing states to call, go to ◼ www.OperationSwingState.org and then click the Romney-Ryan tab). As of today, we suggest you create one or more accounts for these swing states (see our website for instructions on how to do this): Virginia, Ohio, and Florida
2. Organize or attend an easy, fun, weekly Romney-Ryan Calling Party! For free tips and materials on organizing, publicizing and conducting Romney-Ryan Calling Parties contact Susan Silver or Don Silver: Susan@OperationSwingState.org or 310.282.8440
Contact info:
Susan Silver and Don Silver
National Co-Chairs, Operation Swing State
Swing State Co-Chairs, Republican Party of Los Angeles County
www.OperationSwingState.org
Susan@OperationSwingState.org
310.282.8440, Los Angeles
Be a part of this vital nationwide winning effort! Operation Swing State is a 2012 nationwide, grassroots, unfunded, all-volunteer online phone-calling campaign to take back the White House and take back America! www.OperationSwingState.org
