Sunday, October 21, 2012

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Mitt Romney Looks To Coal Country In Ohio To Peel Off Votes From President Obama

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Mitt Romney Looks To Coal Country In Ohio To Peel Off Votes From President Obama
Oct 21st 2012, 02:39

BELMONT, Ohio -– A few hundred hearty souls stood for more than two hours Saturday, in a sometimes-driving rain and temperatures in the upper 40s, waiting for Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan to show up at this southeast Ohio town, in the heart of coal country.

Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Ryan haven't spent much time in this part of the state. Out of 45 visits to Ohio by the two since June, Romney's Aug. 14 appearance in Bealsville was the only trip besides Ryan's to this corner of the state, according to a catalog of candidate travel by The Washington Post.

But they are planning more trips here in the closing days of the campaign, Romney aides said. While the region is not densely populated, there are many counties which, if Romney is able to squeeze votes out of enough of them, could provide the edge he needs in a contest expected to be razor thin.

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