Romney vs. Obama in Ohio: With superior ground operations, the president widens his lead

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Romney vs. Obama in Ohio: With superior ground operations, the president widens his lead

By Holly Bailey

BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio—For Mitt Romney's campaign, the location was nothing more than a friendly business that had agreed to host a rally to promote the candidate's policies toward small businesses and manufacturing.

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The dueling visits by Obama and Romney offered a hint at what has been one of the GOP candidate's major problems in Ohio: He's been largely outmaneuvered by his Democratic opponent, who has lavished money and attention on Ohio since he took office.

According to his campaign, Wednesday marked Obama's 13th visit to the state so far this year—and his 29th since taking office. That does not include an appearance Obama made in the state just days before he was officially inaugurated in January 2009—a visit many at the time said was the unofficial kickoff to his 2012 campaign.

According to National Journal, Obama has significantly outspent Romney when it comes to television advertising in the state: Obama dropped $41 million since May compared to just $21 million by Romney. Outside Republican groups have made up some of that ground—chipping in around $20 million in ads in the state, according to National Journal—but the Obama campaign has spent tens of millions more building up its staff and ground operation in Ohio. And the effort appears to be having an impact on the polls, especially on the issue of the economy.

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