With only 13 days until the presidential election on Nov. 6, President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney are in a tight race for two small states that could have one big impact on election night.
While recent polls in Iowa, which holds six electoral votes, show that Romney has been gaining ground, the Obama campaign has been successful at getting Democratic voters to vote early, which may have given the president a head start in its ground game and at a time where he still has the edge in the state.
Recent statistics from Real Clear Politics show Obama with an averaged 48.8 percent tally in Iowa, giving him a two-point edge over Romney's 46.8 percent showing.
Pollster Ann Selzer, who conducted the Des Moines Register survey, told political news site Talking Points Memo that there are signs that Iowans who have already voted are leaning heavily toward Obama.
"Two-to-one, people who say they have already voted are Barack Obama supporters," Selzer told the Post. "The majority of people who plan to vote early are Barack Obama supporters. The majority of people who plan to vote on election day, Romney supporters. I think that's what's gets tricky - you have to have a huge margin on election day to offset the Democrats."
With only days until the election, Obama and Romney have embarked on a travel-heavy state tour, Newsday reports. Obama is set to visit rallies in Iowa, Colorado, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia, and Florida this week, while Romney heads to Nevada on Wednesday and Iowa before heading to Ohio on Thursday.
Meanwhile in New Hampshire, the lone swing state among the traditionally Democratic leaning Northeast, the race appears to be a little closer, with Real Clear Politics stats from Tuesday giving Obama the 0.8 advantage over Romney.
Obama currently has 48.2 percent of the vote while Romney has slipped behind from a 48.8 percent lead on Oct. 20 to 47.4 percent at present time.
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