Ex-Governor: 'Crazy' GOPers Can't Win Ohio

He supports Ohio ballot measure to curb collective bargaining rights

(NEWSER) - Mitt Romney is backpedaling today after right and left slammed his stance—or lack thereof—on union powers in Ohio. Yesterday, Romney told listeners at a GOP phone bank that he was “not speaking about the particular ballot issues” in Ohio, including one that would allow the Republican governor to limit unions’ ability to bargain. Now, Romney says he backs Gov. John Kasich “110 percent,” the Hill reports. More»

He's statistically tied with Romney, Perry in Ohio, and close to it in Pennsylvania

(NEWSER) - Barack Obama is in for a fight in a pair of major swing states that he carried handily in 2008, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. In both Ohio and Pennsylvania, 51% say the president doesn’t deserve another term, and 53% and 54% respectively disapprove of the job he’s doing, USA Today reports. More»

On the to-do list: Winning back Indiana, North Carolina, and Virginia

(NEWSER) - While Team Romney certainly isn't expecting a landslide win for its man this November, the Republican's campaign staffers see a clear—but narrow—path to 270 electoral votes and victory, the Washington Post finds. The campaign plans to focus on winning back three GOP-leaning states Obama took in 2008: Indiana, North Carolina, and Virginia. Aides believe that if they can win those three, plus swing states Ohio and Florida, Romney will only need to flip one more state Obama carried in 2008 to win. Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico are possible, but advisers are most optimistic about Iowa and New Hampshire. More»

President beating Mitt Romney 51% to 42% in 12 battleground states

(NEWSER) - There's finally a clear leader in the 2012 race for the swing states: President Obama has a 51% to 42% advantage over Mitt Romney, according to the fifth USA Today/Gallup poll of the top 12 battleground states. The change from a month ago, when Romney was ahead by two points, comes thanks to Obama's big gain among women under 50. Less than half of that group preferred Obama in the last survey; now it's 60%; Romney has seen a 14-point plunge to 30% with that demographic. More»

Including how Mitt Romney is like a world-devouring super villain

(NEWSER) - Now that the dust has cleared, what did we learn on Super Tuesday ? Among the biggest takeaways:

1. Republicans don't love these guys: "It's almost like a bad version of Goldilocks. Nobody is just right," quips Philip Elliott of the AP . Exit polls showed that a sizable majority of voters did not "strongly" support the candidate they cast a ballot for.
2. Organization only sort of matters: "Santorum should have been embarrassed in Ohio" thanks to his "shoestring, scattershot campaign," writes Elliot. But while he did lose votes by not appearing on the ballot in one county, he still ran a close race.