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October 25, 2012

Presidential Race in Dead Heat Less Than 2 Weeks Before Election 
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New polls show a tightening presidential race less than two weeks before
the November 6 election, with President Obama and Republican challenger
Mitt Romney virtually tied. Speaking to supporters in Nevada, Romney
said Obama's campaign is "slipping and shrinking."

Mitt Romney: "So the Obama campaign is slipping and shrinking. President
can't seem to find an agenda to help America's families. Our campaign is
a growing movement across this country where people recognize we're
going to build a brighter future for the American family, for every
family in this great country. We're coming together with more power,
more energy. I'm counting on you, you guys here. I need you to vote."

Campaigning in Iowa, President Obama continued to criticize Romney for a
plan that would cut taxes for the wealthy and radically increase
military spending.

President Obama: "The problem is, you'd need to invent a new kind of
math to actually make this true. The arithmetic does not work. So we
know Governor Romney's jobs plan doesn't create jobs. His deficit plan
doesn't reduce the deficit. And we joke about Romnesia, but all of this
speaks to something that's really important, and that is the issue of
trust. There's no more serious issue on a presidential campaign than
trust. Trust matters."

 

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