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Match the bush numbers to win? >> it will be a little dynamic i think. i hope it is not that close. i think it will be a narrow victory. i think time around governor romney has the opportunity to get a lot of support from folks who supported barack obama last time who live near some of the big cities like cincinnati, cleveland, columbus who thought i would want to give this guy a chance. they have given him a chance and it hasnt worked. they have seen the results. weve seen unemployment go up. h...

Where you need to overperform to win? or is it somewhere else in ohio? >> no, southwest ohio is area you need to do well as a republican. again ive been in a lot of victory centers this part of ohio where im from, where youre from, enthusiasm is unbelievable. were having people show up make phone calls who have never been in politics before. we made three times more phone calls than 2008. we knocked on 20 win times more doors than 2008. i see enthusiasm here. i think well get turnout in southwes...

There could easily be two or three feet of snow and 60 mile-an-hour winds. that part of the storm can not be overlooked. people shouldnt take this lightly. it is definitely the real deal and something we havent seen in a long time. martha: good luck to you, reed as you document this and everybody in the path. we wish everybody well. >> thank you. martha: read it. immer. bill: over the past six months ive been traveling across the country and especially the ohio battleground state talking to vote...

Different hoops and jumps and black flips to show how it can be done but serves to illustrate ohio, it is unbelievably important. bill: brian thomas, 55 krc, local radio here in cincinnati. what he talks about is the significance of this state and were really trying to balance two stories throughout the day today and tuesday and wednesday of this week. as we do that with sandy on one corner and this election eight days away on the other, larry sabato is with me now from the university of virgini...

Surrogates on ohio. and so of course have the obama people. look youre standing at ground zero, bill. i know youre a native ohio and think youre a native cincinnati and that is ground zero in ohio, ohio. and, bill, you know this, ohio is played this role since the 19th century. it is incredible how often our close presidential elections come down to ohio. bill: yeah, we were in touch with the romney team over the weekend. what they really like to brag about, professor, that that poll showed them...

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