i m zoraida sambolin. i m john berman. eight battleground states and 12 days left to turn them red or blue. both men crisscrossing the country, targeting the toss-up states. ohio may be the most pivotal. in a new poll from time magazine, the president is ahead by five points in the buckeye state. early voting is trending in his favor. the romney camp has something to crow about as well. cnn is shifting the state of north carolina from a true toss-up to leaning romney. both candidates are driving home their message to cheering crowds yesterday. there s no more serious issue in the presidential campaign than who can you trust. trust matters. who is going to look out for you. those debates have propelled our campaign forward in a major way. attacking me is not an agenda for the future, and america wants a bright and prosperous course ahead. there was another big development overnight. the president want on the tonight show last night and jumped hard into the battle o