paddled by a male vice principal. >> that sounds all kind of wrong. and later a return of "dancing with the stars," all the movers and shakers from the debut coming up in "the skinny." but first mitt romney heads to ohio today to begin a three-day bus tour with running mate paul ryan. >> with just 42 days to go, the stakes for the republican ticket couldn't be any higher. abc's karen travers is in washington. karen? >> reporter: good morning, john. good morning, sunny. officially six weeks until election day. yesterday mitt romney was stumping in colorado while president obama stopped by "the view." don't call it a reset, but this week mitt romney will be aggressively storming the campaign trail. >> we're going to get this country on the right track to do what needs to be done. >> reporter: he continued his swing through colorado, the state that president obama won in 2008 but is in a dead heat six weeks out from election day. in an interview with abc news, romney said voters have an important choice. >> my job is to present in as clear a manner as i can my view of how to get this economy going and contrast it with the view of a president who is a status quo