weekend and weeknight, some extra time is involved. but the complaint is from though democrats. this is nol short of an attempt to stack the deck in a way that is going to close down for many democrats found attractive. they say despite the burden on outstretched counties. look at the long lines that were around blocks, it was a predominantly black crowd. and the republicans are going to do anything they can to prevent that from happening easily this time. mark, i know of no scenario where mitt romney is elected president of the united states without capturing ohio. but i don t have your expertise. he needs ohio. barry has done a great piece. i think since 2000 we in our business have succeeded in upping our game in how to cover these issues fairly and
first to our brand new cnn orc polls. this is issue number one, the economy. and a surprising jump in the number of americans who believe the economy will eventually get better. take a look at this. when asked about what economic conditions will be like next year, 60% now say they believe they will be good compared to only 39% who say conditions will be poorer. last fall when we asked the same question, those numbers were very different indeed. only 39% saying things would get better in the year to come. we sent our own joe johns to the key battleground state of ohio for a closer look at these new numbers. joe is joining us now from his old hometown of columbus, ohio. what s going on there, joe? reporter: that s right, wolf. well, things are starting to look better here in the buckeye state, but i have to tell you that cnn orc poll indicates that nationwide one thing is clear, the number one issue on voters minds happens to be jobs and the economy. the november election ma