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Campaign's respective ground games. talk to me about the air war versus the ground war and who might have a bit of an advantage here if either side does. >> i think, craig, we're getting to the point of the campaign where the ground war is more important than the air war. there's so much information out there in presidential politics that by this time, people are pretty numb to the ads. not saying they have no effect, but it matters more which campaign is able organizationally to identify their voters, get them out. early vote's part of that. president obama has done very well, for example n t...

States. >> all the interest in competing in ohio, the desperate need to win the election in ohio, the dualing rallies and the ground games, all that comes from the context of a big surprising decision in ohio this afternoon. about how the election is going to be run there this year. back in 2004, the night that the democratic ticket decided not to concede the race on election night because they were waiting on results. part of what was happening in '04 was this. these horrendous epic lines for ohio voters. they waited ten hours and more in ohio in 2004 to cast a vote. especially in precincts u...

Game against michigan state. paul ryan traveling with his wife janet we understand. they have a campaign rally there in columbus, ohio, in about an hour. from ohio to iowa, the early birds out in full force in battleground iowa. on thursday, iowa became the first swing state to begin in person early voting with experts predicting that nearly 40% of iowans will cast their ballots before november 6th. so whose campaign does that benefit? we're back with the brain trust, perry bacon, robert costa, we'll start with you. whose campaign does it benefit early voting? >> i think both republicans and...

Viqueira, the latest from the camp taine trail. mike, how are you? >> reporter: hi, alex. the president is back at the white house, up at camp david with his family, a little r & r. mitt romney, as you have reported, breaking his week-long -- in new hampshire. even though the candidates weren't out or giving stump speeches, the ground games are out in full force, even as mitt romney considers his options for the number two spot on the ticket. in florida saturday, they were pounding the pavement, looking for support in person. [ knocking ] and over the phone. it is the same in virginia. >> than...

So i would expect him to shore up votes wherever he can. but you're right, these two guys seem to be targeting completely different people and not really looking for the common ground where they may overlap. maybe because they don't overlap or maybe because they're playing two ground games. >> one thing i will say the bain attacks have been playing particularly well and been particularly damaging among non-college educated white, blue collar voters particularly in ohio and pennsylvania. so that's one area where it doesn't fit this particular narrative. >> the candidates are technically off tak...