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This is easton town center. if you know columbus, ohio, you know easton town center. if you like to shop or eat, you will probably find it here. columbus is the state capital and the largest city in ohio. it's a growing area. neap the suburbs. you have ohio state university and financial sector. a conservative bloc of voters but most people, most republicans will tell you they are moderate suburbanites. in franklin county, part of the four county metro area, this is the largest cache of votes for john mccain's victory in 2008. this is a swing area for the general election, which is why since h...

The returns tonight if you look from four years ago, the darker yellow here, huckabee counties, the upstate, greenville, the largest republican area, if you will, with the most republican primary voters. he did well there, but it was splinternd and he didn't have a huge margin. mccain did very have well across the coast, think charleston and myrtle beach. translate the numbers to four years later, that's where mitt romney has to be doing well. not just winning the counties, that most expect him to do, but winning them with large margins, he has to hope he cuts the margin a little bit with wher...

Central florida, but some political experts say the 132-mile stretch from tampa to day tone that beach known as the i-4 corridor may be the most important path to the white house. stave harry michigan's along interstate 4 today, how are you, steve? good morning. >> reporter: when you talk to political scientists about this road behind me, you can see just how excited they get. they say the people who live along i-4 could determine not just florida, but the entire presidential election. it may be the most important road in american politics. the i-4 highway across central florida from tampa to ...

The i4 highway across central florida from tampa to daytona beach, 132 miles of old, young, rural, urban, but above all independent voters who swing. history shows they swing with the winner. >> it's the swing area of the swing state. florida is the largest swing state in presidential elections, and the i4 corridor helps determine which way florida votes. >> reporter: president obama got strong working class white voters in 2008. gun smith steve allen says the bloom is off the rose. >> what appealed to me about him is during his campaign he seemed really in touch with people, and i fault mysel...

2008? he had strong support from independent voters. that's in many ways what this is about politically right now and where the president has positioned himself post the november election to the country, to say, look at the poll and it reflects this. i'm much more of a pragmatist and moderate to shed the idea of a more liberal activist kind of democrat who's pushing health care reform, big government stimulus, more financial regulation. he's done all of those things. but now he's trying to attack in a different direction. >> this is a swing area, isn't it, the swing states through the midwest?...