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i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. first it s today s new round of attack in the presidential race campaign and the much winning battleground state of ohio this afternoon. president obama slammed the tax proposals, warninging they ll send thousands of u.s. jobs overs overs overseas. > the romney campaign is accusing them of another dishonest attack. why did the president level this new corporate tax attack on romney in ohio? reporter: well, wolf, the president is trying to draw sharp contrast between his campaign and romney s campaign, trying to suggest romney is looking out for the people at the the very top. specifically in ohio the people are making the argument that romney supports are eliminating tax. this will lead to job creations overseas. and that will come at the expense of jobs in ohio. we have not found any serious economic studies that the economic plan would actually create jobs until today. i ve got to be honest. today we found out ....
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 elect ....