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Two Different Final Strategies

October 22, 2012 at 7:53 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “With a little more than two weeks left until judgment day, Barack Obama’s campaign is embracing a fundamentally defensive strategy centered on winning Ohio at all costs — while unleashing a new barrage of blistering attacks against Mitt Romney aimed at mobilizing a less-than-fired-up Democratic base.”

“A surging Romney is suddenly playing offense all over the map… In contrast to the grind-it-out Obama strategy, Romneyland’s working theory is that the momentum shift since Denver is a late-breaking, decisive wave that gives them the chance to not just win but win big.”

“Both campaigns are confident they can win. But their theory-of-the-case victory strategies couldn’t be more different. A buoyant Team Romney sees itself driving into Obama territory on a tailwind of enthusiasm. Team Obama is relying on a three-state solution — winning Ohio, Wisconsin and Nevada puts him over the top — and more ‘Hit Mitt’ messaging geared at driving Democrats to the polls, a hybrid of hope and the hammer.”

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