Posted on 08/12/2012 9:30:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Paul Ryan went to Miami University here in Southwestern Ohio. The local media is really playing that up. His Catholic, pro-life position plays strong in Western Cincinnati which is predominantly Catholic, as well as in Toledo which is very Catholic as well.
Ryan will help Romney in Ohio. No doubt about that. Youngstown, Akron, Canton and certain parts of Cleveland are also heavily Catholic and everyone knows Obama has declared war on the Catholic church. Yard signs are around Ohio saying “Stand up for Religious Freedom”. They are all over the yards of Catholic churches. This is a big issue in large sectors of the state.
I’m with you. If Romney has to defend NC, it’s all over and Obama is going to win big, but a loss in NC is VERY unlikely. To win, Romney and Ryan have to take OH, FL, VA, CO, and either Ohio or Wisconsin. I think they should campaign in NV, PA, NH, and Michigan too, just to see if they can get the traction to put one or two of those states in play.
I was at the Manassas (Northern VA) rally Saturday. There were at least 10k people there. A couple of weeks ago my wife met a friend in Leesburg (Northern VA) to go shopping on the day that Zero happened to be having a rally there. She said she was worried about traffic and crowds, but there was no one there for Obama. Anecdotal I know, but encouraging nonetheless.
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