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US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers remarks on the James Koch Farm in Van Meter, Iowa/AFP

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Romney surges in narrowing White House race

No Republican has ever become president without winning Ohio.

Romney’s senior aide Kevin Madden told reporters the campaign was not getting carried away by the sudden spurt, despite mounting excitement among Republicans, many of whom had feared the race was slipping away.

“I think you can’t put too much stock in this idea of momentum. It’s a very elusive thing,” he said.

Obama’s camp insisted it has long predicted a tough fight, with the president running for re-election in an uncertain economic environment.

“We’ve always felt this race would be close,” campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Air Force One.

“We’ve always run this race like we’re five points down.”

As Obama addressed his rally at Ohio State University on the first day of early voting in the state, Romney was at Cuyahoga Falls outside Cleveland with New Jersey’s tough-talking Governor Chris Christie.

“Alright, Ohio, you ready to get the job done?” Christie boomed.

With a political map that still favours Obama, the focus of the race is increasingly turning to Thursday’s debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Romney’s running mate Paul Ryan.

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“We’ve always felt this race would be close,” Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Air Force One.

Romney’s itinerary Tuesday was no mistake: should Obama win both Iowa and Ohio, the Republican would have to counter with victory in several states seen as solidly Democratic if he is to oust the president from the White House.

Obama has tried to reassure disappointed Democrats that he is still hungry for victory ahead of his debate rematches with Romney on October 16 and 22.

The Obama camp said it has superior organization in Ohio, with more than 1,200 local officers to identify and mobilize voters, and plans to stress Obama’s backing of an auto industry bailout that Romney opposed.

When Obama reminded Ohioans of Romney’s call to let the auto industry go bankrupt, the crowd booed. “Don’t boo, vote,” the president said.

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