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Posted: 10:34 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012
By Jamie Dupree
As President Obama heads back out on the campaign trail today for the first time since Hurricane Sandy struck the Eastern Seaboard, there are only five days left for both Mr. Obama and Republican Mitt Romney to choose where it is best to spend precious campaign time.
The President's schedule over the next four days will take him to Ohio on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, twice to Wisconsin and Colorado and once to Nevada, Iowa, New Hampshire, Virginia and Florida.
Meanwhile, Romney's schedule has him making stops in Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado and twice in New Hampshire; both men still have a few holes left to fill in their schedule before Election Day.
What do these travel plans tell us?
Ohio is getting the most attention by far of any state, as the President will be there Friday, Saturday and Sunday; Romney will be there at least on Friday.
Colorado, Iowa and Wisconsin will also get visits from each candidate.
As of now, Romney may not be going back to Florida, the largest swing state prize - the President is slated to make only one stop in the Sunshine State, Fort Lauderdale on Sunday; South Florida was where Mr. Obama ran up big margins in 2008 against John McCain.
Romney will stop Saturday in New Hampshire and is scheduled to hold a final rally the night before the elections in Manchester next Monday, as the four Electoral Votes in the Granite State are getting a lot of attention from both sides.
Not on the travel log for either Romney or Obama right now are states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina and/or Minnesota - all of which have been mentioned a lot in recent days as possible pickups for Republicans.
Also, Romney at this point is not going to Nevada, a state that seems to be leaning towards the Democrats again this year, despite its swing state status.
This is the schedule - subject to change - for each candidate in coming days:
Thursday November 1
Obama: Wisconsin, Nevada, Colorado
Romney: Virginia
Friday November 2
Obama: Ohio
Romney: Wisconsin, Ohio
Saturday November 3
Obama: Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Virginia
Romney: New Hamphshire, Colorado, Iowa
Sunday November 4
Obama: New Hampshire, Florida, Ohio, Colorado
Romney: n/a
Monday November 5
Obama: finaly rally in Iowa
Romney: final rally in New Hampshire
Expect changes and additions to this schedule as we get closer to Election Day.
Jamie Dupree is the Radio News Director of the Washington Bureau of the Cox Media Group and writes the Washington Insider blog.
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