On the Road With Obama

The president hits the road in re-election bid.

President Obama Launches "Betting on America"  bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania - President Obama hit the campaign trail on July 5 for a two-day bus tour of the key battleground states Ohio and Pennsylvania, which he carried in 2008, to build support and tout how his initiatives have helped the economy grow. The president also recalled his upbringing, reminiscing about Greyhound bus and train trips around the nation with his mother and grandparents and stays at Howard Johnson's, providing a stark contrast between himself and Romney who spent the week with his family vacationing at their luxurious home in New Hampshire. – Joyce Jones(Photo: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)
Once in a Lifetime - Ina Sidney, a line worker at Chrysler's Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg Township, introduced President Obama at his first campaign stop in Ohio at the Wolcott House Museum in Maumee. "At first, it didn't hit me until it came time to say his name and he was going to come out. This was a once-in -a-lifetime experience," said Sidney. She was laid off for two months in 2009, which caused her to fall behind on her mortgage and other bills. "But then, President Obama stood up for me," she said. "He bet on the American worker, and he rescued America's auto industry, and it's paying off for our economy and country." (Photo: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Lines in the Sand - Speaking at the Wolcott House Museum in Maumee, Ohio, the president highlighted the differences between his economic policies and plans to boost the middle class to that of his rival Mitt Romney's. "On jobs, on education, on housing, on health care, on retirement, on all these things that are the pillars of a middle-class life, we can't go backwards," he said. "We've got to go forwards. And that's the choice facing us this November. And the choice could not be more clear." (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Me and My Shadows - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who are two of Romney's top surrogates, also spoke in Maumee on Thursday. In a reference to Obama's bus tour theme, Pawlenty said, "Well, of course, we should all bet on America, but we shouldn't double-down on Barack Obama. His presidency has been a losing hand for Ohio and for America." Jindal praised Romney. "You want good-paying jobs in Ohio, you want a growing economy in America? We need to elect Mitt Romney," he said. "We can't afford another four years of on-the-job training." (Photo: Darren Hauck/Getty Images)

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President Obama Launches "Betting on America"  bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania - President Obama hit the campaign trail on July 5 for a two-day bus tour of the key battleground states Ohio and Pennsylvania, which he carried in 2008, to build support and tout how his initiatives have helped the economy grow. The president also recalled his upbringing, reminiscing about Greyhound bus and train trips around the nation with his mother and grandparents and stays at Howard Johnson's, providing a stark contrast between himself and Romney who spent the week with his family vacationing at their luxurious home in New Hampshire. – Joyce Jones(Photo: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)

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