On the Trail: Final Stretch of the 2012 Presidential Campaign
Obama and Romney spend final days courting undecideds.
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Nearing the Finish Line - With their final debate behind them, President Obama and Mitt Romney are storming the battleground states for a full-court press on undecided voters. On his America Forward tour, Obama will visit six states in two days. Romney won't be far behind. – Joyce Jones (Photos from left: AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Role Reversal - In their third and final debate, Obama and Romney each delivered performances that were the polar opposite of their first encounter. Obama brought the zingers and Romney avoided using much of the ammunition he's successfully deployed on the campaign trail. In fact, he expressed agreement with the president on several issues, continuing his move to the middle. (Photo: AP Photo/Pool-Win McNamee)
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Glenn Beck - “I am glad to know that mitt agrees with Obama so much. No, really. Why vote?" tweeted conservative commentator Glenn Beck. (Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images for Dish Network)
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So Sorry - Tagg Romney apologized to Obama for saying last week that he'd like to take a swing at the president during the second debate. It was "a mea culpa the president quickly accepted," a source told ABC News. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Mitt Romney's Tattoos - Romney most likely doesn't have any tattoos. Still, Barry Britt, the artist who created the latest New Yorker cover, thought it would be an interesting way of "highlighting Mitt the politician's shifting positions and convictions." (Photo: New Yorker Magazine)
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Sweet! - While campaigning in Florida, Obama paid a surprise visit to students at the Daughter of Zion Jr. Academy in Delray Beach. (Photo: barackobama.com)
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Ryan Speaks Out - Paul Ryan delivered his first major policy address on Oct. 24 to outline Romney's vision, which includes "a reformed education system that gives more choices to parents and more opportunities to children and a robust and growing economy creating more jobs and better wages for all Americans.” (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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John Kerry - "Wasn't kidding when I said I'd need exorcism post-debate after months playing Mitt Romney," tweeted Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the Republican's stand-in during Obama's debate prep. (Photo: Twitter)
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Commit to Mitt - The Romney campaign has launched a new Facebook app, Commit to Mitt, to encourage supporters to use the social network to promote Romney and to mine information on their friends who live in battleground states. (Photo: mittromney.com)
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Meme of the Week - “Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military’s changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines," said Obama to highlight Romney's perceived lack of understanding about how the military operates, generating 106,000 tweets per minute and audience laughter. (Photo: blogs.seattleweekly.com)
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