Romney: We're "one day away" from victory

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives two thumbs up as he boards his campaign plane after a Florida campaign rally at Orlando Sanford International Airport, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, enroute to Virginia.

/ AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

Updated 5:30 p.m. ET

SANFORD, Fla. After 17 months and three days on the campaign trail, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney stood on one more stage in one more battleground state Monday morning, making his final pitch to voters.

"One more day! One more day!" chanted a crowd of roughly 3,000 people filling an airplane hangar in Orlando, Romney's final stop in the Sunshine State. Romney surveyed the scene, seeming to soak it in, and called back, "One day away from the first day of a new beginning!"

With less than 24 hours remaining until polls open across the country, Romney targeted four crucial swing states that advisers had hoped would be more firmly in his camp by this point--Florida, Virginia, Ohio, and New Hampshire, where Romney owns a vacation home and is well known from his tenure as governor of neighboring Massachusetts. He also added campaign stops on Election Day itself, in Pittsburgh and Cleveland.

According to Real Clear Politics' averages of state polls, President Obama had a small edge in New Hampshire and Ohio, and the race was a virtual tie in Virginia. Romney had a slight lead in Florida and was about 4 points behind in Pennsylvania.

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The gap in Florida started closing after three strong debate performances by Romney in October persuaded many voters, including women and independents, to give him a second look. But even his campaign aides acknowledge that his momentum has flattened--some of it possibly lost to superstorm Sandy.

As he has been doing for the past week, Romney encouraged his supporters not only to vote but to also to urge their friends and neighbors to vote. In Lynchburg, Va., he told fans at his second rally of the day that his appeal now is largely focused on those who remain undecided.

Laying out the differences between a new start with him or four more years of Obama, Romney elicited a loud chorus of boos at the latter suggestion. He acknowledged that he was preaching to the already converted. "But there may be some people watching who haven't decided yet," he said, "so I'll just note for them that if he were to get re-elected, he will not be able to work with people in Congress."

Romney's closing argument includes a promise to reach across the aisle and work with Democrats in the Congress if elected. That's something he says that president has failed to do (it's also something Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says won't happen if Romney's elected, either). On Monday, Romney warned of a possible government shutdown if Obama is re-elected.

"If he can't work with Congress, think what happens the next time the debt ceiling comes up," Romney said. "All right, there will be threats of shutdown and default. And what that means is the economy freezes and jobs aren't created."

Romney held his third rally of the day with a charged up crowd of over 10,000 people at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., a suburb outside of Washington. With him were Gov. Bob McDonnell, Senate candidate George Allen and Romney's wife, Ann.

The audience erupted into cheers when Ann Romney asked, "Are we going to be neighbors soon?" Her 65-year-old husband, perhaps showing his age, compared the excitement in the arena to a Beatles concert, a reference to the iconic 1960s band.

When his remarks were interrupted by applause, Romney said, "I am looking around to see if we have the Beatles here or something to have brought you, but it looks like you came just for the campaign and I appreciate it. ... If anyone out there that's following American politics wants to know where the energy is, just come right here in this room and you'll see it."

[RetiredArmy_Nurse]

Yeah, and I'm one day away from being named the new Pope. We are all ready to head for the polls to vote Obama & straight democratic ticket.

[johneurope]

What is not being said, Romney must win for the American People.
The Sum Of All Fears in truth
"The next President will appoint at least two and maybe three Supreme Court Justices.
If that Prez is Obama, it is all over but the shooting. He will appoint more Sotomayors, Kagans, Ginzbergs and Breyers. The Bill of Rights will be eviscerated, along with the 2nd Amendment."
One doesn't win by losing.

The above would equate to civil war,

[august860]

Fear mongering at it's finest.

[RetiredArmy_Nurse]

Our freedom of speech disappeared when the Supreme Court said money is speech and that corporations are people. If you have no money, you have no speech, you may as well lock yourself in a closet and just talk to yourself as no one else can hear you anyway.

[tmonta67]

Nate Silver, 4:00 AM on Nov 6th:

OBAMA: 91.6% chance of winning
Romney: 8.4%

OBAMA Electoral Votes: 314.6
ROMNEY Electoral Votes: 223.4

Now, the Doug Flutie Hail Mary pass is always a possibility; not saying it isn't. But looooooooooooooong odds, Romney....

[Blondshag]

"YOU GO - ROMNEY - the ONLY PRESIDENT to get AMERICA up and running full speed!"

VOTE - 4 - ROMNEY - PRESIDENT 11/6/2012!

"YOU GO - ROMNEY!"

[alaskan1st]

TIDEPRIDE09.....how can you be so wrong about so much? What happened to you?

[nfission]

If it's a legitimate election, and Romney gets screwed, then Obama can't be aborted because Repubs don't believe in abortion, right?

[allrightallreadym]

CBS News has become slime as a news organization.

It edited a Kroft/Obama interview on Benghazi TWICE. In order to reinforce Obama's debate lie about Benghazi (and reinforce Candy Crowley's "helpfulness" and lie), CBS not only withheld a key Obama comment, CBS also "edited out PART of a Kroft sentence - I kid you not! Now this took effort.

Fortunately, as with all liars, CBS made a mistake. CBS forgot to delete the word "but" which left people wondering "WHAT WAS KROFT 'BUTTING' ABOUT.

This weekend we found out. The President lied at the second debate, Crowley helped him lie, and CBS carefully, very carefully, edited a Kroft/Obama interview to perpetuate the lie.

CBS News should be not be allowed to advertise itself as "news" - there are laws against "false advertising."

[nfission]

Ummm, yeah... riveting. You sound as desperate as Republican politician.

[nfission]

You're screwed Romney, it's god's will.

[GOP-R--Con-Men]

Ever notice republicans NEVER run budget deficits on spending to help average Americans? They ALWAYS waste taxpayer dollars on things to empty the treasury without helping people. This is strategic by republicans. They do this and then cry the country is broke and we can't afford that! They do this because they NEVER want average americans to think government can help and enhance them. They ALWAYS use government to help corporations, big oil and the wealthy, not average Americans. This is why republicans ALWAYS speak negatively of government. Wake up people!
This is why they have been on a 30 plus year crusade against governemnt. To convince average Americans that government is no good and cannot do anything positive for them. They use the term Limited Government" what they really mean is republican we limit governments ability to help and enhance the lives of average Americans while enhusiastically supporting corporations, big oil and the super rich ability to step over ordinary americans.

[GOP-R--Con-Men]

Republicans are using and playing on the racism against President Obama of some voters to get them to vote republican. Which ironically is the very party that has blocked and stopped every piece of legislation from President Obama and Democrats that would help average Americans. This election voters will decide whether to reward the republican party which ahs brazenly worked to keep struggling americans jobless or reward President Obama for constantly fighting against them on behaf of average Americans.
Wake Up Voters!

[Jaylah54200]

The rest of this quote is more telling:

"Because if we can't win this election fairly, we'll get the Supreme Court to intervene again!"

[nfission]

Don't worry, Romney's one day away from making his concession speech.