(CBS News) Williamsburg, Va. - In 24 days, Americans will elect a president. According to the latest national Gallup poll, Mitt Romney now leads Barack Obama by two points -- 49 percent to 47 percent-- a statistical dead heat
The state of the race has been shaken up in the last ten days since the first presidential debate. Look at Florida, a crucial state for both men. A poll by two of the state's largest newspapers has Gov. Romney up by seven points, 51-44. That's an eight-point swing since September when the president led by one. This creates more pressure for both candidates heading into their second debate on Tuesday in Hempstead, New York.
Polls taken this week also show Romney pulling even in Colorado and here in Virginia so the campaign has cleared the president's schedule the next three days. He is Virginia doing debate prep and that's about it -- a shift from the way he spent his time before the first debate.
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After a short 20-minute flight from Andrews Air Force Base, the president headed to this upscale golf resort along the James River, though aides say he likely won't be hitting the links.
Unlike in Nevada, where the president did debate prep there will be no rallies either, leaving more time for mock debates after an uneven performance in Denver.
Meanwhile, Gov. Romney and his top aides held a practice session this morning at a hotel in Columbus, Ohio before heading to a rally with 3m500 supporters who cheered when Romney brought up the first debate.
"I had a debate about a week ago," he told the crowd. "I enjoyed that a great deal. I have to be honest with you."
The state of the race has been shaken up in the last ten days since the first presidential debate. Look at Florida, a crucial state for both men. A poll by two of the state's largest newspapers has Gov. Romney up by seven points, 51-44. That's an eight-point swing since September when the president led by one. This creates more pressure for both candidates heading into their second debate on Tuesday in Hempstead, New York.
Polls taken this week also show Romney pulling even in Colorado and here in Virginia so the campaign has cleared the president's schedule the next three days. He is Virginia doing debate prep and that's about it -- a shift from the way he spent his time before the first debate.
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After a short 20-minute flight from Andrews Air Force Base, the president headed to this upscale golf resort along the James River, though aides say he likely won't be hitting the links.
Unlike in Nevada, where the president did debate prep there will be no rallies either, leaving more time for mock debates after an uneven performance in Denver.
Meanwhile, Gov. Romney and his top aides held a practice session this morning at a hotel in Columbus, Ohio before heading to a rally with 3m500 supporters who cheered when Romney brought up the first debate.
"I had a debate about a week ago," he told the crowd. "I enjoyed that a great deal. I have to be honest with you."