Columbus, Des Moines, Hampton Roads will determine election

Published August 30, 2012 4:00am ET



TAMPA, Fla. – Here’s how sophisticated election micro-targeting has become: Top Republican advisors agree that Mitt Romney’s fate will be decided not just in Ohio and Iowa, but politically split Columbus and Des Moines and President Obama’s also in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Former Bush political director Sara Fagen predicted that the election will likely come down to five states, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin where the margin could be in the thousands of votes. She recommended that Romney focus on Des Moines and Columbus and Obama the Norfolk area.

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