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Obama, Romney make final push in swing states (2012/11/06)

美選衝衝衝

美國總統大選台北時間今天下午開始投票，由於選情太緊繃，現任總統歐巴馬，和共和黨候選人羅姆尼，在選前最後一天，前往搖擺州進行旋風式最後衝刺，根據各家最新民調，兩人在全國支持度幾乎是不分上下，但歐巴馬在關鍵州的掌握似乎較佔上風。

在自己口中的【國寶】、工人皇帝史普林斯汀的熱場下，歐巴馬激昂上台，向威斯康辛州民眾喊話。

[[美國總統 歐巴馬]]
“我知道什麼是真正的改變，你們看到我為了改變而奮戰，你們看到我創造了成果，我身上的痕跡就是最好的見證，你們都看到我頭上長出來的白頭髮”

在威斯康辛拜完票，歐巴馬到愛荷華州及兵家必爭之地的俄亥俄州，對手羅姆尼同樣連奔佛州、維吉尼亞州、新罕布夏州，最後也是到俄州集合。

在這麼多搖擺州中，羅姆尼最先要顧的是選舉人票多達29張的佛州，羅姆尼借用歐巴馬四年前改變的競選主軸，希望催出每一張佛州的支持票。

[[共和黨總統候選人 羅姆尼]]
“這場選戰到今天總結出核心問題，美國人要再有過去那樣的四年嗎? ，(不要) 還是你們想要有真正的改變”

兩黨候選人豁出命跑行程，因為選情實在太緊繃，根據CNN等多家媒體的最新民調，歐巴馬和羅姆尼的支持度，都在誤差範圍內，根本難分軒輊。

[[媒體資深編輯]]
“在部份的州 歐巴馬好像，感覺比羅姆尼有優勢，但不到開票夜 無法知道結果”

但根據多家媒體和專家分析，基於美國特殊的選舉人制度，歐巴馬的贏面還是比較大。

Incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney made their final appeals to voters. They focused on key swing states that both need to win if they want to become the next president of the US. 

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Barack Obama
Incumbent US President
That I know what real change looks like. You have cause to believe me because you have seen me fight for it, and you’ve seen me deliver it. You have seen the scars on me to prove it. You have seen the gray hair on my head.

After stumping for last minute votes in Wisconsin, Obama traveled to Iowa and the battleground state of Ohio. His rival Mitt Romney traveled to Florida, Virginia, New Hampshire and also Ohio.

There are many swing states at stake in this election with Romney’s path to campaign victory requiring him to first win 29 electoral votes in Florida. Romney may be borrowing Obama’s strategy four years ago, hoping to win over Florida supporters. 

Mitt Romney
Republican Presidential Candidate
The question of this election really comes down to this: Do the people of America want four more years like the last four years, or do you want real change finally?

The two candidates had a frantic final day of campaigning. Many believe the election is very tight. The latest polls conducted by CNN as well as other media outlets have Obama and Romney's support both within the margin of error.

Senior Editor
In a couple of states, it feels like Obama has a little more of an advantage than Romney does, but really we aren’t going to know until election night. 

While many media outlets and political pundits are calling the race too close to call, based upon the United States special electoral college system, most are conceding a slight advantage to Barack Obama.