On the stump
President Obama, in Concord, N.H: ''You have the power.''
Mitt Romney, in Cleveland: ''Instead of bridging the divide, he's made it wider.''
On tap today
Romney will speak in Sanford, Fla.; Lynchburg and Fairfax, both in Virginia; and Columbus, Ohio, before ending the night in Manchester, N.H. Running mate Paul Ryan will be in Reno; Johnston, Colo.; Des Moines; Vienna, Ohio; and Milwaukee.
Obama will start the day in Madison, Wis., then go to Columbus, Ohio, and end in Des Moines. Among Obama's surrogates: Vice President Joe Biden will be in Sterling and Richmond, Va.; former president Bill Clinton will be in Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Scranton, and two events in Philadelphia); and Michelle Obama will be in Orlando and Charlotte, N.C., before joining her husband in Des Moines.
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Romney launched his 2012 campaign at a barbecue in New Hampshire last year. Both states, though bearing few electoral votes, could play outsized roles in determining the next president.