Obama, Romney both see reasons to worry in Florida
By JULIE PACE?
?By JULIE PACEFILE - In this Aug. 13, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, flanked by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at a campaign event in Miami. President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have one thing in common when it comes to Florida: they?re both worried about it. The president has an edge in the state, the election's biggest battleground prize, but Democrats fear the advantage may be fleeting and fret about how Florida's narrow slice of historically unpredictable undecided voters will break. Republicans are concerned that Romney, who is running almost solely on the economy, can't seem to close the deal in a state hampered by high unemployment and rampant home foreclosures even as he and his allies have swamped Obama and his Democrats on TV. In those ways, Florida is a microcosm of the state of the presidential race nationally. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, flanked by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at a campaign event in Miami. President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have one thing in common when it comes to Florida: they?re both worried about it. The president has an edge in the state, the election's biggest battleground prize, but Democrats fear the advantage may be fleeting and fret about how Florida's narrow slice of historically unpredictable undecided voters will break. Republicans are concerned that Romney, who is running almost solely on the economy, can't seem to close the deal in a state hampered by high unemployment and rampant home foreclosures even as he and his allies have swamped Obama and his Democrats on TV. In those ways, Florida is a microcosm of the state of the presidential race nationally. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama greets people outside Lechonera El Barrio, a local restaurant in Orlando, Fla. President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have one thing in common when it comes to Florida: they?re both worried about it. The president has an edge in the state, the election's biggest battleground prize, but Democrats fear the advantage may be fleeting and fret about how Florida's narrow slice of historically unpredictable undecided voters will break. Republicans are concerned that Romney, who is running almost solely on the economy, can't seem to close the deal in a state hampered by high unemployment and rampant home foreclosures even as he and his allies have swamped Obama and his Democrats on TV. In those ways, Florida is a microcosm of the state of the presidential race nationally. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Graphic shows Florida's past presidential winners, demographics and jobless rate
APOPKA, Fla. (AP) ? President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have one thing in common when it comes to Florida: They're both worried.
Obama has an edge in the state, the contest's biggest battleground prize. But Democrats fear the advantage may be fleeting and fret about how Florida's narrow slice of undecided voters will break. They're also worried that legal battles over state voter laws could cut into the president's support among minorities.
Republicans are concerned that Romney, who is running on the economy, can't close the deal in a state hampered by high unemployment and rampant home foreclosures.
In those ways, Florida is a microcosm of the state of the presidential race across the country. Polls show Obama leading slightly in key states like Florida, as well as nationally.
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