Romney says debates "supercharged" his campaign

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney made sure at a rally last night near Denver to mention what everyone knows - the debates have fueled his surge in the polls, saying they have "supercharged" the campaign.

With the final debate behind them, the candidates took their arguments on the trail in key battleground states: Romney in Nevada and Colorado, and the president in Florida and Ohio.

Romney said that his new momentum has come, in part, because the president has no new ideas. He said, "He's become a president of status quo, and the policies of the president are a continuation of what we've seen over the last four years."

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To reinforce that message in 10 swing states, the main outside group supporting Romney, Restore Our Future, Inc., on Wednesday announced a $17.7 million ad buy.

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Biden and Ryan Clash Mightily

Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan, the top surrogates for Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, clashed mightily in a bruising give-and-take, with both men ardently trying to break open one of the closest U.S. presidential contests in recent history.

With less than a month before the Nov. 6 election, analysts on both sides of the deep partisan divide gripping the country were touting victory Friday after the one and only vice presidential debate. The confrontation ranged across a multitude of domestic and foreign policy issues facing the United States as it battles back from the deepest economic downturn in decades and scrambles to find a way forward in a newly chaotic world — especially the Middle East.

Biden was intent on reviving Democrats who were knocked off balance after Obama’s dismal showing last week in his first debate with Romney. In that regard, the 69-year-old vice president appeared to have succeeded. 

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He swarmed over Ryan, a 42-year-old member of the House of Representatives. But many wondered if Biden’s aggressive style had not harmed the Democratic ticket’s standing with key undecided voters.

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