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  • Voters cast early ballots at an advanced polling station in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012.

    Ohio: Where Ohio goes, so goes the nation

    With just two weeks left until election day, the U.S. presidential campaign is hitting a fever pitch in battleground states like Ohio, where the ballots cast by working-class voters could mean the difference between President Barack Obama and President Mitt Romney.

    This photo taken Oct. 10, 2012 shows Virginia voter Harry Donahue adjusting an American flag on the front porch of his farmhouse, built in the 1700's, in Farmville, Va. (AP Photo / Steve Helber)

    Virginia: Population boom shakes up vote

    For 10 presidential races in a row, Virginia voted reliably Republican. Then came 2008, and Barack Obama's victory. Now the GOP is battling to take back what it still regards as its turf.

  • Former Pennsylvania Sen. and former presidential candidate, Rick Santorum, center, speaks to supporters during an 'Early Voting Victory' event for Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

    North Carolina: A mix of old and new

    North Carolina's population has nearly doubled since 1970, fueled by an economic expansion that brought an influx of Midwesterners, Northeasterners and nonwhites and turning the state from a Republican presidential stronghold into a battleground.

    Election workers Elena Soto, left, and Dave Carlson post early voting signs for a polling place along Frank Sinatra Blvd. behind The Mirage Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas on Oct. 20, 2012. (AP Photo / Julie Jacobson)

    Nevada: Las Vegas creates swing state status

    Las Vegas's skyline is dominated by an imposing row of high-rises, much like in any American metropolis. What makes politics here different is who works in those skyscrapers -- not lawyers or accountants, but heavily unionized housekeepers, blackjack dealers and line cooks who have transformed Nevada into a swing-voting state.

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