Romney Makes Economic Pitch to Ohio Voters CANTON, Ohio - Standing in a guardrail manufacturing factory, Mitt Romney on Monday laid out in stark terms what has been his campaign strategy from Day One - a laser-like focus on jobs and the economy. "During this campaign there's been discussion about all sorts of issues, but I keep bringing it back to more jobs, less debt and smaller government," he said, reciting his new campaign slogan that has recently begun appearing on signs and banners. That's what my campaign is about. That's why I'm doing well in this state. It was a theme he echoed several times in his speech after a tour of Gregory Industries, one of three stops on his bus trip through Ohio the day before Super Tuesday, when voters in Ohio and nine other states head to the polls. The focus on jobs and the economy, especially in a hard-hit state like Ohio, is no coincidence. Winning the popular vote here Tuesday would give Mr. Romney a strong argument to his party that he can beat President Obama in this critical swing state in November. Eric Fehrnstrom, a top adviser to Mr. Romney, said the candidate was "surging this week just because he's got boots on the ground, spreading his pro-jobs message." "He's not like other candidates who get distracted by noneconomic issues," Mr. Fehrnstrom said. He also hopes to take advantage of problems Rick Santorum has had getting on the ballot in some districts here, and pick off enough delegates Tuesday night that his campaign emerges ahead in the count no matter who wins the primary itself. It is a strategy he is pursuing in other states, as well. On Sunday, his campaign made stops in Georgia and Tennessee, hoping to win some delegates there. Playing down expectations, Mr. Fehrnstrom said that while "no state is must win," he expected that Mr. Romney would win a majority of delegates. That's how we've planned his time, and so we're looking for a good day. Mr. Fehrnstrom pointed to several big-name endorsements in recent days as a sign that Republicans were already starting to rally around Mr. Romney, regardless of the outcome on Tuesday. Mr. Fehrnstrom mentioned Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House majority leader; Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma; and John Ashcroft, the former governor of Missouri, United States senator and attorney general. "So the party has already begun to coalesce behind Mitt Romney," Mr. Fehrnstrom said, "and we expect that we will pick up more endorsements after Tuesday." Mr. Romney, for his part, sought to cast the race in terms of his private-sector background, arguing that he is the only candidate with real-world business experience. "Other people in this race have debated about the economy, they've read about the economy, they've talked about it in subcommittee meetings, but I've actually been in it," he said. I've worked in business. I understand what it takes to get a business successful and to thrive, I understand how it is government gets in the way, what kinds of things government can do to make it harder for an enterprise to succeed. As Mr. Romney's bus prepared to cross snowy Ohio, Mr. Fehrnstrom said that Mr. Romney had been feeling a "bit under the weather," but dismissed his advisers" suggestions that he take it easy, and was instead "battling right to the last hour to win Ohio." "He's a fighter and he's going to be plugging away until the last vote is counted," Mr. Fehrnstrom said.