Video: US election 2012: Mitt Romney makes push for votes in battleground state of Ohio Campaigning in the battleground state of Ohio, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made a push for votes at a manufacturing plant in Mount Vernon. "I need your vote, I need your help because if you vote for me and if you get some other people to do the same thing, Ohio is going to elect me the next President of the United States," Mitt Romney said. The presidential race had seemed on the verge of slipping from Mr Romney's grasp a week ago, but now he has pulled ahead of Mr Obama for the first time in more than a month and leads 45 per cent to 44 per cent among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Wednesday. "I think Paul Ryan will do great," Mr Romney told the Ohio crowd.