Presidential races

The poll has 70 percent of union members in the swing state backing Obama, up from 65 percent in 2008.

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) accused Republican leaders of refusing to work with Obama simply to score political points.

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman (R) on Tuesday praised GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s decision to campaign on Election Day and said he expected a close finish in his home state.

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is heading home to vote for himself on Tuesday — twice.

Mitt Romney hasn't improved his standing with Hispanic voters — and that could cost him as many as four key states if Hispanic turnout is high, according to a leading Latino pollster.

President Obama leads Romney by 72 to 22 percent with Hispanic registered voters, according to the latest tracking poll by Latino Decisions. That marks an improvement for Obama and a dip for Romney since the tracking poll began 11 weeks ago. In August, Obama's lead was 65 to 26 percent.

"With 11 weeks of tracking, we are headed towards a record level of Latino votes for a Democratic presidential candidate," said University of Washington Professor Matt Barreto, who runs the poll, in a statement. "If Latinos turnout at the high rates we are expecting, they could deliver Nevada, Colorado, Florida and Virginia to Obama."

The candidates will wrap up weeks of exhaustive barnstorming, with polls still showing a tight race in many battlegrounds. 

“On the ground in Virginia there’s a lot of enthusiasm for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan,” Cantor said.

Romney took a shot at Obama's slogan Sunday, arguing that continuing the president's first-term policies would hurt the country.

Mitt Romney's last-minute campaign push in Pennsylvania is a "desperate ploy at the end of the campaign," Obama senior adviser David Plouffe said on ABC's "This Week" Sunday morning.

"It's going to be a big win for Gov. Romney,” his political director predicted Sunday.