New Republic: Obama's Ohio Turnaround. Hide captionPresident Obama shakes hands after a grassroots rally in Columbus, Ohio.
Matt Sullivan/Getty Images President Obama shakes hands after a grassroots rally in Columbus, Ohio. Alec MacGillis is senior editor at The New Republic. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are embarked on a multi-day bus tour of Ohio, even as Karl Rove is openly speculating about whether the Republicans ought to start thinking about doing what they've never done before – chart an Ohio-less route to the White House. US & Canada. Election Forecasts - FiveThirtyEight Blog - NYTimes.com.