the latest poll shows the candidates neck in neck. this is a big swing from a little more than a month ago when the republicans led by ten points. sarah westwood is in new jersey where he is tweeting ahead of the rally. what do we expect from him in ohio? >> reporter: christi, president trump is taking a break from his working vacation in new jersey to head to that ohio rally later today for balderson who is in a tough race. trump has been active on twitter, tweeting twice support of the candidate's record on border security and the second amendment and took a swipe at nancy pelosi who republicans have sought to use as a foil, particularly in this race but also in dozens of other republican contests around the country. sources tell cnn that trump aides hope to use political rallies and events like the one tonight to distract the president from the russia