critical northern virginia suburbs. we will make sure and restore our economy and put people back to work, get rising take home pay again. we are going to make sure we have a military that is second to none. i will do those things. reporter: right now the president has the edge in the key battleground states include vag va where he is ahead by 4 points. romney told abc s david muir, he is not deterred by the numbers. well i am very pleased with some polls. less so with other polls. frankly at this early stage. polls go up. polls go down. reporter: it is not really early. in fact, voting is already under way. voters in iowa started heading to the polls. next tuesday voters in ohio can do the same. that s why the president s latest ad where he is speaking directly to the camera for two minutes looks like a closing argument. there will be debates. speeches, and more ads. but if i could sit down with you in your living room, or around the kitchen table, here s what i wo