swing states. romney is closing the gap in ohio and pulling ahead by a point in virginia. mitt romney is in front in another swing state, colorado. let s get right to cnn s dana ba bash. she s already in kentucky with nap good morning, dana. reporter: good morning, soledad. well, paul ryan knows full well the pressure is on him to keep the momentum you just illustrated going. and he s actually been preparing, effectively, i m told, since the day he was picked by mitt romney. reading, studying as much as he can. he s been doing mock debates with his sparring partner, who is a former solicitor general, the renowned litigator, ted olsen, with hotels from oregon to florida. i spoke to him exclusively, soledad, about his prep and it is pretty clear that this kind of preparation is nothing new for him. telling you what a source i spoke with about how you prepare for hunting. you wash your clothes in unscented detergent, shower in unscented soap, spray unscented stuff on your boot
results. i saw them as soon as i woke up. eye-popping finishes, the two games. good morning. welcome to erly start. i m zoraida sambolin. if you think baseball is exciting, get ready for politics. it s game down. we re counting down to tonight s one and only vice presidential debate between joe biden and paul ryan. the stakes are high. probably higher than either campaign wants to admit. biden will try to create some momentum for the obama team while ryan will try to prove last week s debate was not a one and done. a small post debate rise for romney, where in virginia romney picked up three points. he leads there, though a doifrnt poll from cbs shows obama still leading there. the wall street journal poll, mitt romney trails in florida and is down six in ohio. a quinnipiac poll shows him up three points in three other states. cnn s paul steinhauser is at the site in danville, kentucky with an inside look. reporter: 14 hours from now behind me on this stage, the onl