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    FBN's Peter Barnes breaks down why Ohio is the most-watched primary.

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Thank you.

On the politics it is Super Tuesday voting well under -- in all the GOP presidential hopefuls are vying for the largest cut of the 419.

Delegates up for stake.

Peter Barnes is in the suburbs outside of Columbus, Ohio today following one -- the more contentious races today so Peter.

What is it specifically about -- that makes this the most highly -- state today.

Because it's a key battleground state in the fall -- you know it's a swing state that's gone back and forth but just a few percentage points between.

George Bush in 2002004.

And then also while Obama just took -- by a few points and and 2008 so Mitt Romney wants to prove here that he can win any key swing battleground state like this were particularly among blue blue collar voters up until just a couple of weeks ago though Rick Santorum had a substantial lead.

Here in the state and then last week we saw.

Romney win in Arizona and Michigan and then over the weekend in Washington State and also Romney and a super -- affiliated with Romney have been hammering Santorum -- -- advertising here.

In the last few weeks and as a result.

The polls show the race between Romney -- -- are now up about dead even we talked to 1 Romney supported this morning take a listen.

I believe his message about fiscal conservative and spoke to me I think he gives the Republican part of the best chance to you.

Compete against President Obama and win.

And I think it's time for the party to make a choice put the primary season behind this and get down to the business.

Conveying to the American people want a Republican Party has the best message and ideas for the future of the country.

We also talked to are retired teacher this morning who made up his last mind at that at the lack -- made up his mind at the last minute -- he was gonna go for Santorum.

Read some things they didn't like -- -- and voted for Gingrich this morning take a -- Because he's Iraq so he's a fighter he knows the inside workings of Washington.

And he is.

He talks the way I want our candidate to talk a fighter.

Going after your -- going after the things that are really really wrong.

In this country and there are a multitude of things that are wrong.

Gonna give in now my Peter informal exit poll here I've talked ten voters so far out about a 150 or so who have voted here today.

So far five for Romney 3% -- one for Gingrich and one for Ron Paul unscientific of course but it gives you a little bit of the flavor of the not here in the suburbs talk about early early returns are --

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