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By Karoun Demirjian (contact) 
Published Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 | 10:42 a.m.
Updated Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 | 11:07 a.m.
Las Vegas will host both presidential candidates next week, as Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama make back-to-back swings through town to drum up support as voting gets under way.
The Obama campaign announced Saturday morning that Obama will make a late-night grassroots appearance in Las Vegas on Wednesday, as part of a two-day “America Forward!” tour.
Obama will start the tour in Iowa on Wednesday morning and travel through Denver for a rally before arriving in Las Vegas. The whirlwind tour of swing states continues with the president flying overnight to Tampa, Fla., for another grassroots rally Thursday and finally stopping off in Richmond, Va., before heading home.
No further information about the Las Vegas event was available. On Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama will follow up on her husband’s performance with another rally in Las Vegas, as reported earlier this week.
The Obama duo will come into Las Vegas on the heels of Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan, who will hold an event Tuesday morning at the Henderson Pavilion, as reported earlier today.
It is the first time Romney and Ryan will appear together in Nevada.
Doors open at the Henderson Pavilion at 9:45 a.m. Tickets can be picked up between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. at Las Vegas Victory HQ, 9640 W. Tropicana Avenue, Suite 106, and Henderson (Gibson Road) Office, 157 N. Gibson Road, Suite 110.
The close proximity of the visits is a reflection of the presidential polls in Nevada, most of which show the president with a slight edge over Romney in what otherwise is a very close, swing-state race.
Their appearances in Southern Nevada begin the day after Romney and Obama are scheduled to meet for their final debate appearance Monday night and will occur in the middle of early voting season, which began Saturday and runs through Nov. 2.
Thankfully, the President and Mrs. Obama do not have to pay for the use of Air Force One on Wednesday, Air Force Two on Thursday, or the C-17 cargo plane that hauls their limo. If so, the Obama campaign would have to raise as much as Romney to pay for transportation. I hope the Obamas (the taxpayers?) purchase fuel for the three gas guzzlers while they're parked at McCarran. Then at least they'll be helping the local economy instead of just tying up traffic and shutting down the Grand Canyon air tour industry while they're here -- again -- on unofficial business.
How much more of our current Pesident can America take.
I as a taxpayer have had more than enough
This waste of Taxpayer money must stop.
The President should have to pay all expenses for and his and Michell's, as well as Joe Biden's trips around the country campaigning.
This Must stop!
No need to fret, Romney's people will put the money together. Thats what they do, fix economical problems.
Obama the great divider. Obama who said he would bring hope and change and reach across the isle and be more transparent than any administration ever. Just another lie by Oblahblah.
Obama has pitted women against men, the rich against the poor, the minorities against non minorities, blacks against whites, the middle class against the poor. Obama is so far extremist left that he cant even get any work done on either side of the isle.
Notice Obama never mentions his horrible 4 year record and only paints his competition as evil. Thats Obamas only hope of getting re-elected. If Obama was so amazing he would have had a great record to brag about but he has nothing so all he does is divide and cast his opponent as bad.
Obama is dropping like a rock in the polls because he is an unqualified president far left extremist. The democrats are learning from their Obama mistake and that is if you elect a unqualified extremist he will be a one term president and they will only harm the USA just like Jimmy Carter did.
Obama just like Carter , one and done.
OBAMA ON VIDEO USING THE EXACT SAME LIES IN 2008 AS 2012. OBAMA SAME OLD LINES, SAME FAILED PROMISES.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LFW0kma5...
It is such a laugh to read partisans each time and election period arrives, whether it is a Republican President or a Democrat.
Both parties have a tizzy about the costs, whether it is Republicans or Democrats.
Grow Up, both partisan groups!
We can solve that by both going back to the 50's and doing what they did then for their campaigns. We would save alot of money all around.
However, I doubt they would want to behave in such a manner. It is too mature and intelligent.
Nice post peacelily I agree! :)
Nevada as a state of Middle class, fair-minded people of every race (White, Black, Latino, etc.) , and Minorities, Women, Gays, Seniors, Military, Veterans, Young Adults, Disabled, Poor, Students, we are people who value religious freedom and equal rights, and are people in that 47% category (Republicans, Democrats, Independents, etc.) that Romney views with contempt and label as moochers, takers, and victims. We Iowans need to understand about the FACT that the POLICIES ROMNEY will try to legislate are AGAINST YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES - The GOP is primarily about Greed, Bigotry, Hate, and Ignorance, and if Romney becomes President he will select Conservative Federal Judges and Supreme Court Judges who will reverse rights that you previously took for granted, and would put policies in place that would impact you and your families
negatively for at least the next 30 years.
Remember that the Romney and Republicans signed a pledge to Grover Norquist that their priorities were to obstruct President Obama from day one on every issue, and protect the top wealthy 1% to the detriment of the 99% of Americans. What is really going on here is that the GOP has adopted a scorched earth strategy - either they get their agenda without compromise to implement policies AGAINST YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES, or they SINK this entire country: Republicans have BETRAYED the American citizens, and regardless of one's political affiliation, if Americans want the U.S. to continue to move forward with success, you should vote Democrat for President, Congress (House/Senate), Governor, etc.
Also remember that the Republican Party has put forth the most anti-women platform in a hundred years...
Women would not be allowed the right to choose
Women would not be allowed to use contraceptives (personhood bills)
Women would not be allowed sex education in school (many bills)
Women would not be allowed equal pay for equal work
Women would not be allowed maternity leave benefits
I would like to know how much money Clark County has paid in overtime for Metro Police for the many visits of the Obama's.
I read that the county does not get reimbursed for any expenses. This would also go for the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Nevada has been hurting financially for a long time and the Obama's don't take that into account for the numerous trips they keep making here.
It's very clear to me that the Obama's only have
one thing on their minds and that is to totally
bankrupt our country!!
Obama and Democrats all the way!
Just think when Romeny is President we all can say "keep your dirty Mitts off my tax money".
PRESIDENT OBAMA will easily be re-elected.
Americans did not forget who destroyed our
economy.
We're not stupid.
REPUBLICAN GREED DESTROYED OUR ECONOMY.
And President Obama and the DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ARE FIXING IT.
No more republican con-jobs.
Both romney and ryan are typical republican
EXTREMISTS.
We don't want them and we sure don't need them.
FOUR MORE YEARS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!
If you are an Average American or a low income
American, YES you would be stupid to vote for
the same greedy republicans who destroyed our
economy.
Yes, this isn't rocket science.
NOBODY COULD BE THAT STUPID!
NEVER VOTE REPUBLICAN!
The next time you hear anything about Romney taking credit for balancing the budget in Massachusetts, remember this....IT IS THE LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE BUDGET HAS TO BE BALANCED. MASS LAW PROHIBITS A DEFICIT.
Romney or any other governor in Massachusetts has no say in the matter, it's the law.
I know this because I live in Massachusetts.
genius.....
Your desperation is showing again.
YES, willard is losing.
And no, we don't believe your right-wing
propaganda.
And PRESIDENT OBAMA will easily be re-elected.
Do the people who post this stuff really think it is what they should base their vote on? What nonsense.
What is frightening is what a pansy politicians are when it comes to getting votes. Many, if not most, of the current conservative/right/tea party-type politicians appear way off balance and in need of a moral compass overhaul.
When do they tell their constituents, "No, I won't do that for your vote. That is not representative, nor worthy, of the United States of America. Thank you for coming, but you will need to find a different candidate to do your bidding. No, no, no; It ain't me."
Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn should kick in some gas money for Air Force One, it would be the patriotic thing to do.