By Toby Harnden President Barack Obama appears to be clinging to wafer-thin leads in most swing states, but Mitt Romney's decision to pull staffers out of North Carolina is a sign of his campaign's increasing confidence. Romney is now ahead in most Florida polls and ahead or level in Virginia, as Obama appears to be just leading in Ohio. The Republican nominee needs at least two of these states to win while three would probably guarantee 270 electoral college votes and victory. Lead: Romney, seen exchanging pleasantries with Obama during this week's debate, is pulling his staff out of North Carolina - an indication that he expects to win there
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Romney pulls staff out of North Carolina in confidence he'll win the state
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Obama only appears to be winning in Ohio, as he intensifies campaigns in Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada
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Latest polling numbers show an extremely tight race in key states
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