The head of an Ohio-based political action committee isn't concerned by recent polls that show President Obama leading Mitt Romney by an average of over four points.
In a recent RealClearPolitics compilation of Ohio presidential preference polls, President Obama has increased his lead over Mitt Romney to 4.2 points in the crucial battleground state. The race had been much tighter before the Democratic National Convention.
Phil Burress is chairman of the Cincinnati-based Citizens for Community Values Action political action committee. He does not take much stock in these polls.
"Let's remember that [in 1980] Reagan was losing badly at this time when he ran, as well, and ended up winning big," he says. "We're getting ready to run ads in rural Ohio. It's about rural Ohio, and I doubt very much that they canvass rural Ohio they way they should."
Burress says Ohio swing voters need to be educated.
"[It will have an effect] once they understand the difference in the two candidates: that Romney is pro-life, Obama is pro-abortion," he tells OneNewsNow. "Many don't know that Romney is for marriage between one man and one woman and Obama believes in same-sex marriage."
So Burress believes once voters learn about the differences between the two candidates, Election Day results will prove to be far different from what polls are saying right now.