Thousands of students gather as U.S. President Barack Obama participates in a campaign rally at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, October 17, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed

* Obama still way ahead among young voters: A new Harvard Institute Politics poll finds Obama way ahead of Romney among 18-to-29 voters, 48-26. That’s down from the 58 percent he won in 2008 — but among those young voters who will definitely vote, Obama is winning 55 percent. And here’s an interesting tidbit: The poll finds that 58 percent of this demographic will definitely or probably be voting, versus 48 percent who voted last time.

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