Florida is a must win for Romney.
If Romney can pick off Michigan, then Ohio isn’t nearly as crucial.
I am sick of hearing that one must carry Ohio to be elected President... Well I've heard no mention of the fact that Ohio has lost 10% of its electoral votes for 2012... and they did not go to California or New York (deep blue).
While it may be a historical fact that Ohio had to be won when it represented 7.4% of the electoral votes necessary for election... it now represents 6.66% of the necessary electoral votes, it is therefore, mathematically less pivotal.