NEW : The third and final face-to-face showdown occurred with the candidates running even in national polls and the race hinging on a handful of battleground states -- particularly Ohio , Florida and Virginia . Barack Obama and George Romney head to battleground states . CNN / ORC poll : President Obama , Mitt Romney benefit from their final debate . Obama says Romney 's policies are ` ` all over the map '' Romney says the United States is less respected now than four years ago .
NEW : Barack Obama and George Romney head to battleground states . CNN / ORC poll : President Obama , Mitt Romney benefit from their final debate . Obama says Romney 's policies are ` ` all over the map '' Romney says the United States is less respected now than four years ago .