`` We will finish what we started , '' Obama tells backers at a Ohio rally . The president began Monday with an event in Virginia , kicking off his re-election bid . `` We are making progress and now we face a choice , '' said the president , at his first rally at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus . Both Ohio and Virginia are considered crucial battleground states in the election . Romney is returning to Ohio on the day .
`` We will finish what we started , '' Obama tells backers at a Ohio rally . The president began Monday with an event in Virginia , kicking off his re-election bid . Both Ohio and Virginia are considered crucial battleground states in the election . Romney is returning to Ohio on the day .