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Obama campaigning in NV ahead of first debate

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    How is president prepping for round one?

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Welcome back Inglewood Colorado right now Arapahoe County the first presidential debate right down the road in Denver.

A couple of states away in Nevada the president is preparing.

For Wednesday's first meeting.

Chief White House correspondent Ed Henry is traveling with the -- Debate prep for President Obama in the -- of lake Las Vegas a swank resort community that -- mega mansion from celebs like Celine Dion.

It is a microcosm of that that is boom and bust.

It was rocked by the housing crisis families lost homes while expensive hotels like the rich -- bolt it.

Though the development is starting to climb back putts when -- -- -- I don't care who's.

Just down the road in Henderson harsher reality a bandage shopping centers foreclosed homes and voters like hit it may.

Who's been desperately looking for work for three long years.

Some Democrats -- I'm leaning towards Obama of course and if Mitt Romney has a great plan to give me back to -- so what I'm -- when I know I can do.

Then -- -- for it.

But.

It -- it is this debate will.

Gonna tell me a lot I don't think he's done anything to create jobs and Nevada.

He even made it well -- when he was original elected for people not have been -- spend their money so.

In an industry that relies on people come to the states spend their money that was kind of like a slap in the face.

The president continues to make the case.

His policies are slowly helping to rebuild the middle class.

That it doesn't.

A bunch of years to get us into the -- -- take a few more together without.

That seems to be selling here where he has a slim four point lead over Mitt Romney 49% to 45 in the real clear politics average of recent polls.

Romney's uphill climb is also reflected in the most recent NBC news Wall Street Journal Marist -- Among likely voters in Nevada on the question of who will do a better job handling the economy.

Romney has just a one point lead 48% to 47 with 5% unsure.

Wrote the president drew more than 111000.

People to a late Sunday night rally.

Where he tried to downplay expectations about the debate.

We'll go to put the most points on the board.

-- I'm just okay.

Now the president is keeping a low profile while he -- with Senator John Kerry who's playing Mitt Romney.

But he just stop by his local campaign office and the president told volunteers they're making me do my homework.

Ed -- traveled with president in Las Vegas that backs.

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