Do horses “sprint”? I know they “gallop” at maximum speed. Anyway, the race is on:

Obama, Romney sprint to tight finish in a nation deeply divided

Against the backdrop of a sharply polarized nation, the long and mean-spirited 2012 presidential contest is barreling toward the finish with the outcome still in doubt.

Yes, we know, “prediction is very difficult, especially about the future” as someone famous once said.

Even though their own graphic:
graphics.latimes.com
shows Obama leading in every so called “toss up” state.