Romney Brings Late Bus Tour to Ames Thursday

Many political observers and Iowa voters have urged Mitt Romney to campaign in Iowa if he wants to solidify a shaky lead in the GOP presidential contest.

He's doing that this week, and the campaign sweep across the state makes a stop at 5:45 p.m. Thursday at , 2335 230th St. in Ames. The event is billed by his campaign as a grassroots rally that follows earlier stops in the day in Cedar Falls and Mason City to discuss jobs and the economy.

The former Massachusetts' governor released a new YouTube video Wednesday hammering President Obama on the sluggish economy.

Romney began this Iowa push in Davenport, and the new campaign video features clips of then-Sen. Barack Obama speaking in Davenport four years ago, pledging to mend the ailing economy and create jobs. It's a pledge the president has not fulfilled, says the Romney video.

Other GOP candidates have surged to the lead only to fall back: Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich at various times. But Romney has consistently hovered near the top of the Iowa pack.

A new CNN/Time poll released Wednesday shows Romney has regained the lead in the Iowa race. The survey of people likely to attend the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucuses pegs support for Romney at 25 percent, followed by Texas Congressman Ron Paul at 22 percent and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum in a surprise surge to third with 16 percent.