Election 2012: Bruce Springsteen to Warm Up Iowa Crowd for President Obama's Final Campaign Rally

Barack Obama ends his 2012 campaign tonight back where it all began for him more than four years ago, in Iowa, and he's bringing Bruce Springsteen and First Lady Michelle Obama with him.

The president was to spend the final day of the 2012 campaign in the closely fought states of Wisconsin, Ohio and, finally, Iowa.

The president will end his final day of campaigning in Des Moines' East Village, at about 9:30 p.m., where he will be joined by the First Lady and Springsteen.

Iowa voters gave then first-term Sen. Barack Obama his first win in the presidential campaign more than four years ago, in the 2007 Iowa Caucuses, when he defeated presumptive favorite Hillary Clinton. And despite a sluggish economy, Iowa might help deliver Obama to the White House again. He is 5 percentage points ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Sunday's Des Moines Register Iowa Poll.

Gates open at 7:30 p.m. for the free event. Those attending should enter the site on East Grand Avenue at East Fifth Street.

No tickets are required, but the campaign recommends that those going should sign up ahead of time on the campaign website.

Springsteen, Obama in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin this morning, Springsteen played the anthem "Land of Hope and Dreams," according to WOI-TV. The singer said that after Obama ran on an optimistic message of change in 2008 he now faces "a world that challenges your hopefulness."

Aides say Springsteen sat with Obama on the Air Force One flight to Columbus, Ohio, and discussed the recovery effort in New Jersey following the East Coast storm Sandy.

Springsteen joked in Madison, WI, that while he's proud to be endorsing the president again, "that first debate really freaked me out."

GOP Ticket Hits Iowa Hard in Last Blitz

Meanwhile, the GOP ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan had a strong Iowa presence in the last three days of the race. Romney was in Dubuque Saturday and held a Sunday morning rally in Des Moines.

The former Massachusetts governor told the crowd that once he takes office, he’ll work hard to get America’s economy rolling again, something he claimed President Obama has failed to during his term in office.

Running mate Ryan was to hold a victory rally at 5 p.m. Monday near the Des Moines Airport.