With surrogates like these, Romney doesn't need enemies

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, not so pleased to be sitting next to Mitt Romney. The Obama campaign says privately that they have a nine-point lead in Ohio, while conservatives admit those numbers are accurate.

It's surprising that Mitt Romney is trailing so badly given the quality of his surrogates in the state:

[Ohio Gov. John] Kasich, meanwhile, said almost nothing positive about Romney in our conversations, other than to say his life would be better with a president who would get the federal government out of his way. 'He says he's got a 53-point plan or whatever, I don't know,' was Kasich's rousing endorsement of the Romney agenda.

Never mind. Not so surprising after all.