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TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Mira OBERMAN, US-vote-economy-Ohio Weeds grow outside the gate of an abandoned General Motors automotive assembly plant in Moraine, Ohio on September 25, 2012. Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney has made the nation's weak economy the centerpiece of his campaign as he attacks US President Barack Obama's handling of the deepest downturn in decades and insists "we can't afford four more years." But things are looking up in the key swing state of Ohio, where Obama is currently up 5.4 points in the polls. The sprawling GM plant used to build sport utility vehicles and employed 2,400 people when it was shuttered in December 2008. The 4.2 million square feet facility is currently being redeveloped into smaller units and the first tenant -- plate heat exchanger WCR Inc. -- signed an agreement to lease 60,000 square feet (5574.18 square meters) in late August. AFP PHOTO/MIRA OBERMAN (Photo credit should read MIRA OBERMAN/AFP/GettyImages)