National League baseball managers must decide whether to leave a pitcher in, or pull him for a pitch hitter. Resource allocation is a key part of the job. It is the sixth inning and your team is down a run. The manager considers how many outs there are, whether anyone is on base, and how well his pitcher is doing, to make his decision.
Campaign managers once faced the same dilemma. Gore pulled out of Ohio to spend more money in Florida. Now campaigns have the designated hitter rule. Both campaigns are so flush with cash that there is no need for Romney to pull out of Ohio to try to score in Pennsylvania. Obama can counter, while still taking a full swing, in all of the swing states.
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