CINCINNATI – Appealing to Rust Belt voters, President Barack Obama announced a new trade enforcement action against China on Monday, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney shook up his campaign strategy in an effort to stop Obama from building election momentum.

Romney's shift comes as Republicans openly fret about the state of their nominee's campaign and press him to give voters a clearer sense of how he would govern. Former Republican Party Chairman Ed Gillespie, who is taking an elevated role in shaping a new message, says Romney will be offering more specifics on how he would lead the country out of what he calls a failed status quo under Obama's leadership.

"We are very much looking forward to talking about the future proposals and how the future will be better under a Romney-Ryan administration than the last four years," Gillespie told reporters in a conference call.