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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Make no mistake, the battleground for this year's election is located in traditionally Republican-held states. And, as we move toward the climax of the race, more so-called "red states" are being put into play.Over the weekend, two staunchly crimson states, South Dakota and Arizona, were downgraded from "strong" bets for McCain to "lean" McCain. Though McCain leads in S.D. by a cumulative total of 7.5%, and in his home state of AZ by 7.2%, it is worth remembering that McCain's victory plan now relies on winning Pennsylvania, where, by the same measurements, he trails by 12.7%. In other words, ...
Barack Obama continues to draw astonishing crowds in the final weeks of the election. Today in Denver he brought out 100,000 fans to hear him speak. Later, in Ft. Collins, Colorado, more than 45,000 turned up. In case you were wondering, Ft. Collins has a population of 118,652. Last weekend, Obama gave his stump speech underneath the St. Louis Arch to another 100,000-plus audience. More disturbing for McCain fans, a new Rocky Mountain News poll gives Obama a 12-pt. lead in Colorado. No wonder McCain has scaled back his ads in the state. ...
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