battleground states

The McCain campaign has kicked into overdrive for its final full day of campaigning before Election Day.
While Sen. John McCain maintained a leisurely schedule for much of the campaign — until recently, McCain rarely did more than two public events in one day — he and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are expected to take part [...]

A Pew Research poll released today shows Sen. Barack Obama with his largest lead of the campaign — a whopping 16 points.
In the 1,325-voter sample, Obama leads Sen. John McCain 52 percent to 36 percent. The lead remains 15 points among likely voters.
Obama’s support includes a 17-point advantage among independents and a sizable lead in [...]

Sen. Barack Obama is off the campaign trail, but his top aides are running hard today.
Obama’s senior strategists held a national news conference by telephone today, bullishly arguing that the campaign is on offense and surging in red states, while Sen. John McCain is scampering to Pennsylvania for an unlikely “pathway to victory,” as campaign [...]

Palin often calls herself working class. But over the course of her political career, when faced with policy choices on issues important to blue-collar voters, Palin rarely breaks in their favor.

The McCain campaign has had a difficult time spinning Sen. John McCain’s recent slide in major national and battleground polls. The best strategy it has been able to come up with seems to be “deny, deny, deny” the accuracy of the survey in question.
But in a McCain campaign conference call with reporters this afternoon, former [...]

Aboard Straight Talk Air, an adviser to Sen. John McCain said Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin alters the electoral map, and gave a glimpse into her role in the campaign’s strategy. From the pool report:
In his view, Sarah Palin ticket takes Montana, Georgia (and Alaska) out of play for Democrats, although adviser says he never thought [...]